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contreparement peuplier

English translation: poplar core/backing

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French term or phrase:	contreparement peuplier
English translation:	poplar core/backing
Entered by:	gallagy2

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10:53 Sep 5, 2011

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Furniture / Household Appliances / flooring

French term or phrase: contreparement peuplier

This is describing laminate flooring

was not sure of the difference between parement and contreparement

this flooring has parement en chene and contreparement peuplier

parement being veneer? so oak veneer?

contreparement peuplier?

walkerk

poplar core/backing

Explanation:
oak facing or veneer with the cheaper wood for the backing or core material

4mm Chinese Oak on poplar core with poplar back layeror on 6mm Chinese Oak
... Once soft the logs are rotary sliced with a veneer knife into layers anything ...
www.tedtodd.co.uk/technical/engineered-wood-floors-comparis...

Engineered Oak Flooring with thick top layera top layer of 2 to 6mm in oak. a 2nd layer of cross-glued poplar and a backing of
thick poplar veneer. our dual-layer engineered flooring has a plywood structure ...
www.orlestoneoakflooring.co.uk/Engineered_Oak.../index.html

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of course it's possible the core material is plywood with the other under-facing or surface, (i.e the unseen part of flooring) of poplar so, I would probably use "poplar backing" which leaves it open as to what the core is composed of.

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