Patrick BurkePatrick Burke is owner at St. Louis-based Burke Floor Inspections.RecoatingGaps Appear in this Wood Floor After a Fire RestorationI was called to do an inspection on a 3-inch solid prefinished Brazilian cherry wood floor installed over OSB. The homeowner said there were gaps left all over her floor.February 1, 2012FinishingA Look at the Dying Craft of Sanding & Finishing Bowling AlleysGrowing up in the bowling alley business as a young boy was an experience I still cherish to this day. My grandfather owned a bowling establishment, and my father worked for Brunswick Corporation early in his career, sanding and finishing the alleys in the 1950s. My father advanced and became a service representative; later in the early 1960s, Brunswick stopped contracting the sanding and finishing of existing lanes and only did sanding and finishing of new lanes when installing. In the summer at the age of 15, my father would send me out to work in the bowling alleys. When working with the older mechanics, I learned no matter how young you are, you had to work hard, or you would be sent home.RELATED: Wood Floor Finish 101: The Low-Down on Today’s FinishesAugust 1, 2011Page 1 of 1Top StoriesDesignIngenuity On Wheels: See The Winners Of The 2022 WFB Truck & Van ContestThe top categories include Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster, but we didn’t hit the brakes there.ContractingWhat I Learned Going From Residential to Gym WorkDesignWood Floor Pro Makes Medallion Of His DreamsHistoryGasoline-Powered Drum Sanders Beg The Question: ‘WTF!?’Extraordinary Floors‘What Museum Lets An Artist Bust Up Their Floors?’
