Allan Burk | ProBuilder

Allan Burk

A licensed Civil Engineer specializing in wood engineering, Allan Burk is the Supply Chain Planning Manager for LP Building Products’ OSB and EWP business. He has worked in R&D, manufacturing and sales throughout his career in the building products industry.

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Labor + Trade Relations

8 Strategies to Help Ease the Labor Crunch

Here are a few ways you can address the labor shortage within your own company and for the industry as a whole

Man on construction jobsite (Photo credit: LP)

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Sub-floor Best Practices

Best Practices for Storing and Handling OSB

OSB sub-flooring products have a long track record of success. Premium products such as LP Legacy® offer builders even greater moisture...

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Sub-floor Best Practices

How to Meet—and Exceed—Customer Expectations By Designing Floors as Systems

You may think of engineered wood products individually—the OSB, the I-Joists, the LVL—but unlike categories such as faucets or light...

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Sales + Marketing

7 Ways to Promote Upgrades to Floor and Wall Systems

High-performance framing systems offer homeowners a lot of benefits—but you have to make sure they understand them.

High-performance framing systems, such as LP Legacy, offer homeowners a lot of benefits that they may not be aware of. It is your job to educate them.

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Flawless Hardwood Flooring Installation Starts From Underneath

Want to ensure your hardwood flooring stands the test of time? Consider these installation best practices for your sub-floor.

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Structural

Putting It to the Test: New OSB Technology Faces Extreme Testing

To truly test out its new premium sub-floor, LP set up extreme conditions in the depths of the rainforest and recruited extreme athletes for the job.

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Structural

9 Common Subfloor Installation Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them

From tight spacing to improper fasteners, simple errors can lead to callbacks. Here’s a best-practice refresher for subfloor installation

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Structural

5 Ways OSB Has Evolved—and What It Means for Builders

OSB has changed a lot since it was introduced to the mass market more than 40 years ago. Here’s what you need to know to specify the right panels.

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