2015
Jeannie and Ray Engel tell us what's it's like to WIN the Great Big Basement Giveaway and about the install process. It was great working with you, Engels!
2014
A WINNER has been selected! CONGRATULATIONS to Lynn Parisi & Family - the 2014 winners of the Great BIG Basement Giveaway! The Parisi family won a Basement Finishing System package worth up to $25,000! For your chance to win, visit us at http://www.1800basement.com/win-a-finished-basement
2013
Jon Sharret in Grove City, OH
2012
Tom Good in Ephrata, PA
2011
Michael Mcevoy in Brockton, MA
2010
Francis Dubreuil
2009
George Field
2008
George Keithey
2007
Zacharias Thrope
Every little bit of extra space helps, especially in a smaller home. We regularly see and read about fantastic remodels done in spacious homes with a large budget, and the results are impressive. But what about ‘normal’ homes? Even, or especially, people without large homes and budgets need more space in their home. As people work to find additional space in their homes, many look to the basement as their best and most cost-effective option.
Zacharias and Holly Thorpe are perfect examples of this. The Thorpes bought a small home, their first, in July, 2007. Zacharias was discharged from active duty in the Air Force in December, 2007 and is working to earn a place on the Toledo fire department as a firefighter. The couple had their first child in January, 2008 and have been wanting to remodel their basement in order to provide their family with a recreation room and a quiet place to relax. The basement is quite small, and with the old windows and wood paneling it is dark, drafty and uncomfortable. However, it remains the Thorpes’ best option for adding space to their home.
While looking at different options, Zacharias entered the Owens Corning Basement Finishing System’s ‘Great Big Giveaway’ and was notified in January (while actually still in the hospital after the birth of their child). Because the basement is so small, Owens Corning decided to provide additional prizes, including new appliances and glass block windows in the basement that provide light and privacy and fix the draft problems.
Before the Basement was finished with the Owens Corning Basement Finishing System.