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Basement Finishing Ideas

Tell us your basement story and win a monthly prize!

Have an interesting or unique basement flooring experience? Who doesn’t? We want to hear from you. Send us a one paragraph story and an image of your basement and we'll post one from a contractor and one from a homeowner on our site every week. At the end of the month we pick a winner and send you the prize.

This Month's Prize: USB 2.0 FLASH DRIVE - 1GB

Homeowner: Al White, Toronto, ON

Project: 200 square foot basement office/den space

Description: The carpet in this basement office needed replacing. The floor was always cold to walk on since it was placed directly over concrete. Barricade insulated Subflooring was specified. The finished floor was floating engineered hardwood.

Comments: "Diana and I have noticed that since we had the new floor installed, with the insulated OvrX Subfloor, that the whole house is warmer. We've had to turn the furnace thermostat down."

"Now we are going to put my desk down there with an easy chair and flat screen TV to really enjoy the room now that the new insulated floor is down. Before in wintertime it was uncomfortable to stay in the room for a long time."

"With the OvrX Subfloor if is definitely a solid floor that doesn't make a clattering sound when you walk on it."

Homeowner: Larry Aquino, Retired Principal

Description: The cold family room in the basement

Comments: "I purchased some OvrX to install in my family room in the basement. I am most pleased with the results as the room is considerably warmer then before and much more functional. The tongue and groove design made the installation a snap and the rug went down on the top to give the room a great look. One of the side benefits I didn’t count on was how easy this floor is on my wonky knees. The results were easy and amazing. This product is better than advertised."

Homeowner: Mathew Hynes, Homeowner

Description: Townhouse Rec Room

Comments: "Since I am retired and on my own now, I decided to finish my basement as a "Rec Room" so that my grandchildren would have a place to play when they visited and also to provide me with a comfortable place to work out on my exercise equipment. When it came to deciding what to do with the basement floor I decided on a durable laminate floor on top of the Barricade subfloor system. Barricade was a logical choice since it was insulated so that the floor would be considerably warmer in the wintertime and it promised to provide a quiet cushioned "feel" to the floor. You'd never know that this floor was installed over concrete! I am happy with the results. It is a warm, comfortable floor.no squeaks or hollow sounds. The subfloor was installed with the help of friends and family in just one day and the laminate floor the next day. I did a lot of the finishing work on this basement and was pleased with the fact that the Barricade system can be installed easily. It just floats over the concrete and the tongue and groove subfloor panels press together with a hammer and tapping block. It's that easy! "

Homeowner: Barry Olson, Georgetown, ON

Description: Approximately 350 square feet of basement floor space and 296 square feet of perimeter basement foundation wall will be finished. In this space a 120 square foot three piece basement bathroom will be added.

Comments: With three young daughters my wife and I wanted to add a basement bathroom and playroom recreation room space for the kids. When I found out about the Barricade basement finishing system, I thought it was perfect for our little basement bathroom project. The Barricade subfloor tiles were installed in several hours. The Barricade wall panels were installed on top of the subfloor in stages over several weekends. I liked how easy it was to work with and to install. The basement bathroom is close to completion and the pressure is on. When this basement bathroom is finished I will send in another photo. I hope it's soon.