I would like to finish our basement. The previous owner already did most of the framing, and the basement is dry. I believe they had Tuf-N-Dry system installed (poured concrete), and it is a walkout basement with a window on one wall. I am planning to install vinyl floating floor (Trafficmaster Allure from HD: [url=http://reviews.homedepot.com/1999/100595260/reviews.htm]Home Depot Allure Tile, Corfu Resilient Vinyl Plank Flooring (24 Sq. Ft. Per Case) Customer Ratings & Reviews - Top & Best Rated Products[/url]). Mainly just for additional padding underneath, I was thinking of placing a thin VB with small styrobeads. So it would be this styrobead VB directly on the concrete, and then the vinyl on top of that. The VB is basically a sheet of plastic with small styrofoam beads attached in a diffuse layer. The manufacturer claims that the material allows moisture to be channeled to the edges where it can then escape into the space behind the drywall (at least this is how I understand it). I've been reading a lot on the forum about mold and problems with insulation, etc., so I am trying to figure out if this is ok for the floor (and then figure out what to do with the walls). Like I said, I did the test to check for moisture by taping foil to the floor and walls, and checked over several days the past couple weeks, and found no moisture whatsoever. Thanks for any suggestions.

I bought a house built on top of an 18"-24" crawlspace. During the first heavy rain, I noticed a wet dirt type smell inside the house. I looked under the house and notice a good portion of the crawl space was flooded. After the rainy season ended, I installed a french drain, diverted the downspouts and the crawl space has been completely dry for the last 3 years. An area of my floor started squeaking when walking near it, so I went under the house to check the support posts in the area. Most of the posts were ok, but I needed to tightened a couple of them. While down there, I noticed that one of the metal support posts was broken. Basically, the post had rusted from the water and broke off from where is meets the concrete footing. Two others in the same area appear rusted in the same place but seem stable. The remainder of the support posts under the house don't appear rusted (considering the house is 40 years old). My question is this: What is the best way to fix this broken post? Right now, the area is supported by an 8 ton jack (close to the foundation wall). As a temporary solution, I was going to use a Tiger Jackpost in place of the removed rusted post. I understand, from what I've read, that these Tiger Jackposts are only temporary. What is a good permanent solution? The existing conrete footing is in good shape and the dirt in the area appears good as well.