I am finishing off a bathroom, recreation/exercise room and darkroom in my basement. Any sugestions as to what floor coverings I should use? I have a concrete floor, that as far as I can tell is "fairly" level. I was thinking about vinyl in the darkroom, tile (?) in the bathroom and either berber or industrial carpet in the recreatio/exercise room. My basement is heated through ceiling vents, my only concern is the cold floor. Ideas???

I have a house that had been added onto in 1925. The rear of the house is much older, and it has noticeably listed to one side. water has gotten into the basement and has wet a beam. I need to place my house on jacks. I have several home repair books but none of them seem to cover this majoy home repair. I know enough to stop the water from coming in first, and that another beam has to be sistered in next to it, and I know you can only raise the jacks about a half an inch per week to avoid major damage to windows and doors. What I don't know is the best places to position the jacks in the basement. I am also not sure how to attach the sister beam and to finish the job.