My finacé and I have an old farmhouse (> 100 y.o.). The basement is consistantly damp and has some standing water after long storms in the winter. The walls are rough stone and the morter is crubling at the surface but seems solid deeper. No stones are lose. The floor is concrete and fairly strong. As you might imagine, there is a severe mold problem. I've been reading other posts about Dry-Lok and I have a couple of questions. * Do you need to paint over Dry Lok, one post said yes, others imply that they left it without more paint? * Will I be hastening the decomposition of the morter and cement floor if I simply Dry Lok over them? What are the long term consequences of sealing the floors and walls from the inside only? * What is "tiling" in regards to basements, one quote said they were sure their basement hadn't been "tiled"? * What would be the "right" way of dealing with an old basement like this?

We would like to turn the attic into 2 bedrooms. If possible. Currently, the center height is just enough that my 5ft 7inch husband can stand up. The stairs will need worked also from the main level. Possibly extended. There is no insulation or drywalls. The house was built in 1962. It is a 1 level home with basement and garage underneath. With an addition in the back(separate roof) The architecture stlye of the house is cape cod. COuld the house support(weight) this renovation? Expensive? Possible? Thank you for your replys tinytermite