We've not really had condesation issues. Our basement is underground on the north side, south and west are above grade, and the east side is about half on a slope about half and half. We do have very high humidity here, so we still try to keep all mositure related issues at bay, but we've mever found mold or mildew anywhere in the basement.
The tar and plastic was applied to the outside before backfilling, The plaster mix was applied to the inside as soon as the block was laid up and motar dry.
I know what you mean about building remorse. We found plans in a magazine and once we bought them, we set down with our contractor and made some changes to them. In hindsite 17 years later, there are several things we would have done differently. some minor things we would have liked, others would have made a positive effect. Alot of it was due to being first time at building and not knowing what to do. Advace planning will help and huge amount.
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