One needs to differentiate between waterproofing and vapor barriers.
Waterproofing on the walls of a structure, rubber or plastic will cause
condensation inside (the warm side) of the barrier.  Tyvek "vapor
barrier" is impermeable to liquid water but allows water vapor to pass
(diffusion goes from high to low humidity) this is typically inside to
outside unless you live in a tropical climate.

On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Lucy Skjelstad wrote:

>     Another idea that might or might not be useful.  We were trying to keep
>     moisture OUT, not in, in a concrete basement. As long as air circulated
>     we were fine, but after sealing storerooms for Halon instalation (that
>     was years ago before know known problems concerning Halon emerged) we
>     began having moisture levels high enough that portable dehumidifiers
>     could not keep up with it.  The solution was to 'paint' the walls with
>     a slurry of some kind (it came in paint cans but was very thick). It
>     worked miracles; presto, humidity stayed where it should. Wish I could
>     tell you the name, but probably some paint store could help.  Since I
>     hadn't seen any such suggestion, just thought I'd throw it in the hat.
>     L.Skjelstad
>