u/blahtant

full tank of gas.

someone who cares moving in feels good

A little context; this area has been neglected for years. The building next to me was abandoned 20+ years ago, and finally just came online as apartments (sure, it flooded my basement a few times before that but that’s just phillyliving ah!)

And the home a few down for me finally sold and the guy that bought it actually fucking gives a shit. Ain’t that how it’s supposed to be!?

I’m about frame a ceiling in this room (and eventually an internal wall). This part of the house is around 1920-30 (Philadelphia rowhome), and there’s nothing on the other side of this part of the solid (2 wythe) brick wall. Included a photo of the exterior too.

As you can see, there’s some spalling & efflorescence. Should I seal it with a breathable sealer and hope for the best? I’m not sure what my options are otherwise!