Ivy removal

santamed

Just cleared some ivy and it has left a mess on the wall where it was gripping. Any easy way of cleaning the bricks, I have tried a wire brush without too much success.

ariba10

We had the same problem, just left it to weather off in the end.

Looks a bit unsightly at first but it does fade.

Zeusiblue

Don't do what i did !! i had the same problem. started out with a little plant of ivy from my dad. thought it would look nice growing up yhe garage wall. however it spreads and spreads. it started to look as though it was gonna grow under the guttering and was full of spiders :eek:
so after nearly 4 hours of trying to pull it off the wall and dodging tarantulas i thought the quickest way would be to burn the bloomin thing down. took me a while to light it but eventually it got going and took hold. the next thing it is blazing up the wall flames licking out everywhere. it started to melt the guttering and the drain pipe !! by the time i had attached the hose it looked an absolute horror
to cut a long story short i got it out just about saving the garage roof from going up too. needless to say my OH was none too happy on his return from work :embarasse
i think the easiest way to remove it is elbow grease a scraper. i was gonna suggest one of those things you use to heat off paint. but all things considered i dont think you'd want to take My advice on this one
gud luck though and if u find a better way plse let me know zeusiblue

elliep_2

The best thing you can do is leave it for a few months then if it still looks bad, go back to it with that wire brush.
For future reference if you cut all the stems where they go into the roots and wait for the green stuff to die, then pull it off. It'll leave much less mess behind that way.

Davesnave

We had this a while back, so you may find previous answers in the 'Search Forums.'
A wire brush mounted on an electric drill was the most painless way I found of tackling this effectively, after leaving it to weather for a while.

jcr16

i did this 2 weeks ago.

My neighbour has an ivy growing up between our house ( pair of semi) she doesn't like it and i hate. so i asked her if she minded if i got rid of it. which she jumped at.

i was recommend the best way to remove it is while it is still green.

i used the back of a garden hoe. and it is fantastic. the only traces there are is where i wasn't able to get high enough to put enough pressure behind the hoe. i scrapped it along the brick's. took no time at all.

but make sure you cover you nose and mouth , as i got told it wise to do so. nto sure why .

elliep_2

The covering your nose and mouth is because of some kind of dust that ivy produces. We hadn't heard that tip and my poor hubby was coughing and spluttering for an hour or two after he'd been working on the ivy.