Removing Ivy Roots From Siding

We cut the root of a huge ivy growth on the side of our house.

Removing ivy roots from siding.

English ivy though lush and beautiful and evocative of traditional english gardens is a real nuisance when it comes to removal from walls. The suckers are on there like glue and we cannot get them off. 5 cut the ivy stems close to ground with loppers. Ivy suckers are tough and anchor themselves even deeper into wood siding which is naturally more porous than vinyl or aluminum siding.

I ve had ivy growing on stucco and steel siding. Here are some tips on how to remove ivy without damaging your walls. Cut off the ivy sucker shoots at the base of the root structure where the suckers originate. Removing the suckers is painstaking and often frustrating work but it is possible with the right techniques.

Removal of ivy is vital to the preservation of masonry surfaces. Simply removing ivy leaves and stems is not enough as tiny roots and fuzzy tendrils remain firmly adhered to walls. How to remove ivy marks. Although climbing ivy can beautify home exteriors its roots eventually damage bricks mortar and other masonry.

3 scrape siding to remove dead branches and dried leaves. A power washer took off some from the steel siding and didn t hurt the siding but i used a knife to remove it. Remember if you don t kill the roots the ivy suckers will sprout back up and around the siding. 4 sand the siding with orbital sander to remove stubborn ivy stains and residue.

2 when necessary cut stubborn ivy from house with hand pruner. 1 gently pull ivy from house. Ivy and walls seem to go hand in hand in landscape design but it takes a good bit of maintenance to keep it pruned and tidy. It died over the winter and we have been removing the dead vines off the siding.

And if you ve ever pulled ivy off a wall you know that the tiny roots adhere to the brick or siding like glue leaving behind a maze of fuzzy tendrils that can leave your wall looking like a mess. Once you pull the vines off the wall tiny suckers that. While lush green ivy growing up a wall or trailing across a fence can lend classic ambiance to your yard removing the ivy when you need a change isn t always an easy task.