ajit pai If you cut the roots and wait till it dies, much more will come off and much easier. Also, once the roots are dried, if you burn them off with a hot (blue) flame, very little soot will be left on the wall. Also, I assure you, a pressure washer WILL get soot off of brick (assuming your not using a shitty electric power washer).
Evolution Glitch propane leaves a build up as well and from exp i can tell you its not gonna come off easy you would have a better time sand blasting if anything
John Palermo in my case something like 1.5. Years. Of course removing the ivy can be done immediately. But the removal of roots on the wall is easy after a year as they are dry. All depending the klimate
David Ball txs and let me know. It worked very well for me. But note that it has to be the ivy with the roots , flat things. Not the one with the round knobs. That works as well but the little round things are bit harder. The big advantage with fire is that it does not destroy the joints on old walls versus high pressure water. Good luck
I've left mine on the house use to be damp not since the Ivy growth I keep it from entering the roof by cutting back and using a paint scraper to remove
If anyone also wants an easy solution for getting the initial ivy off the walls without tearing up your finger tips, I use a straight, wide drywall trowel. Works really well, and it actually gets sharper the more you use it, so that's a plus for future use.
This guy reminds me of my grandfather this is like the sort of job he would have had me doing as a young teen the old boy knew how to work you that's for sure.
I think this makes sense, I don't like the large flame thrower, perhaps a hand burner will be safer. O)k, Just to re cap: jerking-sizzling and then rubbing as need it.
mason buckwalter txs. , Ivy is indeed nice but destroys the wall over time. And you need to trim it twice a year, keep it away from window frames doors etc. I don't recommend it I had it on the walls of the farm for years. No more
Something that works well for me is to use a garden rake to get the big stuff off the wall. It is easy to hook the tines under the stems and it is much easier to hold onto the handle of a rake. Saves the fingers. You still have to fool with the little pieces, though. Good idea with the burner. I would try a brush on a 4" angle grinder to make things easier.
Me watching this video for no reason as the wall im clearing ivy off is not brick and the bits between rocks is falling off with the ivy... And the ivy is in the wall..... I used a big screw driver and malet to prize some of the olldddd bits off.... I think if i blow torched it it would burn on the inside and catch fire to my neighbours house hahahaha 😂 My task is a loosing battle but I'm very bored right now
I tried this method with the vines growing on my log cabin. Depending on one's perspective, it either a) didn't work well, or b) worked extremely well.
I'm dealing with the exact situation with leftover ivy strands on my brick, so this looks worth trying. Thank you for the good video. Very helpful. And the funny comments were a bonus.
The Rickest Rick that works as well. But does or can damage the bricks / joints. It all depends of the background. In my case it was not an option and dry heath was the best approach
The good thing about Ivy is, that it helps to cool down the walls in summer time. When the leaves heat up it creates kind of a chimney-effect/airflow underneath the green surface and the evaporation of water chills it down even more. Also it provides a lot of nesting space for a variety of birds an when it flowers in the end of summer, it gives food for a lot of insects, like bees, wasps, etc which are very helpful in your garden (pollination and pest-predation) and some birds eat and need the berries in winter time. So think carefully, before removing it :) Greetings.
Phillip Morrison well yes maybe but it destroys the surface of soft bricks or old walls. And in my case it did mot work as all the smal roots were still there
Nope. I have a north facing wall with the suckers from Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston ivy) and high pressure water damages the plaster but does nothing to the suckers. Burning is a simple and easy option if you take the necessary precautions.
John RossStar because it needs trimming twice a year, it destroys the walls over time and i needed to keep it away from the roofs. So overall a lot of work
When the roots are dry, why not hire a pressure washer and just blast off the roots and clean your wall at the same time? I do not want walls that are black with soot.
I use MTHEL laser mounted to a warship. The 50megawatt chemical laser can bleach the whole wall in 15 seconds. Then I use machine guns to remove any debris. This method uses the least elbow grease.
At my wife's request, I planted Creeping Charlie on our first home which was brick. A couple of years and one Hell of a lot of Creeping Charlie later we needed the chimney, one of the few places not inundated with Creeping Charlie by the by, to be re-pointed. The bricklayer told me to lose the vines as they removed something or other from either the brick or the mortar, I can't recall. That was a horrible thankless task that took for bloody ever. Never again. Mike
LOL, I came here from the Weber series. Having painted about 1000 houses in the last 40 years I would, on my own house, take a flat shovel and cut the roots and the first foot or two of the vines. LET THEM DIE. When they are brown and crispy it is easier to get the whole , or at least significantly longer pieces off pulling them. The vines dont know the difference between bricks, rocks or wood they often extend into a second or even third material like wood and asphalt shingles. They will go in windows, behind the siding and shutters prying them loose You cant use a torch, English Ivy is not the only vine that will eat a whole house given time either. You might note that in the states we find POISON IVY mixed in with it, also Virginia Creeper, SOME people have bad reactions to some or all of them. If you pressure wash it off you better make sure you know what is what or you could be head to toe in oozing blisters from the atomized plant material. Likewise w a torch if you breath that smoke You can expect a trip to the ER with both eye and lung problems. Ask me how I know. Theres also Kudzu, it comes off best dead too. the tiny little roots have to be scraped or sanded off of painted wood. I looks really good on old brick buildings but its very damaging to really anything it grows on it kills the trees, everything. It harbors and promotes infestations of insects and even vertebrates. Its just for ground cover and gets out of hand with a little neglect. How many of those wire brushes did you go through, and how much time on that lift to clean that 1 wall ?
I mean, this works, but... I'm thinking Media Blasting. Or vinegar wash or Rubbing Alcohol bath (+time) or a more aggressive flame....at least a more aggressive flame...
If your bricks are smooth then the best way I found was to use a stiff 4" STRIPPING KNIFE, it takes all roots with it but, this is if your bricks are smooth and the pointing is strong....www.diy.com/departments/diall-4-stripping-knife/203488_BQ.prd
