Ivy On Roof

Vines with twining tendrils can be damaging to gutters roofs and windows as their small young tendrils will wrap around anything they can.

Ivy on roof. Wash off your structure. Vines with sticky aerial roots can damage stucco paint and already weakened brick or masonry. If ivy climbs stucco or. Fill a bowl or bucket with water and a strong dish detergent and then continue scrubbing the walls down using this mixture and your stiff bristle brush.

If you have a rock wall surrounding your property allow the vines to grow up and around this structure. Plant ivy at the base of a shed or children s playhouse. This means that solid well constructed masonry walls usually can handle ivy and the ivy even helps keep it cool and dry but the invasive roots can cause considerable damage to other surfaces. This will kill off any remaining plant on the structure and help to wash off any debris or grime left behind from the ivy.

This may increase the risk of rot and in addition ivy can harbor wood eating insect pests. On wooden structures ivy can encroach between boards and open the joints. Install a series of arbors to. Ivy holds onto a lot of water which can potentially cause damage to any timber elements of your roof structure and even brickwork.