Finally i used a magic eraser to remove the stains from the siding.
Best way to get ivy off of aluminum siding.
Removing the suckers is painstaking and often frustrating work but it is possible with the right techniques.
2 when necessary cut stubborn ivy from house with hand pruner.
I just removed ivy from painted aluminum siding.
1 gently pull ivy from house.
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.
You can t even tell i had ivy on it.
Hope this helps someone.
Remember if you don t kill the roots the ivy suckers will sprout back up and around the siding.
If you want to kill the roots you can do it with table salt using a technique that won t harm the soil.
Dig out the root ball with your garden spade to remove the plant entirely from the ground.
A power washer took off some from the steel siding and didn t hurt the siding but i used a knife to remove it.
4 sand the siding with orbital sander to remove stubborn ivy stains and residue.
What s the best way to remove them.
An ivy covered wall john from mississauga ontario writes.
We didn t like it and we were told to cut the roots and let the ivy die and then just tear it down from the walls.
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.
We recently bought a house that was half covered in ivy.
First i wet it with a sponge using a warm water and dish soap solution.
Then i scraped it off with a plastic putty knife until there was very little material left.
There s no easier way to remove vines from siding than to pull them off.
Sorry to say i found no easy way.
6 collect ivy and stuff into plastic trash bags.
We cut the roots and let the ivy die but we noticed all these little suction cups that held the ivy to the brick and wood siding.
3 scrape siding to remove dead branches and dried leaves.
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.
5 cut the ivy stems close to ground with loppers.
