Ivy On Roof

If ivy climbs stucco or.

Ivy on roof.

Install a series of arbors to. Plant ivy at the base of a shed or children s playhouse. On wooden structures ivy can encroach between boards and open the joints. 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.

Wash off your structure. If you have a rock wall surrounding your property allow the vines to grow up and around this structure. Vines with twining tendrils can be damaging to gutters roofs and windows as their small young tendrils will wrap around anything they can. 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.

This may increase the risk of rot and in addition ivy can harbor wood eating insect pests. If the clambering plant begins to cover skylights or any other windows you could find yourself suffering from a lack of natural light entering your home not to mention a reduction in the ventilation properties of your windows. Vines with sticky aerial roots can damage stucco paint and already weakened brick or masonry. Ivy roots take hold in cracks and crevices but they generally aren t strong enough to create them.