How To Remove Ivy From Hardiplank Siding

I ve had ivy growing on stucco and steel siding.

How to remove ivy from hardiplank siding.

When removing ivy pull it very gently off the wall not worrying about the stems that break and stay stuck. Couple years ago our homeowners association asked us to remove ivy from the corner of our house. As i found with my porch over time the roots will harden and be nearly impossible to remove. 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.

Then i scraped it off with a plastic putty knife until there was very little material left. This heavy duty process can permanently damage the siding. A power washer took off some from the steel siding and didn t hurt the siding but i used a knife to remove it. For wood siding use a paint scraper to remove the ivy shoots from the surface.

I just removed ivy from painted aluminum siding. If the roots have grown into cracks you don t want to damage your mortar or siding by yanking too hard. Never use a pressure washing system to remove ivy suckers on vinyl siding. Finally i used a magic eraser to remove the stains from the siding.

The sooner you can clean your brick the better. In spite we liked that. Sorry to say i found no easy way. Ivy suckers are tough and anchor themselves even deeper into wood siding which is naturally more porous than vinyl or aluminum siding.

How to remove ivy marks. Hope this helps someone. You can t even tell i had ivy on it.