How To Remove Ivy From Hardiplank Siding

I ve had ivy growing on stucco and steel siding.

How to remove ivy from hardiplank siding.

You can t even tell i had ivy on it. Finally i used a magic eraser to remove the stains from the siding. Sorry to say i found no easy way. When removing ivy pull it very gently off the wall not worrying about the stems that break and stay stuck.

Never use a pressure washing system to remove ivy suckers on vinyl siding. 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. Ivy suckers are tough and anchor themselves even deeper into wood siding which is naturally more porous than vinyl or aluminum siding. The sooner you can clean your brick the better.

If the roots have grown into cracks you don t want to damage your mortar or siding by yanking too hard. This heavy duty process can permanently damage the siding. Then i scraped it off with a plastic putty knife until there was very little material left. 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. First i wet it with a sponge using a warm water and dish soap solution. Couple years ago our homeowners association asked us to remove ivy from the corner of our house. I just removed ivy from painted aluminum siding.

In spite we liked that. How to remove ivy marks. Hope this helps someone.