Get Dead Vine Off Of Siding

Look for the main vine shoots.

Get dead vine off of siding.

Vinyl siding may appear maintenance free but if you are the proud owner of a home with siding you have already learned that it simply isn t so. Don t leave the dead suckers on the siding for more than two or three weeks. 6 collect ivy and stuff into plastic trash bags. If you leave the suckers too long they ll rot oxidize and harden.

You may be able to clean most of this off by scrubbing with a solution of tsp and water. The only side effect was a very clean section of siding as you can see in the last comparison photo the top section was not cleaned and the bottom was clean as a whistle. Be sure to wear gloves if you do this because tsp is caustic. Pamela your husband s right.

Sorry to say i found no easy way. Pulling live suckers can damage the siding and leave remnants of the vine on the wall so wait until the plant has died back. At that point they ll be impossible to remove without damaging the siding. 5 cut the ivy stems close to ground with loppers.

Remove a chunk of the stem so there s a gap between the stem and stump of the vine. They can creep between masonry and stone joints under vinyl siding and into the mortar between bricks. Best to pull it off. You really don t want the insects getting into your roof sheaves and other structure from that ivy.

Pressure washing is appropriate only for wood siding when you don t care whether any paint or stain comes off. 7 in spring brush herbicide onto leaves of ivy stem to kill plant. 4 sand the siding with orbital sander to remove stubborn ivy stains and residue. I ve had ivy growing on stucco and steel siding.

Remember if you don t kill the roots the ivy suckers will sprout back up and around the siding. Use shears to clip the main vines level to the ground or as close as you can get. See products and services from this episode. It needs to be properly cleaned and stains removed to keep it from looking dirty and dingy.

If you think pulling the vines off your structure will do more harm than good first kill them by cutting them to 4 to 6 inches above the ground. Don t tug at the ivy suckers until they have turned brown and withered an indication the ivy plant is dead. There is not even a trace of the gripers from the vine and no paint missing. 3 scrape siding to remove dead branches and dried leaves.

If you ve let the vine wilt most of it should come off as you pull but there will inevitably be sap discoloration on the siding left after the vine is gone. Step back from the wall and examine the growth of the vine at the base of the wall. Vinyl siding requires care to keep it looking its best.