How To Remove Ivy From Hardiplank Siding

Couple years ago our homeowners association asked us to remove ivy from the corner of our house.

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. Then i scraped it off with a plastic putty knife until there was very little material left. I just removed ivy from painted aluminum siding. Ivy suckers are tough and anchor themselves even deeper into wood siding which is naturally more porous than vinyl or aluminum siding.

In spite we liked that. A power washer took off some from the steel siding and didn t hurt the siding but i used a knife to remove it. As i found with my porch over time the roots will harden and be nearly impossible to remove. The sooner you can clean your brick the better.

This heavy duty process can permanently damage the siding. Sorry to say i found no easy way. Removing the suckers is painstaking and often frustrating work but it is possible with the right techniques. How to remove ivy marks.

Hope this helps someone. You can t even tell i had ivy on it. First i wet it with a sponge using a warm water and dish soap solution. If the roots have grown into cracks you don t want to damage your mortar or siding by yanking too hard.

We removed that but that caused o. 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.