How do I get the tiny root, veins off the wall from chopped off ivy. Its a cedar shingle siding?
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Gina asked:
Chopped down ivy off the outside of the house and m left with tiny thread roots allover my wood siding. I tried scraping, scrubbing, any chemicals or tools i can use ?
Ella
Chopped down ivy off the outside of the house and m left with tiny thread roots allover my wood siding. I tried scraping, scrubbing, any chemicals or tools i can use ?
Ella
September 28th, 2007 at 2:43 am
A powerwasher will take em’ right off… unfortunatley it will take the paint off too… if you live in the area I will come fix for you! I have a small painting company! hahah
but yea a power-washer.
October 1st, 2007 at 5:26 am
Any weed killer - Roundup
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:24 pm
I would very gingerly use a paint scraper and be happy with what comes off without damaging the cedar. With time, months and years more will come off with soft scraping.
Using a power washer on a house is always a bad idea. It forces water into places that cause problems and displaces things you do not want moved.
October 5th, 2007 at 11:35 am
bleach water also kills mold on cedar and moss
October 6th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
funny, i just went through this about a month back.
I told a lady I would paint her house.
I thought a power wash and go…….did not happen,,,,
i scrapped,
i power washed -1600 lbs. enough to damage wood and stucco
3 different house cleaners
commercial duty bleach
get this—STRIP EASE–paint came off vines stayed
I called old painters,,young painters,,builders,,contractors,,
then I called my county agent—-turns out the vines have microscopic tenicles that actually grow in the surface,,polished metal and glass are the only materials that are safe from this vine
I did the best with fingers rubbing and pulling–needless to say I will loose my butt on this job ,,but boy what an education I got here
been doing residential repair remodle since 1978 and this was my first and my last encounter with vines
a word of advice to any with these vines—KILL THEM NOW
October 8th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
this is your lucky day. i happen to do painting in the summer and had to do the entire side of a cedar shingled house that had been covered in ivy. DO NOT POWER WASH. here is what i did. i went to harbor freight and bought an angle grinder for like 20 bucks. i then bought this sanding adapter at i think home depot. it looks like pleated sandpaper disk. i used the medium grit. i then sanded the whole side of the house. the sanding didnt take all that long. i then primed and painted the shingles. hope this helped. if you arent painting then u might want to find a less aggressive sanding method like a finishing sander or a small corner sander.