ivy

[Ian Leach]

A flat spade, brickies trowel, secatures, wood chisel. Also a dust mask and goggles as there will be 15 years of crud in there.

 

I've had some thats been a pain but also had some thats peeled off in a big sheet. Good luck:001_smile:

[rgsltd]

i might be wrong but with ivy arnt u meant to cut about a metre high strip around the base and let it die off then remove as the roots will be in the joints of bricks and will fetch it out .... dunno weather im right in sayin this can remember bein told it at collage

[Mark Bolam]

Good call. Easier when 'slightly' dead.

[Dave D]

not so dead that it snaps every couple of foot though. all good advice so far, best of luck.

[oldwoodcutter]

Spent half a day clearing ivy last week and the next morning had sore throat and cough.I've only just shaken the cough off - could be coinsidence but there was a lot of dust coming off it.May be worth watching out for it.

[Gareth Dalzell]

Cut it and leave it for a week. Then use a dutch hoe as a long handled scraper

[VEG]

did this once at request of house owner. We had a landrover with us he suggested we cut it at the bottom and then tie it to the tow bar and pull it off. So I suggested he sign a piece of paper to that effect which he did. We then proceeded with his idea and it all came off in one go along with most of the render on his pine end.

[hazzygawa]

Crowbar, secatuers, loopers and an old Silky if it's really thick.

 

As above. And patience

[Hawthorn]

Those 'flat' bars that Stanley make are great for this. Think they're called Fatmax?

Easy to between the wall and big branches and get plenty of leverage

 

I prefer doing it when it's living and always work up from the bottom.

[RopeKnight]

Spent half a day clearing ivy last week and the next morning had sore throat and cough.I've only just shaken the cough off - could be coinsidence but there was a lot of dust coming off it.May be worth watching out for it.

 

Same here nasty.

Prune the Ivy House in Hamilton almost every year. At the end of every job I wished I wore a mask or hosed down.

Absolutely brutal!