"TALISMAN9" wrote in message
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Have recently moved into a new house which was covered in ivy - you will
no
doubt be aware this looks great but causes a lot of damage to
brickwork,guttering etc. After much hard work, have managed to get it all
pulled off, but am left with the horrible brown tendrils all over the
walls.
Is there anything that can be used to get this off ? Would appreciate any
help
as short of getting the house pebble dashed I am at a loss !

I have used a power washer, with the output set to a wide shape V rather
than a point, with some reasonable success but be _very_ careful on the
mortar.
I also saw someone removing it just last week on a building I was visiting,
with a paint or wallpaper scraper. I can see that might work well on very
smooth bricks.

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