"hughchal" wrote in message
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Hi,

I recently moved into a new (to me) house built probably in the
1880s. The
brickwork appears to have been recently cleaned / repointed. There
is a
fairly vigorous ivy growing up part of it.

It looks nice, but I'm worried about the effects on the brickwork.

Any suggestions? Trim it or take it down?

Sorry if this has been covered before but Google only throws up
stuff about
ivy on trees...
Thanks

We had a huge duscussion here some years ago about this very
subject...........Opinions were divided........

There is a FAQ : http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/faqivy.html

Hope it helps :~)
Jenny