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miller1098

miller1098

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British Zeds
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Carno,Welsh Wales
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Been crazy around here lately and we’ve booked a quick getaway on the 1 July from Newcastle to Amsterdam on the ferry then a flying visit to a few friends around France.Problem is the M is in for a respray and it also needs an mot and some lights nave come on the dash so as a precaution I’ve booked the 2.8 in for a mot next Wednesday and that’s got lights on as well .its going to be interesting as I have no time to sort anything .In the meantime does anyone know how to trim and maintain ivy without it taking over a house as our son has just bought a cottage with a whole wall of it :slaphead:.
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That looks a lovely first home for your boy Hugh. As for the ivy I would just keep it trim with normal hedge trimmers.
 
Very picturesque home there, love it. My Dad's old bungalow had a vine growing all over the west facing wall and if you're not careful the tendrils can get into the roof space and they well continue to grow (staying white) until they find a way out to the sunshine where they turn green again and grow branches and foliage. Try to keep it trimmed to stop the growth and keep it outside of the house.

Tony.
 
:scorecard: Looks like a beautiful place to live :party:
 
t-tony said:
Very picturesque home there, love it. My Dad's old bungalow had a vine growing all over the west facing wall and if you're not careful the tendrils can get into the roof space and they well continue to grow (staying white) until they find a way out to the sunshine where they turn green again and grow branches and foliage. Try to keep it trimmed to stop the growth and keep it outside of the house.

Tony.
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Yes I’ve been pulling great lengths of it from under the eves and barge boards!its the stuff you don’t see :nailbiting:.But it’s such a feature of the house we have to learn to manage it there doesn’t seem to be many around here I can guess why lol.
 
Lovely looking cottage , I'd be inclined to check that no damage is being done to the stone work first and if all ok as said keep in check especially around Eve's and soffits
 
Bampz said:
Lovely looking cottage , I'd be inclined to check that no damage is being done to the stone work first and if all ok as said keep in check especially around Eve's and soffits
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Yep the stonework seems sound and the house is over 200 years old but but the roof is the danger point this is a picture with the house in the background behind the smithy it looks like it had ivy in this pic
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Ivy can be very invasive and damaging. It can become rampant and destructive if not kept in check. We have some by the front door but I stop it from growing more 7’ up the wall simply to stop it getting up to windows, eaves and spreading to the garage roof. It is thick enough for birds to nest in which we can see from the lounge.

Once it has grown it can leave unsightly marks on the walls where you try and remove it once it’s been allowed to grow.

Still got something for you Hugh. Let us know when you’re back and we’ll take a run over.
 
miller1098 said:
Lol it’s crazy he’s more worried about banging his head on the low doorways
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I was thinking..........................if there's enough room between the front hedge and the front wall of the house, perhaps you could use the bucket of the tractor.......................

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your son could put you in the bucket to get you high enough to trim that top edge of ivy.............

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watch out that it does not get under the eves .
.We had some that did the came out from under the roof tiles .Pushing the tiles apart then growing up the roof keep it clear of all doors windows roof eves drain pipe's it will in the end mark the walls & invade any cracks you have in the wall
 
What a stunning property mate. I love looking at the old and new pictures but I could stare at old pictures all day. I hate the way things have become. This is a picture I found online of our street from we think around 1930. You can see a fella walking with his sandwiches in the direction of the coal mine that used to sit at the rear of our house. Ours is the one with the horse and cart outside.
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As for the ivy as much as I like it it will destroy your roof line and more. Rip it down and kill the source. It'll peel off like a carpet once you get started.
 
I hate ivy. I would cut it as low as possible, then remove after a few weeks.
 
FRANKIE said:
I was thinking..........................if there's enough room between the front hedge and the front wall of the house, perhaps you could use the bucket of the tractor.......................

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your son could put you in the bucket to get you high enough to trim that top edge of ivy.............

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You’re suggesting getting in a bucket on a tractor not wearing any fall-arrest gear, using unguarded rotating machinery while your son is at the controls? :eek:
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Network Rail spend a lot of money removing Ivy from structures each as part of the de-vegitation work.

It is unbelievable to see the damage resulting from it intruding through walls and then growing thicker.
 
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