I would like a climing plant to give my house a more country cottage look. I have been told that letting a climing plant grow up a house wall can cause damage to the property. Is this true?
2007-01-14 02:31:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It depends on the type of material used on your house. Pebble dahed houses shouldn't have a problem but plain bricks and mortat might. Plants harbour water and when it rains it takes the bricks longer to dry out and create damp. Climbing roses are better than ivy as they cover less surface area. My Dad's bungalow kept getting damp in the bedroom and he ripped off the climbers and the bricks were all crumbly and discoloured. He couldn't afford the work to fix it as it would mean knocking half his bungalow down and rebuilding it. He ended up selling it for next to nothing. Bricks are breathable and soak up water if left for a while..
2007-01-14 02:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by loopyannielou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can.Ivy is the worst one,as the suckers on the plant can invade your cement work and cause no end of damage.
If your going to have a climbing plant,make sure you use a trellis,and try to keep it at least 6 inches away from the wall,this way it should reduce the chances of the plant attaching itself to the brick work.
2007-01-14 10:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by nicky dakiamadnat600bugmunchsqig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivy is the worst it can cause a lot of damage depending on what sort covering is on the walls brick is bad as it can get into the cement always use a trellis check at your garden centre before buying
2007-01-14 17:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ivy and some other plants will take all the moisture out of your bricks, mortor, etc. the best thing would be to grow something that doesn't actually grow on the wall. get some advice from a garden centre before you buy.
2007-01-14 10:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by missyb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivy is popular if kept in check. It will not damage your property. Your local garden centre will advise. It is always advisable to use a trellis and baton it a few inches away from the wall.
2007-01-14 10:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by breedgemh_101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For godsake, do not plant Ivy. It's incredibly strong and will damage the pointing in the brickwork (it 'burrows' through) and will cause much damage to the point of destruction). It's a buggar to remove as well. If that's not enough to put you off, it's full of spiders.
2007-01-14 14:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by mushen_smushen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your house is made of brick and the climbing plant is given a trellace (sp?) to climb on, it will not harm your home.
If your house is made of wood, all the elements needed for a plant to grow will eventually damage the wood.
2007-01-14 11:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by jwright2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some plants can...such as ivy type plants....the roots tend to dig themselves in and start rotting the outside wall...then moisture can seep in and you can end up with a fungus problem......the best thing you can do is get a climbing bush type...the roots stay in the ground and use a trellis to have it climb up.
2007-01-14 10:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes as the clinging roots force their way into every tiny crack and crevice and as the plant matures the roots get bigger in diameter and force apart the render,wood and mortar allowing water penetration that causes deterioration to the structure of the building,which can mean an expensive repair bill in the future
2007-01-14 10:45:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anj is correct. It is the ivy that gets in to the mortar and ultimately makes your bricks and mortar decay. Here is a good article which describes a lot about ivy and its coexistence with brick
2007-01-14 10:43:26 · answer #10 · answered by answers_anyone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋