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The scaffolding described in the article will have to ensure that the vines do not eventually directly attach to the wall, because if they do and are not cleane
by drak0n1c 3y ago
The scaffolding described in the article will have to ensure that the vines do not eventually directly attach to the wall, because if they do and are not cleaned off regularly there can be severe damage to the brick and mortar, which compromises the energy rating and structural safety of the building.
- sethhochberg 3y agoMy building’s condo bylaws go as far as to explicitly ban several species of ivy from balcony and rooftop gardens. It’s a beautiful way to ensure you’ll eventually need a new facade after it gets into the masonry. But I welcome any mainstream solutions that make the beauty and other nice side effects of heavy climbing plant cover available with a trusted barrier between it and the building underneath.
- ip26 3y agoThat’s a species thing. Different species use either twining stems, tendrils, aerial roots or holdfasts. Roots are probably the ones you are concerned about.
- ars 3y agoThis is an urban legend that is not true. Vines with sticky pad cause no damage at all if you just leave them there. The ones with wrapping tendrils can try to penetrate into the brick, so don't plant those, but the sticky type causes zero damage. In fact cleaning them off would be worse because then the sticky pad might remove some loose material! If you do need to remove the plant kill it, and let it sit for a few months and then it will come off without removing even lose material.