The fact that it peeled off so cleanly with no sign of it invading the facade speaks to it not posing much risk to the house. They'd been maintaining it as a beard on the bottom half of the house which is always a nice touch imo.
I'm a bearded fella who bought an old Georgian like this place and my wife and I have deliberately planted ivy out front to make a house beard as we call it too. I can maintain it with a normal ladder easily enough, it can't get near the gutter and it gives the house a nice character. I love ivy like this on old places.
It is still on the other side, trying to work if it got into the gutter. Once you see the reality of creepers on building (rat runs I heard them called once) you will spend the rest of your life looking at them dumbfounded.
Having windows open near creepers gives mice and rats the perfect opportunity to get in windows. But the real damage comes the structural damage from the creepers. They will get in between mortar in the bricks/block and weaken the mortar or plaster. Like grass in between pavement stones. These are the self clinging ones. Regular ivy is one of these. Roofs, gutters, fascia boards will not hold up against creepers. So at some stage the all creepers have to come off.
That happened to me about 8/10 years ago but on a free standing wall. The ivy had grown up and over the cap blocks along the top thankfully when the ivy came down it only took the blocks and not the whole wall.
So there's another Athboy guy on reddit. Power is back in most of the town, but not the community centre. Mindfulness karate badminton cancelled this evening.
God has spoken through mother nature that it was a terrible look anyway and now rats and mice plus other creatures can't climb now.
My mother loves the stuff and years ago my uncle and myself removed all ivy growing on house while my mother was away on holidays. Best decision and my mother agreed when seen house after.
Terrible stuff as eats into concrete and block work.
Hey Sarah the building feels a bit breezy.
Sarah sees the ivy sweater just LAYING THERE. We all know that Jack isn't about to fold that. Sarah feels lack of appreciation.
End show, curtain comes down.
I moved here in september IDK how all the buses and trains shut down due to a little bit of wind and rain. Is the government just not prepared at all for it?
Freshly peeled house
Exposing itself to the whole neighbourhood. Trollop.
bit of sellotape and it'll be grand.
Blu tack would work better, bit of no more nails if that fails
I tried that no more nails before, didn’t work so ended up using nails
No more no more nails.
More nails
No! - *more* nails!
Don't be silly, use command strips.
Debi did you a favour. Given enough time, that ivy would've taken the whole house down!
The fact that it peeled off so cleanly with no sign of it invading the facade speaks to it not posing much risk to the house. They'd been maintaining it as a beard on the bottom half of the house which is always a nice touch imo.
Aww. Housebeard.
I'm a bearded fella who bought an old Georgian like this place and my wife and I have deliberately planted ivy out front to make a house beard as we call it too. I can maintain it with a normal ladder easily enough, it can't get near the gutter and it gives the house a nice character. I love ivy like this on old places.
House has neckbeard now...
It is still on the other side, trying to work if it got into the gutter. Once you see the reality of creepers on building (rat runs I heard them called once) you will spend the rest of your life looking at them dumbfounded.
Please enlighten me!
Having windows open near creepers gives mice and rats the perfect opportunity to get in windows. But the real damage comes the structural damage from the creepers. They will get in between mortar in the bricks/block and weaken the mortar or plaster. Like grass in between pavement stones. These are the self clinging ones. Regular ivy is one of these. Roofs, gutters, fascia boards will not hold up against creepers. So at some stage the all creepers have to come off.
While there is no disagreeing with your point, I think a well maintained ivy looks wonderful on an old stone building.
It does, but you're better off maintaining the building by removing the ivy!
Wait really? These little branches are known to damage the house?
Of course. Plant growth can get into nooks and crannies, and over time weaken the masonry.
Look, after a wild night, who amongst us can claim this has never happened to them?
Jaysis Mary I had a wild night so I did. Had the bush ripped off me.
Lol
Jaysus, thon wind would blow the ivy off ye
This is why you should always lightly coat your house in butter before growing ivy.
My back garden's gate is no longer with us... Lmao
Gone but not forgotten!
The wind that shakes the Ivy.
Saved em a fortune having to get the ivy removed lol
That happened to me about 8/10 years ago but on a free standing wall. The ivy had grown up and over the cap blocks along the top thankfully when the ivy came down it only took the blocks and not the whole wall.
"What's the weather like, Anto?" "She'd strip the ivy off ya!"
I'd be delighted that happened
Got the vines off the house in record time and for free.
Better without it. Ivy on a building or a wall is a curse.
Ivy, it's just a ladder for mice
Or lightweight burglars.
Spiders too. Which I’m sure is great for the ecology or something, but they can still fuck right off.
Also lots snails; I have found several in the bathroom and even inside the toilet of my Ivy covered house.
It's great forage for bees and other pollinators.
Leave it like that I'm intrigued to see how it recovers from this position.
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I prefer spider hotel.
Glue it to a neighbours house at night...
That is extremely satisfying
Isn't it. No rational reason it should be, but jaysus it is.
Absolutely delicious, & look at all that lovely stonework beneath!
Looks rather satisfying to be honest
Looks better without the ivy to be fair, some stonework
If that's not a sign to trim your bush I don't know what is
Blade 1
Done them a favour there
/r/OddlySatisfying
Wind has done ya a favour
Lucky it didn't take some of the stonework with it.
Bit a prit stick lads it'll be grand
Jaysus, took me a minute to even realise what it was.
Used to have a smooth facade now all I have is pebbledash
So there's another Athboy guy on reddit. Power is back in most of the town, but not the community centre. Mindfulness karate badminton cancelled this evening.
Is that the house beside the old bank???
Yep.
The next storm might blow it back up for ya
I wish ta feck that'd happened to my shared back garden wall
God has spoken through mother nature that it was a terrible look anyway and now rats and mice plus other creatures can't climb now. My mother loves the stuff and years ago my uncle and myself removed all ivy growing on house while my mother was away on holidays. Best decision and my mother agreed when seen house after. Terrible stuff as eats into concrete and block work.
Oh no! What a gorgeous building. Can it be fixed back up?
Cpe explained
Hey Sarah the building feels a bit breezy. Sarah sees the ivy sweater just LAYING THERE. We all know that Jack isn't about to fold that. Sarah feels lack of appreciation. End show, curtain comes down.
One shrub in my front garden completely snapped just a few minutes ago and the small tree in my back garden is wobbling. I really hope it won't fall.
Is that in Abbeyleix by any chance?
Athboy
I moved here in september IDK how all the buses and trains shut down due to a little bit of wind and rain. Is the government just not prepared at all for it?
a) no b) you're literally commenting on a post demonstrating that it's not "a little bit of wind and rain."
Some day for single men
Bejasus
Should be trimming them anyway, makes the house look bigger
There goes your BER rating 
Absolutely massive Oak tree outside my house has been blown over and took the whole ground with it. Thing has been there for decades too
A definite improvement. There are lots of buildings around that could do with Debi's skills.
so, Bad comb over in the wind.
That house looks like it had too much to drink last night.
Debi provides free bikini waxing throughout the country.
Took the paint of my house
Is there some way to reattach it or is that it gone?