http://thresholdstl.com/apartments/brick-and-mortar-eating-ivy Taking the St. Louis foreclosure, rehab, rental and multifamily real estate investor to the next level Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thresholdstl.com/apartments/brick-and-mortar-eating-ivy/comment-page-1#comment-7110 Matt Kastner Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:19:08 +0000 http://stlinvestmentrealty.com/?p=360#comment-7110 You're probably right in regards to the actually plant doing the damage. But pulling the vines of a wall can hurt the mortar. Those little suction cups are pretty tough and it takes a lot of force to get them off. But in the end you don't have a lot to worry about if your building is properly maintained. You’re probably right in regards to the actually plant doing the damage. But pulling the vines of a wall can hurt the mortar. Those little suction cups are pretty tough and it takes a lot of force to get them off. But in the end you don’t have a lot to worry about if your building is properly maintained.

]]> http://thresholdstl.com/apartments/brick-and-mortar-eating-ivy/comment-page-1#comment-3542 MH Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:11:49 +0000 http://stlinvestmentrealty.com/?p=360#comment-3542 The claim the ivy hurts brick buildings is a myth. Or, more precisely, the claim that ivy hurts properly maintained brick buildings is a myth. Ivy only will pull out broken, crumbling mortar; it will do nothing harmful to a properly tuckpointed building. The claim the ivy hurts brick buildings is a myth. Or, more precisely, the claim that ivy hurts properly maintained brick buildings is a myth. Ivy only will pull out broken, crumbling mortar; it will do nothing harmful to a properly tuckpointed building.

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