Homes covered in vines
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Anonymous
| WDYT? |
Anonymous
| I actually totally love that look, but it would give DH an anxiety attack. |
Anonymous
| Hate it. All I can think is that they are probably causing structural damage. |
Anonymous
| Yes, vines can definitely cause structural damage. I do like the look in some cases, though. |
Anonymous
| Yes, they do cause damage. The roots and vines get into the mortar and weaken it. You should take it off. |
Anonymous
| yeah and easy access for bugs of all sorts. |
Anonymous
| I love the look, but worry about structural damage. |
maril332
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not if it is a thin layer |
Anonymous
+1 You should never grow ivy near the foundation of your house. And if a home is covered in vines, it's likely there's been ivy there for a long time. |
Anonymous
| I love it -- for other people's houses, because as others mentioned, I am afraid of damage. If others want to do it, I will happily admire. I particularly love the variety of ivy that turns red in the fall. Gorgeous on a light-colored house. |
Anonymous
| disgusting and bad for the house |
Anonymous
Rats love it (shudder!) |
Anonymous
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/realestate/greenwich-village-streetscapes-ivy-reviled-admired-and-lately-imitated.html?_r=0
"The extensive Oxford research indicates that the shade and rain protection provided by ivy creates a microclimate that moderates temperature change and the humidity fluctuation of a wall, with a corresponding decrease in freeze-thaw damage and the migration of salts within the masonry. Ivy was also found to reduce the attacks of airborne pollutants on surfaces." |
Anonymous
| Hopefully not those invasive kudzu vines that are killing all the trees along the county roads! |
Anonymous
It was good enough for Madeline. 
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