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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Perfect Windows on April 14, 2014, 04:40:42 pm

Title: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: Perfect Windows on April 14, 2014, 04:40:42 pm: Come across this once or twice and just tried to wait it out while they rot but that seems to take several years to happen. I reckon they'll be using ivy roots as shielding for nuclear reactors in future.

Anyone got a quicker way to deal with them, please?
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: wpclean on April 14, 2014, 04:50:14 pm: Saw this, but don't know if it works -

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.allexperts.com%2Fq%2FVines-741%2F2012%2F3%2Fivy-removal.htm&ei=EQJMU56jDcuf7Aaj8oHIDA&usg=AFQjCNEWsQk-q8SOv3TeZgZgNyVMv-zR4Q&bvm=bv.64542518,d.ZGU&cad=rja
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: andyM on April 14, 2014, 06:29:27 pm: I would be interested to hear if anyone has found a solution to this problem as well............
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: C o z y on April 14, 2014, 06:48:00 pm: Thermo nuclear device is what's needed I reckon. >:( Tried just about everything over the years, and never got it 100% sorted. I'd like any tips.
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: Paul Coleman on April 14, 2014, 06:49:11 pm: Get them to have new windows installed.
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: capn sparkle on April 14, 2014, 07:55:30 pm: Apparently Vin has the answer - Shielding nuclear reactors is the only reason for having this stuff - Half life of 1,000,000,000 years
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: wfp master on April 22, 2014, 04:43:31 pm: Quote from: David Moyes on April 14, 2014, 06:49:11 pm
Get them to have new windows installed.
sorry to here you got your jotters today. good luck with another club.
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: Perfect Windows on April 22, 2014, 05:18:45 pm: Customer has dropped us for someone who is going to "scrub the frames" and get rid of them. Good-oh.

Vin
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: wpclean on April 22, 2014, 05:58:58 pm: Quote from: Perfect Windows on April 22, 2014, 05:18:45 pm
Customer has dropped us for someone who is going to "scrub the frames" and get rid of them. Good-oh.

Vin
Can you do a video of them doing it, and then we can all learn ;D
Title: Re: Ivy roots on frames.
Post by: stephen donald on April 22, 2014, 07:25:02 pm: Vin give them my details and i will replace the stained windows once the've finished :)