Especially old ivy, which blooms and carries fruits, looks beautiful on house walls. No doubt about that. But if you want to remove ivy it leaves nasty marks.

For ivy removal from brick a pressure washer won´t succeed. If it goes badly the pressure may burst the grouts. With a sandblaster you shouldn´t work either on brick. The danger of damaging the surface is too high. What remains is the manual work with a wire brush, which also works only partially.

On this object in Ellerbek the vacuum blast method of systeco has been used for the first time for ivy removal from brick and that with a great success. The company GFS Staack from Hitzhusen has already some knowledge when it comes to successful ivy removal from brick.

The fine roots of ivy adhere firmly to the brick, but are completely removed with the vacuum blast method. The closed cycle enables safe and comfortable work.