JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ilkeston
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Meet the experts in Japanese knotweed removal. As one of the leading Japanese knotweed removal companies located in Ilkeston, Knotweed Services offers prompt, efficient Japanese knotweed treatment, control, and removal for properties located in or around Ilkeston.
As a member of the PCA, Knotweed Services is eligible to serve clients throughout the country. Our team of specialists has decades of experience in controlling knotweed and other invasive plants.
We have used our expertise in knotweed eradication to complete a number of challenging projects in and around Ilkeston and England. For knotweed removal to be successful, experienced identification, surveying, treatment, and control must take place. We can help.
Japanese Knotweed: Advice and Solutions
Our reputation as experts in Japanese Knotweed control has spread far and wide. We’ve conducted over 1000 successful treatments for homeowners, letting agents, insurance companies, mortgage lenders and local councils across the UK.
If a commercial land or property owner discovers Japanese Knotweed on his or her property, that individual will likely have to wait until the invasive plant is removed before he or she can proceed with any new construction.
How bad is Japanese Knotweed?
- Knotweed can grow through tarmac and concrete, which poses a threat to building structures.
- Lenders often refuse to lend against a property that has Japanese Knotweed growing on it.
- Knotweed has strong branching and hollow stems that quickly grow and spread, obstructing both visibility and access to paths, highways and other infrastructure. This is a particular problem for commercial properties.
For customers in Ilkeston with Japanese Knotweed, we should be your very first call. We’ll always ensure the knotweed is removed in its entirety and provide a warranty against reinfection and re-colonization.
FREE IDENTIFICATION
Fill in the form below, attach your pictures and we’ll let you know if the plant in your picture is Japanese Knotweed.
Call us today to begin the treatment and control of your knotweed problem in Ilkeston
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an swift idea on cost
From the moment you call Knotweed Services, we'll support you step-by-step through the process.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ilkeston.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ilkeston
As Japanese knotweed infestations vary considerably from property to property, treatment and control will too. Knotweed removal may require one method or several methods.
We survey your knotweed problem and use the most effective methods for each growth stage, which allows us to deliver high-quality results that will produce a long-term solution. Our methods go beyond chemical treatments to identify root problems and prevent any future occurrences.
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FOLIAR SPRAYING *
We spray an herbicide containing chemicals on Japanese Knotweed, using a knapsack sprayer. We ensure that other plants aren’t damaged by spraying only when the weather conditions are suitable for the chemicals to work effectively. The most effective time for foliar spraying to Japanese Knotweed is in Spring.
FOLIAR LEAF WIPING *
With this Japanese knotweed treatment, we use a device to “physically wipe” our chemicals onto the leaves of the Japanese knotweed. Due to the precision of this application, we can frequently employ a greater chemical concentration.
STEM INJECTION
We inject a precise dose of herbicide directly into the invasive weed. This is the most devious way of elimination because it is injected straight into the Japanese Knotweed. It is not affected by the weather.
BIOMASS REDUCTION
Biomass is a form of excavation and removal but instead of extracting all of the soil impacted by Japanese Knotweed, we only remove the infested parts of the soil. It’s an excellent Japanese Knotweed control method that allows the reuse of the soil. Reducing the use of landfill.
CROWN REMOVAL
Removing the crown and stem from the equation is an excellent method since they can regenerate, and even small pieces of chopped crown or stem can regenerate and become a new invasive weed.
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SOIL SCREENING
A tried-and-true system that has been utilised on hundreds of sites across the UK.
The Japanese knotweed rhizome material is removed from the soil material using the screening procedure. The Japanese knotweed debris is then either transferred to a licenced landfill at a substantially reduced disposal rate or burnt on site using an Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales D6 exemption.
The cleaned soils can subsequently be used elsewhere, mainly in soft landscaping areas where they will not interfere with construction.
Due to fewer vehicle transfers to the landfill, this can greatly minimise landfill and backfill expenses while also helping to reduce the carbon footprint on site.
BIOSECURITY SUPERVISION
We could send a biosecurity specialist to your site to keep an eye on any soil movements or excavations that can disturb Japanese knotweed.
We can set up a location at the site entry where individuals can wash their boots and equipment as part of these precautions. All toolbox discussions, which will be signed by all on-site contractors involved in the operation, will be provided to the principal contractor by us.
Where biosecurity is required, we may offer ad hoc geotextile barriers.
We will deliver a thorough biosecurity report to the client after the task is finished.
This approach can be utilised in conjunction with several on-site therapy approaches.
EXCAVATION AND DISPOSAL
This treatment method is ideal where time constraints are present and there’s no other option other than to remove both the Japanese Knotweed and contaminated soil to a registered landfill.
By removing all traces of the infestation quickly, this offers a rapid solution to your problem and allows your commercial project to begin groundwork’s almost straight away. When time is of the essence, there is no quicker Japanese Knotweed removal/treatment method.
Any waste taken off-site will be done so with a licensed waste carrier to a suitably authorised landfill site.
CELL BURIAL
Cell burial comprises of moving Knotweed contaminated soil from one location on site, burying it in an excavated pit which is lined with a root barrier membrane, in a different position on the site.
The burial requirements for Japanese Knotweed are as follows:
- The Environment Agency recommends that the top of the burial cell should be a minimum of 2 metres below ground level.
- The overall depth of the burial pit should be in excess of 5 metres deep. All root barrier seams are welded together forming an encapsulated cell from which the Japanese Knotweed cannot escape. Clean soil is then used to backfill on top of the cell.
- To prevent accidental disturbance of the burial site, it is recorded on all site plans and future land owners should be made aware of the location.
STOCKPILE & TREAT
Japanese knotweed-contaminated soil can be moved to another portion of the site being treated using a technique called bunding. A bund is a patch of polluted soil that is only a few metres deep.
To make the surface flush with the surroundings, the bund can either be lifted, placed on top of the land, or positioned inside an excavation.
The bund’s function is to relocate the Japanese knotweed to an inactive portion of the land. The Japanese knotweed may now be treated, which would not have been possible in its original location.
HERBICIDE APPLICATION
At Knotweed Services we can provide the client with bespoke treatment plans depending on the locations of the Japanese knotweed.
These plans can work in conjunction with other methods of treatment where access is limited to pedestrian movements i.e., embankments or existing pathways within a site.
This will normally consist of up to 3 visits per annum to apply herbicide by either foliar spray technique or stem injection during the growing season over a period of 3 years, with a monitoring period of 2 years thereafter.
We would select the appropriate herbicides depending on the surrounding foliage or environmental constraints.
After each visit a full treatment record would be provided with photos showing the progress of the works and then an annual report.