JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Kettering
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As one of the most trusted Japanese knotweed removal companies in Kettering, Knotweed Services has the knowledge and expertise to remove all types of Japanese knotweed from private gardens, roadsides, or golf courses.
Knotweed Services is a member of the PCA, a government-approved trade body for “the damp, waterproofing, wood preservation and invasive weeds industries.” We can be trusted to deliver effective methods for Japanese knotweed removal.
Our extensive knotweed removal expertise has allowed us to tackle and solve a number of large and complex eradications in and around Kettering and England. Effective knotweed plant control requires experienced identification, surveying, treatment, and control. Let us help you today!
Overview of Japanese Knotweed
Japenese Knotweed has many negative impacts on the properties it infests. Mortgage lenders are usually unwilling to lend against homes that have an infestation. This impacts both buyers and re-mortgagees because these lenders will not lend against the property.
If you’re a commercial land or property owner and Japanese Knotweed is present, your project may end up being delayed until your infestation is addressed correctly and legally.
Beware of Japanese Knotweed: What it is and What to Do About It
- Japanese Knotweed can grow through tarmac and concrete, which poses a threat to the structure of your building or property.
- Lenders often refuse to lend against a building that is infested with Japanese Knotweed.
- Knotweed hinders the visibility and access to paths, highways and other infrastructure. It produces an annoying problem for commercial properties in particular.
Knotweed services provides solutions to the knotweed removal, treatment and disposal needs of customers in Kettering. Our knotweed treatment ensures complete eradication of the weed, backed by an insurance-backed guarantee against re-emergence.
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 our professionals now to begin the treatment and control of your infestation in Kettering
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an swift cost
Knotweed Services is here to help you.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Kettering.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Kettering
As Japanese knotweed infestations vary considerably from property to property, it’s not surprising that approaches to treating and controlling the weed will too. It may be necessary to use one method or a combination of different approaches.
As we work with nature, our Japanese Knotweed specialists consider all factors and choose the best way to deal with Japanese Knotweed. We offer a guarantee covering Japanese Knotweed treatment.
— JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Kettering
FOLIAR SPRAYING *
The most common treatment for Knotweed is to spray it with powerful chemicals from a backpack. We ensure that other plants are not damaged in the process. The most effective time to spray for Knotweed is in early spring.
FOLIAR LEAF WIPING *
With this treatment for Japanese knotweed, we use a tool to “physically wipe” our chemicals onto the plant’s leaves. Because of the accuracy of this application, we frequently allow a higher 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
With biomass, we simply remove the soil that is infested rather than excavating the entire area that has been affected by Japanese knotweed. The soil may be reused, and it is a great way to reduce Japanese knotweed. minimising landfill usage.
CROWN REMOVAL
Crown and stems can regenerate, and even small bits of chopped crown or stem can regenerate and become a new invasive weed; eliminating these from the equation is a fantastic method.
— COMMERCIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Kettering
SOIL SCREENING
A tried-and-true methodology utilised on hundreds of sites across the UK.
The rhizome material of Japanese knotweed is removed from the soil material using the screening procedure. The Japanese knotweed debris is then either transferred to a licenced landfill at a significantly reduced disposal rate or burnt on site using a D6 exemption from the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.
The cleaned soils can subsequently be used elsewhere, typically in soft landscaping areas where they will not interfere with construction.
This can greatly cut landfill and backfill expenses while also helping to minimise the carbon impact on site due to fewer truck travels to the dump.
BIOSECURITY SUPERVISION
Knotweed Services can provide a biosecurity operative to supervise any excavations and movement of soils containing Japanese knotweed on site.
As part of these measures, we can provide a biosecurity boot wash and machine-washing area installed in an area at the entrance to the site.
We will provide all toolbox talks for the main contractor on site, which will be signed by all contractors involved in the operation on site.
We can provide temporary geotextile barriers if required in areas to maintain the biosecurity on site.
Once the works have been completed, we will provide the client with a full biosecurity report.
This method can be used in conjunction with other treatment methods on site.
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
Bunding is the method of relocating contaminated Japanese Knotweed soil to a different area of the site being treated. A bund is a shallow area of the contaminated soil, typically 0.5m deep.
The bund can either be raised, on top of the ground, or placed within an excavation to make the surface flush with the surrounding area.
The purpose of the bund is to move the Japanese Knotweed to an area of the site that is not used. This ‘buys time’ for treatment that would not be possible where the Japanese Knotweed was originally located.
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.
