JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL BROMSGROVE
Has Japanese knotweed invaded your domestic or commercial property in or around Bromsgrove? Has the value of your property decreased as a result? We can offer you a cost effective, swift and professional Japanese knotweed removal Bromsgrove service.
Our offices are located in the heart of Birmingham and the west Midlands.
If you suspect that you have Japanese knotweed but aren’t sure click here and complete our free questionnaire. This will help you determine whether or not you require our professional Japanese knotweed removal services.
Most of the UK has been affected to some degree by Japanese knotweed. From the mid 1980s to now, Japanese knotweed has increased at a truly alarming rate. This is for a range of reasons that are discussed further below:
It’s a highly invasive, giant weed that can grow up to 10 cm per day and is the most invasive plant in the UK.
Statistics show that it is prevalent in the Bromsgrove area.
It has an extraordinary ability to grow and spread rapidly. Even tiny amounts of the Japanese knotweed stem is capable of producing a new plant and growing. Therefore cross contamination is extremely easy and very, very common.
It’s perennial and extremely invasive. It thrives on disturbance. The tiniest piece can re-grow and has been spread by both natural means and by human activity. It soon overruns riverbanks, railway embankments, road verges, gardens and buildings and their foundations.
It lives for an extremely long time. It is extremely dangerous to buildings. Very capable of causing serious damage to homes, businesses and any building it comes into contact with.
It will also damage a buildings foundations. It flourishes on any soil – no matter how poor or infertile. That is, unless removal happens swiftly and correctly. This is where our excellent Japanese knotweed removal Bromsgrove services come in!?
It’s so wide spread that mortgage providers are increasingly more aware of the threat. This means that it can affect either the purchase or sale of a house. Potentially knocking thousands off the asking price!
Experts have estimated it costs the United Kingdom £166 million annually. It is even estimated that in the UK, there is at least 1 infestation in every 10km squared.
Although you are not legally obliged to remove Japanese knotweed, if you are a land or home owner it is an offence to let it to spread to neighbouring properties or land (if your own land is the source). So if you have it and do not opt for removal and it then spreads, you could be legally be liable.
HOW CAN I TELL IF I NEED YOUR JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL BROMSGROVE SERVICE?
- Is it lush green in colour?
- Are the leaves heart shaped?
- Is the stem bamboo like in appearance?
- Does the plant or weed produce white flowers around September or October?
- If it grows rapidly – it can grow by 10cm per day!
- The stem can reach three metres high and can move up to seven metres away from the plant!
- In the early spring the shoots that are a reddish purple colour can appear from the ground and grow rapidly causing canes.
- The plants are fully grown by early summer. Mature canes are hollow with a distinctive purple speckle and can grow up to 3 metres in height.
- For a more in depth guide on how to identify Japanese knotweed – please have a look at our page here.
Japanese Knotweed removal is a difficult and specialist process. It takes a highly skilled team to perform the removal.
As explained previously, even the tiniest piece of knotweed left in the ground (or even transported from one area to another via machinery or shoes) can spread rapidly into a new plant.
No matter how poor or infertile the soil and ground may be.
Japanese knotweed is rarely affected or controlled when using retail weed killers purchased from high street retailers. For successful removal the following has to happen.
- professional identification.
- Surveying.
- Chemical spraying and treatment.
- Legislation that is enforced and must be adhered to regarding the disposal of contaminated waste.
It cannot be stressed enough, just how easily Japanese knotweed can and will spread from the smallest of amounts.
We cover the whole of the UK. We can offer you the quickest, most cost effective Japanese knotweed removal Bromsgrove service available. All of our services are backed up by our insurance backed multi year warranty. Ensuring once it’s removed – it will not return.
We are decisive and effective in our approach. The cost of not using our Japanese knotweed removal Bromsgrove services could cost you far more than the cost of hiring us to deal with your knotweed problem.
Japanese knotweed services UK LTD are experts when it comes to Japanese knotweed removal. Our staff are highly trained. Use innovative solutions. We are constantly carrying out up to date research in this field.
INSURANCE BACKED WARRANTY.
Any recurrence of Japanese Knotweed within the area boundary will be covered by our insurance and PCA approved warranty.
Warranty includes the following.
- Quarterly inspection during the first twelve months after completion.
- An annual site visit and report.
- This level of warranty follows in-depth research by our insurers as to our methods and our results to date.
If you have a Japanese knotweed problem and it requires removal then look no further. Call us today on: 0800 689 4146.