JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Wigan
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Japanese Knotweed Removal Services in Wigan
Knotweed Services is a leading, full-service Japanese knotweed removal company with an office in Wigan. We have surveyors throughout the city who can perform rapid and effective knotweed treatment, control, and removal in and around England.
Knotweed Services is a member of the PCA, a group accredited by the government which is dedicated to providing the best treatments and removal methods for Japanese knotweed.
Knotweed Services has removed thousands of Japanese knotweed plants in and around Wigan and the surrounding areas. We use only the most effective treatments to ensure that your knotweed problem is completely eradicated.
Japanese Knotweed Growing in Wigan – Its Impact and Control
Knotweed Services has extensive experience in all areas of Japanese knotweed management. If you’re a home owner and concerned about whether your mortgage provider will lend against your property, we can help by carrying out a survey and providing you with the management plan you need to move your sale or purchase forward.
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 the surface of your property, including tarmac and concrete, which is damaging to houses and other structures.
- Lenders often refuse mortgage loan requests if Japanese knotweed is found on the property.
- Knotweed obstructs paths, highways, and other infrastructure with large, dense patches. The weed is a particular problem for commercial properties—both in terms of dealing with the plants themselves and the access that is blocked by them.
We specialise in the removal of Japanese knotweed, a highly invasive plant species that grows with unchecked rapidity. Our services include removal of the plant from a property, giving our customers 100 percent certainty that they can sell or purchase their chosen property.
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 start the treatment and control of your infestation in Wigan
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an on the spot idea on cost
Once you contact us, the Knotweed team will help you navigate the process.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Wigan.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Wigan
As different infestations of Japanese Knotweed vary from property to property, it is not surprising that treatment and control will too. A single method of removal or a combination of methods may be required to get rid of the plant.
Japanese knotweed removal is a complex, fact-based process. Our specialists have the training and experience to factor in all facts in order to achieve optimal results and removal. An insurance-backed guarantee is available.
— JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Wigan
FOLIAR SPRAYING *
The most common treatment for Japanese Knotweed is the spraying of powerful chemicals with a knapsack. We make sure that other plants aren’t damaged. The best time to spray Japanese Knotweed is in the spring.
FOLIAR LEAF WIPING *
With this Japanese knotweed treatment, our chemicals are “physically wiped” into the leaves of the Japanese knotweed using a device. This application is so accurate that we can frequently employ a greater chemical concentration.
STEM INJECTION
We inject the invasive weed with a small dose of herbicide. This is the most cunning elimination technique since it involves injecting chemicals right into the Japanese knotweed. It is not affected by the weather.
BIOMASS REDUCTION
Biomass is a type of excavation and removal, but instead of taking out all of the soil, we only take out the parts of the soil that are infected. It’s a great way to get rid of Japanese Knotweed because the soil can be used again. Using landfills less often.
CROWN REMOVAL
Crown and stems are capable of renewing, and even small fragments of clipped crown or stem are capable of regenerating and producing a new invasive weed – eliminating them is a wonderful method.
— COMMERCIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Wigan
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 can send a biosecurity operator to your property to monitor any excavations or movement of Japanese knotweed-containing soil.
As part of these steps, we can set up a location near the site’s entrance where people can wash their boots and machines. We will supply the primary contractor on site with all toolbox discussions, which will be signed by all contractors involved in the operation.
In situations where biosecurity is necessary, we may provide temporary geotextile barriers.
We will supply the client with a thorough biosecurity report once the service is concluded.
This procedure can be used in conjunction with other on-site treatment methods.
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.