JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Greater Manchester
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Among all Japanese knotweed specialists in Greater Manchester, none match our experience and success rate
At Knotweed Services , we pride ourselves on our ability to provide Japanese knotweed treatment, control, and removal services that leave our clients completely satisfied. Our unmatched expertise, combined with our many years of experience, has enabled us to earn a reputation for quality that other Japanese knotweed companies in Greater Manchester simply cannot match.
Our company, Knotweed Services, is a member of the Property Care Association, a professional body for the damp-proofing and wood preservation industries. Any member of the PCA can be relied on to deliver a top-quality knotweed eradication service.
Knotweed Services has successfully controlled many large knotweed infestations in and around Greater Manchester and England. For effective knotweed control to occur, thorough identification, surveying, treatment, and monitoring are necessary.
The Truth About Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed is one of the most aggressive plants in the UK. It spreads quickly and has the potential to damage buildings, homes, and other property. At Knotweed Services, we conduct detailed surveys to detect how invasive your Japanese knotweed is. We provide detailed quotes and plans, giving you an accurate assessment of the situation and recommendations for any necessary action.
If you own land or property and Japanese Knotweed plants are present on your property, you may face delays in completing your construction or development project until or if your infestation is properly and legally remediated.
Here's how Japanese Knotweed can affect your life
- Knotweed can grow through asphalt and concrete, which poses a threat to the foundation of your home or building.
- Lenders often refuse to lend against a building with Japanese Knotweed in the foundation.
- Knotweed grows out of control, blocking both visibility and access to paths, highways and other infrastructure—especially for commercial properties.
Knotweed Services offers a guarantee against re-infection for customers in Greater Manchester who have Japanese Knotweed. We will remove the plant in its entirety and transfer it to a disposal site.
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 experts now to undertake the treatment and management of your infestation in Greater Manchester
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an immediate idea on cost
The Knotweed Services team will guide you through the process from start to finish.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Greater Manchester.
The Essentials You Should Know About Japanese Knotweed Control in Greater Manchester
As Japanese knotweed infestations vary considerably, so do treatments for Japanese knotweed removal. One method of Japanese knotweed removal may not be enough to eliminate the plant.
As knotweed is a living organism, our technicians are trained to consider all factors affecting the removal process. A dedicated team of experts are on hand to advise you.
— JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Greater Manchester
FOLIAR SPRAYING *
Spraying of powerful chemicals with a knapsack is the most common treatment for Japanese knotweed. We ensure that other plants are not damaged when spraying, and we spray only in springtime.
FOLIAR LEAF WIPING *
With this Japanese knotweed treatment, we use a device to ‘physically wipe’ our chemicals onto the Japanese knotweed leaves. Because this use is so exact, we can often utilise a larger concentration of chemical.
STEM INJECTION
We inject a small amount of herbicide straight into the invasive weed. Because it is injected directly into the Japanese Knotweed, this is the most devious way of elimination. It isn’t affected by the weather.
BIOMASS REDUCTION
Biomass is a sort of excavation and removal, but instead of removing all of the soil affected by Japanese Knotweed, we simply remove the afflicted portions. It is an effective strategy for controlling Japanese Knotweed that permits the reuse of the soil. Reducing the amount of waste dumped in landfills.
CROWN REMOVAL
Crown and stems are capable of regenerating and even small fragments of cut crown or stem are capable of regenerating and becoming a new invasive weed – removing these from the equation is a great strategy.
Not in Greater Manchester? No problem – we’re available throughout the UK.
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an on the spot idea on cost
— COMMERCIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN Greater Manchester
SOIL SCREENING
An effective technique utilised on hundreds of locations around the UK
The Japanese knotweed rhizome material is removed from the soil material using the screening procedure. The Japanese knotweed waste is then either burned on site with a D6 exemption from the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales, or it is transferred to a licenced landfill at a far reduced disposal rate.
After being cleaned, the soils can be used elsewhere, typically in soft landscaping areas where they won’t obstruct construction.
Due to fewer truck travels to the landfill, this can dramatically save landfill and backfill expenses while also assisting in lowering the carbon impact on the property.
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
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 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.
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.
For the surface of the bund to be flush with the surroundings, it can be raised, placed on top of the ground, or positioned inside an excavation.
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.