JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ellesmere Port
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Knotweed services is a highly professional company with years of experience which specialise in Japanese knotweed removal, control, and treatment for properties located in or around Ellesmere Port.
Knotweed Services is a member of the PCA, a trade body for treating and controlling invasive weeds. We follow the latest treatment and removal techniques for Japanese knotweed removal.
Knotweed Services has removed thousands of Japanese knotweed plants in and around Ellesmere Port and the surrounding areas. We use only the most effective treatments to ensure that your knotweed problem is completely eradicated.
Japanese Knotweed in Ellesmere Port
Homeowners, investors, and commercial property owners are affected by Japanese knotweed. If you’re a home owner, your lender probably won’t lend against a property with an infestation.
If you’re a commercial land or property owner and knotweed is present, your project could be delayed until the harmful plant is removed.
Beware of Japanese Knotweed: What it is and What to Do About It
- Japanese knotweed can grow through tarmac and concrete, posing a structural threat to your building.
- If Japanese Knotweed is present in a property, mortgage lenders often refuse to lend against that property.
- Knotweed obstructs access to infrastructure, including roads and rivers. It can cause major disruption in commercial areas.
For customers in Ellesmere Port with Japanese knotweed, we should be your very first call. We’ll always ensure that the knotweed is removed in its entirety and our warranty guarantees against re-infection and knotweed colonosation.
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 ASAP to start the treatment and management of your infestation in Ellesmere Port
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an on the spot estimate
From the first contact with Knotweed Services, we will help you through the process.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ellesmere Port.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Ellesmere Port
Because the size of Japanese Knotweed infestations can vary so widely, it’s not surprising that different methods of Japanese Knotweed removal may be needed. Sometimes one method is sufficient; other times, combinations of methods are best.
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.
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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 *
We use a device to ‘physically wipe’ our chemicals onto the Japanese knotweed leaves in this Japanese knotweed treatment. Because this use is so exact, we can frequently use a higher concentration of chemical.
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 sort of excavation and removal, but instead of excavating all of the soil affected by Japanese Knotweed, we simply remove the afflicted portions. It is an effective method of Japanese Knotweed control that allows for the reuse of the soil. minimising landfill usage.
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.
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SOIL SCREENING
A tried and tested methodology used on hundreds of sites across the UK.
Using the screening method, the Japanese knotweed rhizome material is separated from the soil material. The Japanese knotweed material is then either transported to licensed landfill at a much lower disposal rate or incinerated on site using a D6 exemption from the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.
The cleaned soils can then be reused in locations away from any construction, normally in soft landscaping areas.
This can reduce the landfill & backfill requirement costs significantly and can also help to reduce the carbon footprint on site due to reduced vehicle movements to landfill.
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.
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT Ellesmere Port
- Backford Cross
- Childer Thornton
- Great Sutton
- Hooton
- Little Stanney
- Little Sutton
- Overpool
- Rivacre Valley
- Strawberry Park
- Westminster, Ellesmere Port