JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Portishead
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SUCCESSFUL KNOTWEED REMOVAL PROJECTS IN Portishead
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NO OTHER JAPANESE KNOTWEED COMPANIES IN Portishead HAVE OUR TRACK RECORD
Our specialist teams of qualified surveyors travel throughout Portishead to provide advice, assistance, and solutions for your Japanese knotweed problems. We offer efficiency, reliability, and value with our tailored solutions for all your Japanese knotweed needs.
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.
We have used our expertise in knotweed eradication to complete a number of challenging projects in and around Portishead and England. For knotweed removal to be successful, experienced identification, surveying, treatment, and control must take place. We can help.
What is Japanese Knotweed? All you wanted to know about that plant growing in your garden
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 Japanese Knotweed is present, your project may end up being delayed until your infestation is addressed correctly and legally.
Here's how Japanese Knotweed can affect your life
- The invasive plant Japanese Knotweed can grow through tarmac and concrete, posing a structural threat to buildings.
- Mortgage lenders often refuse to lend against a building where Japanese Knotweed is present.
- 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.
For customers in Portishead with Japanese Knotweed, we should be your very first call. We’ll always ensure the knotweed is removed in its entirety and provide a warranty against reinfection and re-colonization.
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 ASAP to begin the treatment and management of your knotweed problem in Portishead
Call us on: 0121 725 6348 or 0800 689 4146 for an immediate quote
From the first contact with Knotweed Services, we will help you through the process.
RESIDENTIAL JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Portishead.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL Portishead
As Japanese Knotweed infestations vary considerably from property to property, the methods used for its removal will differ, too.
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 Portishead
FOLIAR SPRAYING *
The most commonly used method of treating Japanese knotweed is with herbicide. This is done by spraying the plant with a knapsack sprayer 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 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
Biomass is a type of excavation and removal, but instead of extracting all of the Japanese Knotweed-affected soil, we simply remove the afflicted soil. It is an outstanding Japanese Knotweed control strategy that enables for soil reuse. Reducing 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 Portishead
SOIL SCREENING
A tried-and-true technique utilised on hundreds of sites throughout the UK.
The rhizome material of Japanese knotweed is isolated from the soil material by means of screening. The Japanese knotweed debris is subsequently transferred to a licenced landfill at a substantially reduced disposal rate, or it is burnt on-site with an exemption D6 from the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.
The cleansed soils can then be reapplied elsewhere, typically in soft landscaping areas where they will not interfere with construction.
This can greatly minimise landfill and backfill expenses while also reducing the site’s carbon footprint due to fewer trips to the dump by vehicle.
BIOSECURITY SUPERVISION
We could send a biosecurity operative to monitor any excavations or movement of Japanese knotweed-containing soil on your property.
As part of these steps, we can set up a location at the site’s entry where people can wash their boots and machines. We will offer all toolbox discussions for the primary contractor on site, which will be signed by all contractors involved in the operation on site.
We may provide temporary geotextile barriers in situations where biosecurity is necessary.
We will present the client with a comprehensive biosecurity report once the service is concluded.
This procedure can be used in conjunction with other on-site treatment options.
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.