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Uncontrolled Japanese Knotweed can significantly lower property values by making properties less attractive to potential buyers, complicating the mortgage and insurance processes, and potentially causing structural damage that requires costly repairs and legal actions.
The main methods for killing Japanese Knotweed include herbicide treatments and excavation, with new techniques like hot foam, steam, or electrical usage currently being evaluated for their effectiveness.
Excavated Japanese Knotweed waste can either be left onsite using approved methods like cell burial or removed to an approved landfill site licensed for knotweed waste.
Japanese Knotweed Ltd. customizes control methods to meet each client's specific needs and land use requirements. Their approach often involves a bespoke plan that combines several techniques, including herbicide treatments, excavation, and innovative methods like vacuum excavation for environmentally sensitive areas.
Newer methods such as hot foam, steam, or electrical usage for Japanese Knotweed control lack sufficient evidence of long-term effectiveness and may be more costly than traditional methods.
The two primary control methods for Japanese Knotweed are herbicide treatments and excavation, with new methods like hot foam, steam, or electrical usage still under trial.
Ongoing investigations are being conducted to better understand the effects of Japanese Knotweed on both the built and natural environments.
Find out why Japanese knotweed is classed as a dangerous invasive plant and why it is not to be ignored!
Is Japanese knotweed as harmful and damaging as other invasive plants such as Bamboo? Find out in this brief article.
Japanese knotweed can impact property value. In this brief article we explain what can be done to avoid this issue.
The impact of Japanese knotweed on commercial or residential sites can be minimised. Find out how in this brief article.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 carries significant implications for the cultivation of Japanese knotweed, find out more here.
There are legal regulatory guidelines around the removal and disposal of Japanese knotweed, which we outline in this brief article.
If you find Japanese knotweed on your property that originates from your neighbour's you can take legal action. Find out how in this article.
Discovering your neighbour has knotweed can be a real concern, here we explain what you can do in these circumstances.
What happens if you allow Japanese knotweed to spread onto a neighbour's property? Find out in this brief article.
Businesses face challenges due to regrowth during construction, legal risks, and the need to stop work for surveys and treatment if Knotweed is found on development sites.
Homeowners can face challenges like regrowth, legal risks, and delays if Japanese knotweed is found on their property. Find out why!
Find out how Japanese knotweed affects property sales in the UK, and what can be done to help.
Businesses face challenges due to regrowth during construction, legal risks, and the need to stop work for surveys and treatment if knotweed is found on development sites.
We work in all conditions to clear Japanese knotweed and vegetation from sites deemed for development, and this was a challenging, partly flooded site.
Japanese knotweed grows rapidly, but how fast and how high can it grow? Find out in this article.
We don't just deal with Japanese knotweed, our sister brand is all about the other invasive species running riot across the UK such as Himalayan balsam.
Reduce project management time with our Multi-Contaminant Removal Service. We can remove knotweed and asbestos-in-soils at the same time!
Japanese knotweed can be difficult to spot in spring, here we show you what to look for and how it changes during the spring period.
Our annual H&S audit was carried out by HCS Safety in March and we're delighted to announce that we achieved 100%. Find out what this means to our clients.
In this article we explain what a risk assessment involves and why it is vital to include a knotweed survey for new development projects.
Landowners have a responsibility to deal with knotweed infestations and stop the spread. Read the legal consequences of not taking action.
In this brief article we explain why you cannot throw knotweed away. Find out how knotweed is disposed of legally and correctly.
Knotweed impacts many aspects of the environment, our lives and business economics, here we look at some of the biggest factors.
