We visit, confirm the plant and plot the stand.
Free photo ID check · Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat mornings
An operative looks at the plant in person, walks the edge of the stand, takes photographs and notes how near it is to the house, sheds, walls and drains. The report that follows sets out spraying and excavation options with prices, written the way lenders and conveyancers expect. A typical Stockport garden is done in about an hour.
The operative begins at the plant, checking stems, leaf shape and any dead canes left from last year, then follows the line of growth to see whether it carries on past the boundary. Photographs are taken from marked spots so the same view can be repeated next season, and distances are measured from the outermost canes. Measurements to the house, drains, sheds and fences go in the report because those are the first numbers a lender or contractor asks for.
One clump on a tidy lawn is quick. A strip along a railway bank, a cluttered yard or a cleared plot takes longer because the edges vanish under brambles and fly-tipping. Access matters as well: a locked gate, a steep drop or a loose dog all cost minutes. Mention anything like that when you book and the £275 price stays as quoted.
Leave the plant alone. Cutting, strimming or pulling spreads fragments and makes mapping harder. It helps if you clear stored items from around the base of the stems and dig out any paperwork, such as a valuer's comment or a letter from a neighbour. Winter canes are enough to identify the plant, though summer shows best how far it has gone.
One leaf and a stretch of stem is enough. Use the contact form or message us. It costs nothing.
If it is knotweed, we visit, measure the stand and note what is close to it.
A programme across several seasons, or digging it out when the date will not move.
A written plan for you and your lender, then return visits until nothing regrows.
Every job starts with a free photo check. If a visit is needed, you get a written quote before any work starts — no obligation, no surprises.
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Free knotweed ID from a photo Send a picture. We name the plant at no cost. Knotweed plan for mortgages and sales The management plan that lenders and buyers ask for. Knotweed from next door A dated record of where it sits and where it is heading. Knotweed spraying programme Herbicide treatment across several seasons, with return visits. 
Knotweed excavation Digging out the stand and rhizome within days. 
Knotweed root barrier Upright membrane to stop roots crossing a line. 
Knotweed on building plots Surveys and removal for Stockport development land. Knotweed for landlords Surveys and treatment for rented houses and flats. 