An on-site visit to confirm the plant and record the stand.
Free photo ID check · Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat mornings
On the visit we confirm the plant by eye, measure the stand, photograph it and note its distance from the house, outbuildings, walls and drains. The report then sets out the spraying and excavation choices with costs. Lenders and solicitors know what to look for in it. A typical Widnes garden takes under an hour.
The surveyor begins at the plant, checking the canes, the leaf shape and any dead stems left from last year. They then walk the boundary to see whether the stand carries on next door. Photographs are taken from fixed spots so the view can be repeated later, and measurements run from the outermost canes. Distances to the house, drains, outbuildings and fences are noted, because those figures are what lenders and contractors ask about first.
A small stand in a tidy garden is quick to assess. A long strip along a railway bank, an overgrown yard or a cleared plot takes longer, because the edges are hard to find under brambles and scrub. Access matters too: a locked side gate, a steep slope or a dog in the garden all add minutes. Tell us about these when you book, and the survey price of £275 stays simple to plan around.
Leave the plant alone before we arrive. Cutting, strimming or pulling it scatters fragments and makes the stand harder to map. Do move loose items that hide the bases of the canes, and dig out any earlier paperwork such as a valuer's note or a neighbour's letter. In winter the canes are brown and brittle, which is still enough to identify, but the growing season gives the clearest picture of how far the plant has spread.
A leaf and a stem will do, via the contact form or message. Free of charge.
For a confirmed stand we visit, measure it and record what lies near it.
Seasonal spraying over several years, or digging out where the timetable demands it.
A written plan for you and your lender, and revisits until the stand stops regrowing.
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.
Ditton· Appleton· Halebank· Cronton· Upton Rocks· Lunts Heath· Hough Green· Victoria Park· West Bank· Simms Cross
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