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Stump grinding
A stump is a mower obstacle, a fire-ant hotel and a spot where nothing grows. We grind it out below grade, rake the chips, and you can seed grass the same week.
(251) 000-0000What we do
Below grade, not just flush
Cutting a stump flush leaves the roots to rot and sink for years. We grind six to twelve inches below the soil, chase the big surface roots, and leave the chips as fill or haul them and backfill with topsoil.
- One stump, or every stump left after a clearing
- Tight spots: through gates, along fences, next to foundations
- Surface roots that heave sidewalks and driveways
- Chips left as fill, or hauled off and the hole topsoiled
- Whole root ball dug out with the excavator when you're building on the spot
Good to know
Before you plant over it
Grass in a week
Backfilled with topsoil and seeded, most spots blend in by the second mowing.
New tree in the same spot?
Grinding leaves the deep roots behind. If a new tree is going exactly there, tell us and we'll dig the root ball out instead.
Utilities get marked first
We call in a utility locate before grinding near lines. It's free, and it takes a couple of days, so plan for that.
Questions
Before you call
How deep do you grind?
Six to twelve inches below grade for most stumps, and deeper on request where something is being built or planted.
Can the grinder get into my back yard?
The small machine fits through a standard gate. If the only way in is over the septic lines or a flower bed, we talk about it first.
What happens to the chips?
Your call. Left in the hole they settle into decent fill for grass. Hauled off, we backfill with topsoil.
Do you grind stumps from trees someone else cut?
Yes. Send a photo with the estimate form and in most cases we can price it from that.
Get a free estimate in a minute
Name, number, where the stump is and roughly how wide. On a real site it lands on the owner's phone as a text.