Torrance Stump Grinding Services

Ready to remove an old tree stump or two?

Maybe you shouldn’t try doing it by yourself.

Maybe it’s time to get someone to drive out and take care of it.

Old Tree Problems in Redondo Beach or Carson?

When you have a little yard trouble, you’re in luck because there’s a friendly service near you.

A knowledgeable landscaping pro will get your situation resolved.

Affordable Torrance Tree Stump Grinding

Once you decide to get going, it’s easy to get started.

Your Carson crew will take care of the whole operation. You just need to pick the date.

Most of these assignments in West LA County are finished in one visit.

Distinction Between Removal and Grinding

Some old stumps have grown in tough locations or they have troublesome roots.

Most others can get resolved with a large grinding machine.

The grinding method uses a machine to systematically break up a tree and its roots into small chips.

But in a few cases, roots have pushed their way under a driveway or walkway and they can’t be accessed with just a grinder.

Those roots need to come out. Most of the work is in a place where a big machine can’t help, so it winds up being a mostly manual operation.

Since these kind of jobs are more challenging, they will take longer to get completed.

Cost of Tree Stump Removal or Grinding In Carson or Torrance

It’s easy to get an estimate.

Costs can deviate. But how long the job is going to take to complete is usually the major factor.

And how long the job will take is primarily influenced by the size of the remaining tree.

There can be other issues too. Maybe the stump is alongside some underground utility supply lines.

When a project looks complicated, the price estimate will include for the additional time.

A fallen tree with long roots in a bad area might require plenty of physical labor and take a long time.

Smaller ones in an easy to get to location go quicker.

A tree that has just been blown down in a storm is often harder to take care of than a really old stump is.

That’s especially true if the tree is still partially attached to the roots.

An Experienced Redondo Beach Stump Grinder

There are two types of businesses that do these jobs.

The first type are stump extraction specialists. They specialize in this kind of work.

But many of the jobs will be done by general landscaping services who have work crews that can take care of it for you.

Whoever you decide to go with will take care of it for you.

What You Might Anticipate at Your Yard

Your contractor places their machine alongside your tree and it gradually chips away at the trunk and roots.

It’s not a rapid process. It takes a while to properly chip away at a hard trunk.

But it will end eventually when your tree has been diminished to a pile of wood chips.

You might need a friendly new soil to fill in the area where it once was.

Your Tree Service Wants to Know a Few Things:

• Will I have trouble getting my grinder up to it?
• Is this a decaying tree or recently fallen?
• Are there some roots which go beneath a driveway or walkway?
• Is the ground around it level?
• How wide is the stump?
• Is there something up against it – like a building or a fence?

Once your tree service has found out your situation, they can supply you with a decent cost estimate.

What If I Want To Try Doing The Work?

You can likely find a SoCal outdoor equipment company who will rent you a good grinder for a day.

If you are facing just a medium sized tree, and it’s in a safe spot on your lawn, you can certainly try it yourself.

But if yours was a large tree at one time, or it’s on an uneven area, maybe you should save it for someone else.

There is a little risk involved with this operation.

The cutter disk is seriously sharp and spins quickly. Pieces of bark, roots and earth can be shot around. Be careful.

What About Using Chemicals or Burning It?

There are options to using a chemical substance which will slowly weaken a fallen tree. It’s not a quick option though.

You have to take your longest drill bit and drill a number of holes into the trunk area. You carefully pour in the liquid and wait.

With any luck, these compounds will make your trunk softer so you might be able to split it into strips with your axe.

If your stump is tall, it will take a number of applications to get it to weaken.

If your home is out in the country and you want to do it, you may be able to get away with burning it up.

Because of burn bans, community guidelines and increased insurance responsibility, most homeowners aren’t going to set a small fire in their front yard which needs to smoulder for one or more days.

Convenient Appointments in Your Area

Your friendly landscaper will take out anything in your yard which you don’t want there.

You simply need to ask. You can get a quote if you like.

You could arrange for service in neighborhoods close to Hollywood Riviera, Walter, Old Town Torrance, North Torrance, West Torrance, Lomita, Harbor City, Carson, West Carson, Malaga Cove, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach or Hermosa Beach.

Pencil in an Appointment

Chat with somebody who does this kind of yard work every day.

A friendly landscaping team can get it done for you.

Speak with a helpful pro now.

855-946-4907