Stump Grinding in Canterbury

Stump grinding is the procedure in which the stump of a felled tree is taken out. Commonly when trees are felled a couple of inches of the trunk and the root structure are left in the soil, making the neighbouring area impractical to use together with possibly attracting insects or harbouring tree diseases like honey fungus. If your back garden has stumps in the soil, extracting them can open up the space, delivering additional space which could be used to expand your lawn size or add fresh spaces to install patio or decking. Expert stump grinding businesses can clear away stumps of any proportion. The process ordinarily requires slicing the stump as close to the ground as possible using a chainsaw, and afterwards using specialised stump grinding equipment to grind away the stump. Stumps are ground down to about 10-12 inches beneath the ground surface to enable replanting, however in some cases landscaping projects might need the stump to be removed deeper than this. The wood chipping that is generated by the stump grinding can be either infilled back into the hole and used as mulch for other areas of your garden, or the stump grinding company could remove it and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner. Additionally, lots of expert stump grinding companies offer specialist slim equipment that can be used if there is restricted access to your garden for example, via a side passageway.