Stump Grinding in Gloucestershire

Stump grinding is the procedure where the stump of a tree that has been previously felled is taken out. Generally during tree felling a few inches of the trunk and the root structure are kept in the soil, making the nearby area unusable as well as possibly appealing to insects or harbouring tree diseases like honey fungus. If your back yard has stumps in the ground, taking them out can clear the location, offering extra space to broaden your lawn size or provide new spaces to fit patio or decking. Expert stump grinding firms can get rid of stumps of any size. The operation generally includes slicing the stump as low to the ground as possible using a chainsaw, and then utilising specialised stump grinding machinery to grind away at the stump. Stumps are ground down to about 10-12 inches below the ground surface to permit replanting, although in some circumstances landscaping projects may require the stump to be removed deeper than this. The wood chipping that is made by the stump grinding may be either infilled back into the hole and used as mulch in other areas of your garden, or the stump grinding company could remove it for you and dispose of it in an eco-friendly way. Furthermore, lots of experienced stump grinding companies provide specialist slim equipment that could be employed if there is restricted access to your garden for example, via a side alley.