A stump grinder turns the stump into chips well below the lawn, so there is nothing left to trip on, mow around or sprout again. We quote the whole job after seeing the stump, show up when we say we will, and rake the yard level when it's done.
Free, no-obligation estimates. Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 6 pm, and every call answered or returned the same working day.
Free estimates
How the grind goes
The grind runs in a fixed order, whether the stump is a dogwood by the walk or an oak at the back fence, and the order is what keeps the job safe and the yard clean.
Width is read in inches at ground level across the widest part, surface roots included. That measurement, with the wood and the access, is what the estimate rests on.
Grinding below grade is digging, so the 811 locate marks gas, water and electric lines in the lawn before the machine arrives, and the wheel keeps clear of them.
A stump still standing tall gets a fresh chainsaw cut close to the ground, so the wheel starts with less wood and the grind goes faster.
The grinder sits square in front of the stump. Its carbide-toothed wheel is lowered onto the face and swept across it, shaving the wood to chips a few inches at a pass. The wheel throws chips, so windows and nearby walls are shielded and the operator wears protective gear.
The passes continue until the stump and its root flare are 8 to 12 inches below the surface, deep enough to stop regrowth and let grass take the spot.
The chip-and-soil mix goes back into the hole and gets raked level, and the loose debris around it is cleared. Hauling the chips off and filling with topsoil is an option on the estimate.
Google reviews
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We had trees removed by Elias who than used Garcia to remove stumps. Great work. Curtious, polite and got it done in no time. Thank you.
Garcia stump grinding is awesome! He took care of a lot of stumps we had in an efficient way. Our yard looks so much better! Highly recommend.
The Garcia Stump Grinding team gets it done every time rain or shine. We still have more work to do and we will call them again being that we only work with these guys. Highly recommend. Easy to get along with and they work extremely quick and clean. Really, these guys will steam roll a tree/ stump job.
What we do
Grinding one stump is the job we do most, residential or commercial, and the same machine handles the rest. Each kind of work has its own page, and all of it starts with a free estimate.
One leftover stump, ground to chips below the lawn and raked level so grass can take the spot. Most front-yard and back-yard stumps are this job.
See how the grind goes
Stump removal gets the stump out for good: ground below grade where a lawn goes back, or dug out with the root ball where a new tree or a footing needs the roots gone.
Richmond stump removal
The roots that run across the lawn and catch the mower are ground down to the stump's depth, so the yard mows flat and grass grows back over them.
surface root grinding
Many or large stumps on a lot, a building site or common ground, quoted by size and count. A home with a row of stumps gets the same grind with the same care.
commercial stump grinding
Who we are
We are García Stump Grinding, and grinding stumps below the ground is the whole of what we do, for houses and businesses across the city and the towns around it.
Every stump gets looked at before it gets a price: its width at the ground, its wood, what stands near it and how the machine will reach it. The quote covers the whole job, and the number does not change once the grinder starts.
Why grind it
A stump that stays in the yard is not finished business; it settles into the grass and makes trouble of its own.
What it costs
Stump width is the biggest part of the price, and the rest comes from its wood and age, how the machine reaches it and how many stumps are on the list.
A wide old oak takes more passes than a young dogwood, a stump behind a gate takes more setting up than one beside the drive, and several stumps in one visit cost less each than the same stumps on separate days, because the drive and the setup are paid for once. We put no dollar figure on a stump we have not seen: the estimate is free, and the number on it is the price.
Backyard access
A compact, rubber-tracked grinder passes through a standard 36-inch gate and reaches a stump beside a fence, a patio or a flower bed without a truck ever crossing the lawn.
Rubber tracks spread the machine's weight, so the lawn shows tread marks like a mower's and no ruts. Tell us on the call what stands between the street and the stump, and we plan the route before the day.
Gets through
Stops the machine
This is heavy machinery. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration counts tree care among the trades with serious hazards, and a rented grinder in untrained hands is a poor bargain next to a free estimate.
Before and after
The questions that come up once the grinding itself makes sense: the lines, the chips and the estimate.
Grinding below grade is digging, so the buried lines get marked first.
Virginia 811 marks buried public utility lines for free when asked a few working days ahead, and the marks tell us where the wheel stays shallow or stays away.
call 811 before stump grindingThe grind leaves a mound of chips mixed with soil where the stump was.
Raked back into the hole, the mix settles over a season and works as mulch. If you'd rather sow grass right away, the chips can be hauled off and the hole filled with topsoil instead.
after stump grindingEvery job starts with a free estimate that prices the whole job before the grinder starts.
The number covers the grind, the depth, the access and the cleanup you choose, and nothing gets added after. Call, or send us the details and we return the call the same working day.
contact usWhere we go
We grind stumps in Richmond and in the towns within about 23 miles of it. The drive is part of every quote, so stumps in the same neighborhood on the same day cost less each. If you are not sure the line reaches you, ask on the call.
Tuckahoe, Manchester, Mechanicsville, Bon Air, Short Pump, Lakeside, Chester, Montrose, Petersburg, Dumbarton, East Highland Park, Bensley, Meadowbrook and the neighborhoods between.
Don't see your town? Call (804) 429-8770 and ask; we may still come out.
One call gets you a free, no-obligation estimate. We answer Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 6 pm, and return any other call the next working morning.
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after, and we clean up when the work is done.
The grinder at work
