3 Reasons Why You Should Use Stump Grinding
Have you recently had a tree cut down on your property? Was the tree perhaps cut down a while ago and now you want to do something with that area so you want to get rid of the stump? Stumps can be an eyesore for years, potentially even decades in some areas. It can be tempting to just get a shovel and start digging to get rid of the stump but that's not necessarily the best idea. Grinding the stump down can be a better option for a variety of reasons, including the following.
Speed
Digging up a stump can take a long, long time. The bigger the tree was, the more massive the rootball under the ground is bound to be. Even a relatively small stump can require digging several feet in all directions in order to be able to remove as many roots as possible. A stump that is more than a foot across could wind up requiring you to excavate half your yard. All of this can take days or even weeks. In contrast, stump grinding can typically be completed in less than an hour. Most of that time spent will be the professionals getting the equipment into position. This allows you to more quickly move on with whatever project you have in mind.
Invisibility
When you have to dig up your yard, the surrounding soil can look disturbed for potentially years after you've actually removed the stump. But because stump grinding disturbs very little of the soil, few people will be able to tell at a glance that there was even a stump there in the first place. You can even have the stump ground down to several inches below the soil so that you can plant flowers, grass, etc. over where the stump used to be.
Money
Digging up a large stump and then getting the surrounding area back to the way it was is something that can cost a significant amount of money. Not only do you have to buy or rent equipment to deal with the stump itself but you'll also have to buy or rent equipment to level out the soil and to make it like the surrounding property. When you add up all of these costs, they can easily amount to more than the fee that you'll be paying for the stump grinding process. Give your wallet a break and hire someone to grind down your tree stumps.
For more information about stump grinding, contact a company like Tree Landers.
