Serving Hartford & Middlesex County, CT
Stump Removal in Hartford & Middlesex County
Stump removal for yards and lots where the stumps have to come all the way out. We pull them with our own excavators, roots and all, so the ground can be built on, regraded or planted.
Pulling a Stump vs. Grinding It
There are two ways to deal with a stump. Pulling takes the whole thing out of the ground, while grinding chews it down below the surface and leaves the roots. Each one suits a different kind of job.
Pulled with an excavator
The bucket gets under the stump and lifts it out with the root ball. Nothing is left in the ground to rot, so it's the better choice if anything will be built or regraded there.
Tree and stump removal on land being cleared
On a lot or an overgrown piece of land, we take the trees down and pull the stumps in the same job.
Lot clearingGrinding, for a finished lawn
Grinding leaves a smaller mess in a yard that's already done. We don't have a stump grinder, so for one stump in a finished lawn, a stump grinding service may cost you less.
- When you ask for a price, let us know what's going where the stump is now, since that decides how it should come out.
Which Kind of Stump Removal You Need
Whether a stump should be pulled or ground depends on what's going where it is now.
Pulling leaves a hole and some torn-up soil. We backfill the hole, but on a finished lawn there's more to put back than after grinding.
Pulled stumps go out with the rest of the brush, and on most jobs we haul them away. Your quote will say what we plan to do with them.
- A foundation, an addition or a patio: pulling is the way to go, because buried wood rots and the ground settles over it.
- A yard you're about to regrade or reseed: pulling keeps the roots out of the way of the new grade.
- A lot full of stumps: an excavator pulls them much faster than anyone can deal with them one at a time by hand.
- One stump in the middle of a lawn you like: grinding is often the tidier answer.
Stump Removal Cost
We price stump removal by the stump and by how easy each one is to get to.
Photos of each stump with something for scale, like a shovel or a person, help us price it.
- How many stumps: a dozen on one lot costs less each than one on its own.
- Size: the wider the stump, the bigger the root ball that comes up with it.
- Roots: some trees spread their roots wide and shallow, others go deep.
- What's close by: a foundation, a patio, a fence or buried lines means slower, careful work.
- Access: whether an excavator can drive to the stump or has to work around a house or through a gate.
- Disposal: what happens to the stumps once they're out.
- The hole: backfill only, or topsoil and seed on top.
Common Questions About Stump Removal
Have a different question? Give us a call(860) 883-6201It depends on what comes next. If anything will be built, dug or regraded there, it's best to pull it out. If it's one stump in a lawn you want to leave as it is, grinding disturbs less ground.
Yes. An excavator digs around the stump and lifts it out with the root ball. That's how stumps are usually taken out on building lots, because it leaves nothing in the ground.
It gets filled and packed so it doesn't sink later, and left at rough grade. If you'd like topsoil and seed on top, we can add that to the price.
Usually, yes, and there's no hard minimum. It helps to send a few photos first. For a single stump, a grinding service is sometimes the cheaper option.
No, we leave those to the specialists. A tree that could fall on the house needs a licensed tree service, and anything near power lines is for the utility company. Once the tree is down, we're happy to pull the stump.
Show Us the Stumps
Send a few photos and tell us what the spot will be used for next, and we'll get back to you by email. You can also call (860) 883-6201.