Everything North Shore homeowners, builders and landscapers ask us before booking a stump grind.
Most single residential stumps on the North Shore fall between $150 and $350, with very large stumps running $400–$650+. Price depends on stump diameter, root spread and access width. We come out, look at the stump and quote the job before we start — no hourly surprises.
Standard grinding takes the stump 150–300mm below soil level, which is deep enough to top with soil and turf, or to plant over. If you are paving, concreting or building, we grind deeper and excavate the root plate.
A stump left in the ground blocks any future paving, fencing, turfing or planting in that spot, and it is a trip hazard on a lawn. Grinding it out clears the ground so the next job can go ahead.
Yes. Our machine fits through a standard 900mm gate and is wheeled rather than tracked, so it rolls across your lawn instead of chewing it. Give us a call and we will confirm access before booking.
A typical suburban stump takes 20–60 minutes including set-up and clean-up. Large pohutukawa, macrocarpa or gum stumps, and hedge lines with a dozen stumps, can run half a day to a full day.
Once the stump and crown are ground out, the remaining roots have no growing point and die off naturally. Species that sucker from roots — such as gum and privet — can throw the odd shoot; mowing or a spot treatment stops them for good.
Grinding removes the stump plus the surface and lateral roots we can reach beyond the base. If you are laying a driveway, slab, deck footing or fence line, ask for full stump removal so the root plate is excavated too.
Rake the mulch out level and you can turf or seed straight away. If you are replanting a tree in the same spot, move the wood chip aside first — decomposing chip draws nitrogen from young roots — then add clean soil and compost.
Grinding is faster, tidier and cheaper for lawns, garden beds and replanting. Full removal is the right call when concrete, paving, a driveway, decking or a retaining wall is going in over the top. Tell us what comes next and we will advise which one your job needs.
Most North Shore jobs are booked within 2–5 days, and we regularly fit in same-day work when a builder or concreter is waiting. Call for the next available slot.
We chase surface and lateral roots well beyond the stump base wherever access allows. This is essential before re-turfing, paving or laying a driveway.
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