Stump removal in Cape Town
Stumps ground below ground level, not cut flush, so the ground can be replanted, paved or turfed.
- Fully insured
- Written price first
- Waste removed
A stump cut flush is still a stump: it trips people, blunts the mower and sends up shoots. We grind it out below the surface, rake out the grindings and leave the ground ready for whatever you had planned.
We grind stumps from our own removals and stumps someone else left behind years ago. Old, hard stumps are slower, not impossible. Most are done in a morning.
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Stump grinding in Cape Town: what actually happens
Stump grinding is the standard way to remove a stump. A grinder with a toothed cutting wheel chips the stump and the main surface roots away until it sits well below ground level. The roots further out are left in the soil, where they rot away over time. Nothing is dug up, so the paving, walls and lawn around the stump are left alone.
Grinding or digging out?
- Grinding suits almost every garden: lawns, beds, paving and driveways. It is quicker, cheaper and far less disruptive than digging.
- Digging out the root plate is only worth it when something structural is going exactly where the stump stood, such as a foundation or a pool. Tell us if that is the plan and we will advise what depth your builder needs.
Stumps near walls, pipes and paving
Many Cape Town stumps sit right against a boundary wall or next to a drain, because that is where the tree was planted to give shade or privacy. We check for pipes and cables before grinding, and work slowly next to walls and kerbs. If roots have already lifted paving, we grind those surface roots out too so the paving can be relaid flat.
Will it come back?
Most trees die once the stump is ground out. Some species sucker from the roots, though, and in Cape Town gardens the usual culprits are poplars, some gums and wattles. If your tree is one of them we will tell you before we start, and what to do about any shoots that come up afterwards.
Stump grinding is often booked together with tree removal, so the job is finished in one visit. We also grind old stumps left by other companies years ago. Once the hole is backfilled with topsoil you can lay lawn or replant straight away.
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