The fir stump crowding a Departure Bay garden. The trip hazard on the Uplands lawn. The row of hedge stumps in the Old City you're done mowing around. We grind them below grade, roots and flare included, and leave smooth ground ready to plant.
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Your neighbours in the Harbour City
Nanaimo's older neighbourhoods grow big trees, and its new subdivisions leave fresh stumps behind. Whether it's a fir stump in a Departure Bay yard, a trip hazard in Harewood, or a row of stumps on a new Cinnabar Valley lot, we grind it below grade and leave the spot ready to seed, sod, or replant.
One stump or twenty — most residential jobs are done in a single visit.
One backyard stump or a whole row of old hedge stumps — priced fairly either way.
Standard 6–12" below grade — deep enough to seed lawn or replant over top.
We chase the flare and surface roots so nothing lumps up through the grass later.
Grindings backfilled and raked smooth, or chipped and hauled away if you'd rather.
A stump never gets better on its own. These are the reasons homeowners call us.
Clear the way for a new tree, garden bed, fence line, or that patio you've been planning.
Kids, guests, and lawnmowers all find stumps the hard way. Gone is safer.
New Nanaimo lots often come with stumps the builder left behind. We grind them out so landscaping can start clean.
Fir, maple, and alder stumps sucker back, and rotting wood invites carpenter ants. Grinding ends both.
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Harbour City yards are full of big Douglas fir and cedar stumps that dull rental grinders, plus arbutus, maple, laurel-hedge, and alder. We grind them all below grade, including the old ones.
Fenced Departure Bay backyards, tight Old City lots, and long rural Cedar driveways are routine for us. Our compact grinders fit through a standard 36" gate, so a backyard stump isn’t a problem.
Roots run near gas, water, septic, and irrigation depending on the neighbourhood. We check with BC 1 Call where it matters and grind to a depth that’s safe for your yard, not just fast for us.
Four steps from eyesore to lawn — most jobs quoted from a photo.
Send a photo or book a quick visit — we quote most stumps the same day.
Most jobs fit within the week, and we call before we arrive.
Below grade, roots and flare included — through the gate and out again.
Grindings raked into the hole or hauled away. Ready to seed or replant.
Text us a photo of the stump and we'll usually quote it the same day — no site visit needed for most yards.
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We grind stumps across Nanaimo — from Departure Bay and the North End to Harewood, Chase River, Cedar, and up to Lantzville.
Clearing a whole lot, not just a stump? See Land Clearing in Nanaimo.
Most residential stumps run $100–$400 each depending on diameter and access, with discounts for multiples. Text us a photo with something for scale and we’ll usually quote it same-day.
6–12 inches below grade as standard — enough to seed or sod over. Deeper on request if you're replanting a tree in the same spot.
Your choice: we backfill the hole with them and rake it smooth, or we haul them away and you top up with soil.
Almost always. Our compact grinders fit through a standard 36" gate — tight Old City and Departure Bay lots are routine for us.
We grind the root flare and any surface roots around the stump. Long runner roots left in the ground rot away naturally and rarely cause problems.