We grind stumps below grade so you can replant grass, build a bed, or just stop mowing around the past. Fast, clean, licensed & insured — and cheapest when bundled with a removal.
Stump grinding in Vancouver, WA costs $100 to $400 for most stumps, depending on diameter and access. Chopmen grinds 4–6 inches below grade as standard — deeper on request — and either leaves the chip mulch or hauls it and backfills, your choice.
A stump is the part of the job most tree services leave behind — and the part you trip over, mow around, and watch sprout maple shoots every spring for the next twenty years. Grinding finishes the job: ten minutes to an hour of machine work, and the spot is ready for grass, garden, or whatever you've been planning instead.
If a tree is coming down anyway, have the stump ground the same day. The crew and equipment are already on site, so a bundled removal + grind is almost always cheaper than two separate visits — and you skip ever living with the stump at all.
| Stump size | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small, under 12" diameter | $100 – $175 |
| Medium, 12–30" | $175 – $300 |
| Large, 30"+ (mature fir, maple) | $300 – $500+ |
| Each additional stump, same visit | Discounted — ask |
| Bundled with same-day tree removal | Best price — quoted together |
Diameter is measured at the widest point, ground level, including any flare. Access matters too — a stump behind a 36-inch gate takes a smaller machine and a little more time than one beside the driveway.
Grinding is shallow work, but it pays to know what's underground. We check for irrigation lines, landscape lighting wire, and septic components near the stump, and Washington's 811 utility-locate service is free if anything deeper is in question. Surface roots from the old tree can be chased and ground as part of the same visit — just point out the ones that bother the mower.
Most stumps run $100 to $400: small stumps $100–$175, mid-size $175–$300, large fir or maple stumps $300–$500+. Multiple stumps in one visit are discounted, and same-day bundling with removal is the cheapest option.
4–6 inches below grade as standard — enough to cover with soil and replant grass. Deeper on request for replanting, fence posts, or concrete.
Your choice: keep the chip mulch for backfill and beds, or we haul it away and backfill with soil so the spot is seed-ready.
Yes — we grind deeper, clear the bulk of the chips, and backfill with native soil. Planting slightly off-center from the old location helps the new tree avoid the old root mass.
Maples, cottonwoods, willows, and poplars re-sprout aggressively. Conifers don't, but their stumps take decades to rot and attract carpenter ants in the meantime. Grinding ends both problems.
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