The stump crowding a tight Fairfield lot. The trip hazard on the Langford lawn. The old laurel-hedge stumps out in Sidney. We grind them below grade — even through a standard backyard gate — and hand back smooth, plantable ground.
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Your neighbours on the south Island
Greater Victoria's mature canopy — from Oak Bay's Garry oaks to Saanich's big firs and West Shore cedars — means a lot of stumps. Whether it's blocking a new garden bed in Fairfield, a trip hazard on a Langford lawn, or a row of old laurel-hedge stumps in Sidney, 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.
Turn a dead stump and its weedy ring back into grass you can actually mow.
Maple, laurel, and holly stumps sucker back, and rotting wood invites carpenter ants. Grinding ends both.
Local knowledge
Victoria yards are full of big Douglas fir and cedar stumps that dull rental grinders — plus maple, arbutus, laurel-hedge, and Garry oak stumps. We grind them all below grade, and we know which trees the municipal bylaws protect before we start.
Tight Fernwood and Fairfield lots, fenced Saanich backyards, and narrow West Shore 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, and irrigation lines on older city lots. 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 Greater Victoria — every municipality from Sooke and Langford on the West Shore to Victoria, Oak Bay, and the Saanich Peninsula.
Clearing a whole lot, not just a stump? See Land Clearing in Victoria.
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 lots in Fairfield, Fernwood, and Oak Bay 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.