Removing Any Size Stump At Home

| Wednesday, April 10, 2013
By Melissa Reign


If you choose to make your home's needed landscape adjustments by yourself, you can save a lot of cash, but will need an investment of time. As one of the most difficult situations a landscaping amateur will encounter, getting rid of unnecessary trees and the stumps that they leave behind is a nuisance. When you need to remove a tree for landscaping purposes, or a tree has generally outlived its usefulness on your property, it needs to be removed entirely in order to maintain the appearance of your yard.

Stumps left behind in your yard create far worse problems for a home owner than simple unsightliness. A stump left on your property after tree removal becomes a hazard in many different forms. It becomes a danger to children playing on your property, and it can become a hive location for termites and other insects. As decomposition sets in, wildlife may claim the stump as their home, or the local water table may become polluted from the rotting remains.

You have several options to pick from concerning home stump removal melbourne. Whichever method you select, you should remove the stump promptly. For the best results, remove the stump within a month of cutting down the tree. The removal options discussed herein may become dangerous to complete after a month's worth of rotting is allowed to occur.

The stumps left behind from small trees are easier to deal with than larger ones, due to the tree's relative young age. For stumps that are less than four inches across, the removal process normally includes tools such as a shovel, a hoe and an ax. Groundbreaking should occur approximately twelve inches from the stump. Sever and roots you find a you dig in a clockwise fashion around the stump. Once the roots have been cut all around, work your way in toward the stump. After some prying is applied, the stump should surrender quickly.

As the target becomes larger, stump removal grows more challenging. After any type of pine tree has been cut down, know that the roots left behind have been growing straight down. Pine tree stumps must be hacked off from below the surface. Dig down around the stump after pine tree removal. At least six inches below ground level, cut the stump off.

Non-pine trees have root systems which grow along the ground rather than down into it, resulting in a ring of roots the approximate width of the original branches. Options for dealing with these bigger stumps include chipping away at the stump until it is lower than the surface, or slicing the root web away before forcing the stump out of the ground. If this tree has any roots peeking up from the ground, take a moment to cut these out now too.

The option of fire can be applied to any size of stump removal job. Only begin the burning procedure once you are certain that burning is legal in your area. Taking the time to craft a fire ring from available scrap metal can prevent the fire from getting out of control. Pile scrap wood and sawdust from the tree removal process inside. Apply fuel and ignite, but never leave the fire unattended. Continue adding fuel until the fire has consumed the stump to below ground level. Achieving this level of burn may require a couple of days.

After you have removed the stump, fill in the hole with dirt and pack it down tightly. Your soil will never be more level than you leave it today. Spread seed for your grass type over the area and water thoroughly. Once this is complete, you can enjoy your stump free landscape.




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1 comments:

Unknown said...

Nice blog and information regarding post stump removal things to be followed is nicely explained. Stressing on fire to be used and buried with dirt and tight packing which is very useful information. Thanks for the post.

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