Best Methods For Stump Removal

| Friday, June 6, 2014
By Sally Delacruz


Several large stumps located at a single place make it look ugly and unattractive for investment. Therefore stump removal is an important activity in raising the beauty, safety, and economic value of a site. If the stumps are small, they cause a threat to people who pass by because they may knock themselves down on them. They must therefore be removed especially if they are located in a place that is often filled by people.

When trees are cut down and their leaves and stems are removed from the site, the job still remains unfinished until when the stump is removed. One can decide to hire service firms or do the job by themselves. The necessary machines can be hired from local firms too. Companies that rent machines or remove stumps can be located through newspapers or the internet.

Most professionals in Spring Hill Florida charge not less than 90 US dollars to remove a single piece. On the other hand, most companies rent the grinder at not less than 100 US dollars a day depending on the size of the grinder. This implies that one is better off hiring a grinder if the number of stumps to be removed is high. Renting companies may also provide some tips and a little training on how to use the machines they rent out to clients.

Five major methods are available for removing stumps from a place. Each technique requires different amounts of time, efforts, and money to go through. One should consider a method that combines the three factors best in making the choice. The available techniques can be grouped broadly as chemical, manual, natural, mechanical, and use of fire.

The chemical method uses chemical products to help in fastening the rate at which the stump rots down. Potassium nitrate is the main chemical contained in most products to speed up the rotting process. This process requires holes to be made at the top and sides of the stub for pouring the chemical through. Different products cause varying rates of decay with some taking a few weeks while others take months. Once the decay is complete, the stub becomes very soft and can be broken down with an axe.

Mechanical method makes use of machinery. The most common piece of equipment used is the wood grinder. Grinders have teeth for chipping off wood. The teeth should be directed at the stump to grind it. People with the right skills can do the job in a matter of minutes. As a safety measure, plastics, glass, metals, and stones should be removed from the site before the process is began.

The third method involves using manual tools like spades, machetes, and axes to dig the stub out. To do the job fast and effective, one should dig a perimeter around the piece to reveal as many roots as possible before going in for the tap root. This method is very tiring, time-consuming, and may be unnecessary if the item involved is very large.

If the stump is located away from the public, it would be a cheaper and faster alternative to just burn it down. The process can be accelerated by adding fuel such as kerosene or fuel oil. Combustible fuels should however be avoided.




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