Do I need to grind out the stump?

[Vikings]

I cut down a tree and the stump is only 1" high now, there is a raised are around the stump.. maybe 4". Anyway, I want to build a shed over this area and was wondering if that stump could move or even start growing again, thus poking a hole in my shed floor.

Wondering if I need to rent a stump grinder.

[P.Services]

no way will it grow with a shed over it. no sun no growth.

[Vikings]

That's what I figured but someone said it might grow. I always worry about chipping bark off a tree when I use the gas trimmer. Ringing a small tree could kill it apparently and here I cut the whole thing down, lol.

[LarryF]

It won't start growing, but I'd be concerned that it might turn into a carpenter-ant or termite dormitory. What is the diameter of the stump? I've yanked many that were only a few inches in diameter using my pickup or a come-along winch. And renting a stump grinder isn't very expensive either.

[Kiril]

grind it. Call someone to do it, it will cost less in most cases.

[Vikings]

It's about 10-12 inches..

I'm not sure if we have carpenter ants and termites here in Winnipeg.


If I do grind it up... You see I had a very large elm tree removed from the front yard last year. The did grind the stump but shoveled all that saw dust crap, and who knows what else, back into the hole. They did do a good job grinding though, they went deep. But the grass and the land there now seem kind of soft.

If I do grind it, should I get a yard of that dirt they call triple mix and fill it up? I actually cut down a shrub also that has a stump of about 2" and that one is in the way.

[P.Services]

if you want that thing out i say put on your workin boots and dig around in and cut all the main roots with a axe or chainsaw and the hook your truck to it. should take about 2 hours

[LarryF]

Well, If the trunk is 12 inches in diameter, it might be tough pulling the stump out with a truck unless you do a lot of digging and root chopping first. If you use your chain saw to cut the buried roots, it'll get too dull to cut in a very short time, so I wouldn't do that. Digging and also chopping the roots with an ax will be a lot work and time consuming. Since you already know someone with a stump grinder, maybe that would be the best path to take. You mentioned that he went deep with the last stump he ground for you, so that implies he must have a grinder with a blade that is several feet in diameter, probably something that was towed to the site. That's a lot better than renting one with a small-diameter blade. The shrub with the two inch trunk will probably done as a freebie if you hire that guy to do the tree trunk. I'd tell the guy to not fill in the hole with the wood chips. It would be better for you to haul the chips away and instead backfill with dirt or even better with crushed stone since you want to put a shed over this area.

Are you going to put the shed on a concrete slab or up on blocks and have a wooden floor? Either way, the crushed-stone fill will be an asset, in my opinion.

[kandklandscape]

we charge $75 for every foot, so im sure that it would be worth the $75-100 someone would charge ya

[Turfinator1]

you could get that stuff that you paint on and it protects against insected.

[Mike33]

I have a friend in the tree business who also grinds stumps. Stump grinding is like a postage stamp. They are the best deal in life, i think he charges a couple dollars a inch but like the one guy said 75-100 for a service go for it. No one else will come on your property and do a service this cheap. Yea, tie a chain around it and jerk the rear end out of your truck to save $100.00 , no way. I still would have ahard time sleeing that a damn stump was left under my new building. My opinion!
Mike

[Victor]

I'd get a sasquatch to pull that stump out of the ground for ya. :laugh:

[Vikings]

Are you going to put the shed on a concrete slab or up on blocks and have a wooden floor? Either way, the crushed-stone fill will be an asset, in my opinion.

Up on blocks, 8'x12' shed. I'm going to dig out the thatch layer, put pea gravel and tamp it down. Put the blocks on top and level them all out.

I already bought all the 2x6's and 2x8's and the 3-4x8 sheets of plywood, for the entire floor structure. All pressure treated, man it's expensive but I've been procrastinating on this thing for so long. I finally got a good book by Joseph Truini as a guide.


The STUMP has got to go:clapping:, I'll get some prices for renting and for having a guy do it. I could make a hundred bucks in 90 mins cleaning windows and be all nice and clean or I could spend 4 hours getting all dirty and maybe not even being able to do the job properly.:laugh:

[LarryF]

Up on blocks, 8'x12' shed. I'm going to dig out the thatch layer, put pea gravel and tamp it down. Put the blocks on top and level them all out.

I already bought all the 2x6's and 2x8's and the 3-4x8 sheets of plywood, for the entire floor structure. All pressure treated, man it's expensive but I've been procrastinating on this thing for so long. I finally got a good book by Joseph Truini as a guide.


The STUMP has got to go:clapping:, I'll get some prices for renting and for having a guy do it. I could make a hundred bucks in 90 mins cleaning windows and be all nice and clean or I could spend 4 hours getting all dirty and maybe not even being able to do the job properly.:laugh:

Good luck with both the stump and the shed. In case you are interested, here's a site that sells excellent shed plans at a very reasonable price.

http://www.backyard3.com/

I had posted this before, and some came back and added that they too had used them and also thought they were good.