North Texas storms leave stumps behind faster than anyone deals with them. Bradford pears split down the middle, red oaks come down across fences, and what's left is a knee-high obstacle in the middle of the lawn. STUMP99 grinds those out — stumps only, no tree work, no upsell.
The price is posted: $99 minimum, then scaled by the diameter of the stump at its widest point. You get a firm number by text before anything is scheduled, so you're not comparing a $99 headline against a surprise invoice.
Dallas soil is the local wrinkle. Blackland clay holds water, grips roots hard, and settles unevenly once the stump is gone, so we grind to full depth and tamp the backfill instead of leaving a loose mound.
What Dallas stump grinding costs
Same posted menu everywhere we work — no travel surcharge inside Dallas. Most standard yard stumps measure 13 to 20 inches and land in the $120–$150 band, not at the $99 minimum.
Up to 12" across
Minimum job price. One stump, ground below grade.
$99
13"–20" across
Most standard yard stumps land here.
$120–$150
21"–30" across
Priced by diameter at the widest point.
$150–$240
31"+ / multi-trunk
We measure and confirm before starting.
Quoted on site
Optional extras
Haul chips away
+$40 and up
Optional — most people keep the chips as mulch.
Surface roots
+$15 per root run
Grinding visible roots trailing off the stump.
Extra stumps, same visit
From $45 each
No second trip charge when they're in one yard.
Grinding in Dallas specifically
Clay soil settling
Chip backfill in DFW clay drops noticeably after the first heavy rain. Plan on a wheelbarrow of topsoil before you sod, or ask us to haul the chips and leave the hole clean.
Alley access in East Dallas
Lakewood and Oak Cliff backyards often open onto an alley. That's usually the easiest route in — tell us if the alley gate is padlocked.
Storm-cluster jobs
After a line of storms we see three or four stumps on one street. Neighbors booking the same day drop the per-stump price since it's one trip.
HOA-tidy finish
In Plano, Frisco and Richardson we rake, blow the hard surfaces and leave the lawn presentable the same afternoon.
Neighborhoods we cover
- Lakewood
- Oak Cliff
- Preston Hollow
- Richardson
- Garland
- Plano
- Irving
- Mesquite
Dallas stump grinding questions
- How much is stump grinding in Dallas?
- The Dallas minimum is $99 for a stump under 12 inches across. A typical DFW red oak or bradford pear stump measures 16 to 24 inches and lands between $130 and $200.
- Will grinding leave a sinkhole in Dallas clay?
- Blackland clay shrinks and swells, so chip backfill settles more here than in sandier soil. We tamp the fill and recommend topping it with soil after a few weeks of rain if you plan to sod the spot.
- Do you grind bradford pear stumps?
- Constantly — they're the most common storm casualty in North Texas. Multi-trunk pears often measure wider than owners expect, so we confirm the price on site before the wheel touches wood.
- Which DFW suburbs do you cover?
- Plano, Richardson, Garland, Mesquite, Irving, Carrollton, Frisco and McKinney run on the same posted pricing as Dallas proper.
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