Venice yards are maintained, and that changes the job. Nobody here wants a mound of chips left behind — they want the spot flat, raked and ready for sod the same afternoon. That's how we work every Venice job by default.
Pricing is posted rather than negotiated. $99 is the minimum for a single stump up to 12 inches, which covers most queen palm and ornamental stumps. Laurel oak and live oak stumps on the older Island lots are typically 20 to 30 inches and are priced by diameter.
Between Venice Island, South Venice and the newer Wellen Park side, access varies a lot: sandy alleys and mature canopy on one end, tight new-construction side yards on the other. Our machine clears a 36-inch gate, which handles nearly all of it.
What Venice stump grinding costs
Same posted menu everywhere we work — no travel surcharge inside Venice. 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 Venice specifically
Laurel oak decline
Laurel oaks age out around 50 to 70 years and a lot of Venice's are there now. They leave wide, sometimes hollow stumps — we measure the flare, not the visible trunk.
HOA-tidy finish
Chips go back in the hole and get raked flat as standard. Haul-away from $40 if the association wants no evidence at all.
Shallow water table
Some South Venice lots hold water inches down. We grind to depth where the ground allows and won't churn a hole into a puddle.
Sarasota County tree rules
Grinding an existing stump is not a tree removal, so it isn't a permit issue. If the tree is still standing, check county rules before it comes down.
Neighborhoods we cover
- Venice Island
- South Venice
- Venice Gardens
- Nokomis
- Osprey
- Jacaranda
- Laurel
- Wellen Park
Venice stump grinding questions
- What does stump grinding cost in Venice FL?
- $99 for one stump up to 12 inches across. Most standard stumps are 13 to 20 inches at $120 to $150, and 21 to 30 inch oak stumps are $150 to $240. Bigger ones are quoted on site.
- Do you cover Nokomis, Osprey and Wellen Park?
- Yes. Venice Island, South Venice, Venice Gardens, Nokomis, Osprey, Laurel and Wellen Park are all in our normal run from North Port.
- Will you leave my lawn clean enough for sod?
- That's the standard finish — hole backfilled, tamped and raked level. Ask for haul-away if you want the grindings gone entirely.
- Do you need a permit to grind a stump?
- No. Grinding a stump that's already cut isn't a removal. Permitting questions come up when a living tree still needs to come down.
Not in Venice? See every city we serve.