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How to remove tree stumps and level the ground?

yayank3
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How to remove tree stumps and level the ground?

Hi, looking for some advice on how to remove the tree stumps as cost effective as possible and to level the soil? The main goal is having a levelled ground to lay it with pebbles. 

 

 

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JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
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Re: Removing tree stumps and levelling the ground

Hi @yayank3,

 

A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community and thank you for your question.

 

The stumps I can see don't look too large, meaning manual removal through digging is likely the best option. Although labour-intensive, this method is cost-effective. 

 

Using a combination of a mattock to break up the soil, a post hole shovel to remove the soil and a pruning saw to cut through the roots, you should be able to dig down and pull out the stump over the course of an afternoon. It was a lot of work, but I've removed 4 stumps that were much larger than this over the course of a weekend.

 

Once the stump is out, you can backfill the hole with some drainage gravel, compact it with a tamper and then smooth the soil over with a garden rake or soil spreader.

 

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

 

Jacob

 

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