Clean stump removal for established lawns, new-construction lots and commercial properties, with stream buffers checked first.
We grind stumps in Bedford for homeowners finishing a landscaping project, builders cleaning up new-construction lots, and commercial and association properties that want a mowable finish. Our professional stump grinders take each stump below grade, debris safety screens protect siding and vehicles, and we can leave the grindings as mulch or haul them away. We are based in neighboring Goffstown.
Call (603) 438-6492 or use Get a Quote with photos and a rough location of each stump on the lot. See the full process on our stump grinding page.
In Bedford the biggest variable is often what sits near the stump: a named brook, finished landscaping or a new foundation.
Bedford's Stream Protection Ordinance, adopted in 2025, sets a 50-foot non-disturbance buffer on both sides of ten named brooks, including Baboosic, Bowman, Riddle and Sebbins Brook. Dead, diseased or unsafe trees can come down, but the town's guidance says stumps and roots must remain. A stump inside that strip usually stays put.
Mature yards often have irrigation, landscape lighting wires and planted beds close to the trees. Dig Safe doesn't mark these private lines, so we need to know where they run before the grinder goes below the surface.
Bedford grew about 10 percent between 2010 and 2020, and newly cleared house lots often leave rows of stumps. Grinding them before loam and seed go down is far easier than working around a finished lawn later.
Toward Holbrook Hill and Pulpit Rock, the land rises to the highest ground in town. Sloped, wooded lots there take more setup, and rocks around the roots slow the grinding.
Bedford stream buffer. The town's Stream Protection Ordinance creates a 50-foot non-disturbance buffer, measured horizontally from the ordinary high water mark, along Baboosic, Bowman, Bog, McQuesten, McQuade, Pointer Club, Patten, Riddle, Pulpit and Sebbins Brooks. Removing dead, diseased or unsafe trees is allowed, but stumps and roots must remain. Other activities may need a Conditional Use Permit from the Planning Board (Town of Bedford (opens in a new tab)). Ponds, beaver ponds and bogs fall under Bedford's separate Wetlands Conservation Ordinance. The Planning Department answers questions at (603) 472-5243.
Dig Safe. Under RSA 374:48 (opens in a new tab), excavation includes tree and root removal, and RSA 374:51 (opens in a new tab) requires notice at least 72 hours before digging, not counting weekends and legal holidays.
Merrimack River shoreland. Within 50 feet of the river, state law keeps stumps and roots in the ground unless NHDES approves removal or the stump is replaced with new woody vegetation (RSA 483-B:9 (opens in a new tab)).
This is general guidance, not legal advice. We help you spot when a permit question exists so you can confirm it with the town or NHDES before work starts.
Sources: Town of Bedford: Stream Protection Ordinance fact sheet; NH RSA 374:48, definitions (excavation includes tree and root removal); NH RSA 374:51, notice before excavation; NH RSA 483-B:9, shoreland minimum standards
We don't publish set prices, because every stump is quoted after we see it. For planning, HomeGuide puts stump grinding at about $120 to $400 for the first stump and $30 to $60 for each additional stump, or roughly $2 to $6 per inch of diameter, with minimum fees of $80 to $160 (HomeGuide (opens in a new tab)). Angi reports a typical range of about $2 to $5 per diameter inch (Angi (opens in a new tab)). These are national reference ranges, not our prices, and conditions in Bedford can push a job to either end.
For a quick planning number, try our stump grinding cost calculator, then call (603) 438-6492 or request a quote for an exact price.
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Cost references: HomeGuide: Stump Grinding Cost; Angi: Stump Grinding Cost
A few places locals know, and what they mean for outdoor work nearby.
Town-owned conservation land on New Boston Road in northwest Bedford, built around a rock formation once called the Devil's Pulpit. Lots that border conservation land have boundaries worth confirming before any cutting or clearing.
Get directions to Pulpit Rock Conservation Area (opens Google Maps in a new tab)The largest body of water in Bedford other than the Merrimack River, connected to smaller ponds by Sebbins Brook. Sebbins Brook is one of the streams under the town's 50-foot non-disturbance buffer.
Get directions to Sebbins Pond (opens Google Maps in a new tab)The highest point in Bedford at 845 feet, in the extreme northwest corner of town. Sloped, wooded lots in this part of town need extra planning for equipment access and erosion control.
Get directions to Holbrook Hill (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Runs along part of Bedford's eastern edge. Land within 250 feet of the river is protected shoreland under state law, which limits stump and vegetation removal near the bank.
Get directions to Merrimack River (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Photos from our crew's jobs across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
If the stump is within 50 feet of one of the ten named brooks, probably not without town approval. The ordinance lets you remove dead, diseased or unsafe trees there, but stumps and roots must remain. Call the Planning Department at (603) 472-5243 if you are unsure where the buffer line falls.
Yes. We grind rows of stumps on cleared lots for builders and new homeowners, and we can haul the grindings so the lot is ready for your loam and seed. Send the plot plan or photos so we can count and size the stumps.
It can if a line runs through the root zone, which is why we ask where your irrigation and lighting wires run. Flag the heads and lines before we arrive, and we will plan the grinding around them.
National cost guides list about $120 to $400 for a first stump and $30 to $60 for each additional one, but those are reference ranges, not our prices. Try the stump grinding cost calculator for a planning figure, then request a quote.
Yes. Stump N' Grind Inc. is fully insured and family owned, with 12 years of experience. Debris safety screens go up around each stump to protect your house, cars and landscaping.
See every town we cover on our service areas page.
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