Stump grinding in North Carson City (89706)

ZIP 89706 covers the north end of Carson City, from the neighborhoods off North Carson Street east toward the Lyon County line. Fewer than half its homes are detached single-family houses, which makes it the most mixed housing of the three Carson City ZIPs.

At a glance

• About 4.4 miles and 9 minutes from our yard without traffic
• About 23% of homes in ZIP 89706 are manufactured homes
• Small lots: tell us where the hookups and skirting are
• In a park, ask the manager before ordering the work

What makes a stump on a small lot harder?

Room. On a manufactured-home lot a tree is rarely far from something: the skirting, a carport post, a shed, the neighbor's fence. A stump grinder throws chips as it works, and the machine has to get in and back out.

None of that rules the job out. It means the person giving the estimate needs to see the stump, the route to it and what is beside it. Photos help. A tape measure across the tightest spot helps more.

Where do the lines run?

On a compact lot, water, sewer, gas and power reach the home in a short run, sometimes right past the tree. 811 is the free national service that has utilities mark their buried lines, and a request is made a few business days ahead. Lines on the home's side of the meter are private and do not get marked, so if you or the park know where they run, tell us. The work then goes carefully around what has been marked and what you have pointed out.

Who has to agree to the work?

If you own the land, you do. If you own the home and rent the space, the park usually has a say over trees and digging, so ask the manager first. Property managers can call us directly. We work for businesses and managers as well as homeowners, and one visit can cover stumps on several spaces. See tree service for HOAs and property managers.

Older trees, older stumps

About 48% of the homes in this ZIP were built before 1980, so the trees are not small. Fast-growing shade trees planted decades ago, the kind that sprout back hard when cut, are common across Northern Nevada. Cottonwood, Siberian elm, poplar and black locust can all push new shoots from a stump. Grinding the stump out is the first step in stopping that, and it is far easier than cutting sprouts every summer.

Open lots along the highway

The east side of this ZIP has commercial yards and open ground. There, stumps tend to come in numbers, left after a fence line or a lot was cleared. Grinding can be priced with lot clearing and brush mowing in North Carson City on one estimate. If the ground is going to be built on or paved, ask about digging the stumps out with the backhoe instead. Our guide to stump grinding vs full stump removal lays out the difference.