Gordy’s Stump Grinding

I called and they returned my call and made an appointment for the next day to look at the job. It has been close to three weeks now and no phone call to say sorry they would not be by. Thank you Gordy’s Stump Grinding.

We love honest people. Scott came out to give us a quote for stump removal. He knew we were about to have our land level by bobcat, so he suggested we save our money on stump removal and have the bobcat guy pull it up by the root. There are so many contractors out to make a quick buck, but Scott is one of the few honest people left. Please use them if you need stump grind/​remove. Our stumps were old and very brittle, so it made since to pull it up. Will definitely recommend them to our friends.

I hate to have to write a negative review because clearly they do a good job, but I have called over 4 times and left two messages, but nobody has returned my call. I know I should have already gone with another company, but this one has such great reviews. Guess it is time to move on!

All the 5 star reviews here are right on! These guys are great. Don’t waste your time «interviewing» several other people or companies (found on Craigslist) like I did. These guys have the right equipment, were on time, and it’s a good price.
They removed 100+ stumps from my yard in Encinitas and I’ll have them back out again when they are done clearing the rest of the property.

Gordy and Scott just finished removing 6 stumps from our property. They went above and beyond. Great price, fast and friendly. Two of the nicest guys you could meet, wish I could give them a 6^th star. We will definitely sing there praises to our friends and neighbors. Thanks guys for good old fashion customer service and a job well done.

I am completely happy to have used Gordys Stump Removal. They are fast, innovative, suggested workarounds for my challenging removal and were professional as well as courteous. I highly recommend them!

From the time we called for information from Gordy, to the time he finished the job in my front yard, I couldn’t ask for better, friendlier, or more professional service. Not to mention reasonable prices. I absolutely love the work he and his son did and have recommended him frequently. Have no doubts about hiring Gordy.

This company is amazing! They return calls promptly, show up when they say they are going to show up, and back up their work 100%. I’ve never experienced a service company with more integrity. We encountered a miscommunication. Gordy took care of the problem without question, going above and beyond my expectations. He’s a great guy and does great work. I give him five stars plus.

We had a huge pepper tree in our backyard that we wanted to get rid of. My husband cut down as much as he could, but he needed heavy machinery to get rid of the stump. Gordy came to the rescue well prepared with his son. Both were very friendly and professional. We should have called them sooner instead of trying to do it ourselves. Really nice guys that are good at stump grinding.

These guys are the real deal. Own their own top of the line equipment, always on time (Used them twice) and finish the job better than expected. They even stopped by to check after the job was done to check on a relentless pepper tree. Two thumbs up

Look, it’s simple. You may pay less elsewhere, but Gordy and Scott have the proper equipment for any job, they know what they are doing, and the job will be done right. They are a family-​owned business, they take pride in their work, and guarantee your satisfaction forever. If only all businesses were run the same way…
I’m completely satisfied. Thanks guys!

Gordy you and your stump grinder rock! Great guy, great job, great price, I’m a happy camper. :)

Stump grinding done proper. Father and son have the experience and equipment for every job. They guarantee your satisfaction. They say what they do and do what they say all for a very reasonable price. Next time you need your trees serviced DO NOT call Henderson Tree Service (see review) and always call Gordy for all stump grinding jobs. Top notch from start to leaf blowing clean finish. Thanks Gordy and son.

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! If I could leave more than 5 stars I would. I was extremely impressed with Gordys. He showed up Friday evening gave us a quote and the job was completed Monday morning before noon. They beyond exceeded our expectations. I know nothing about stump grinding equipment but they have some great equipment. Chewed up a large stump in minutes. They also had great customer service, by far my best find on Unilocal to date. And trust me we hired a lot of people off Unilocal reviews. Don’t waste your time or money with other companies, just call Gordys, you won’t be sorry.

Based on superior reviews I saw on another site, I’ve used Gordy’s Stump Grinding service twice since. Both times father and son came and brought 2 trucks and several size grinders. The prices were remarkable reasonable, just over $ 100 to remove a single large trunk. FYI the trunks and roots aren’t actually removed, but ground up and turned to mulch. Very agreeable guys with good personalities. I’ve referred them to two other friends who used them and got good reports back as well. You can’t get better than these guys.

Gordy & his son came out today & did the most amazing job removing some 16 stumps or so from both my front & back yard. According to my husband all were gone in about 30 minutes. I can’t say enough great things about this company!

Great job, Gordy!!!
I had 2 massive alder stumps grown around/​over with a year’s worth of weeds & debris. Didn’t matter… Gordy & crew came out, not only got out the stumps, but also the pesky roots that ran along the top of the ground. The roots were beginning to lift parts of our hardscape; Gordy went around & got ‘em out, especially since we want to lay artificial turf. And he’s guaranteed his work forever!!! If we bulldoze to lay the foundation for the turf, and find roots we can’t deal with, he’ll come back, no charge.
How does it get any better than that? Price was more than fair!

My husband is a «do it yourself» type and removed over a dozen trees from our yard. The stumps were the only daunting part — especially since some of them were in a very tight spot surrounded by concrete.
I thought ours would be a difficult job, but I can tell these guys have done much tougher jobs than ours. They have contracts with several cities, colleges, etc. so I was worried it would cost a lot more money than the «cheap» guys. Happy to find out I was wrong! Their prices are very reasonable, and they did all the stumps in less than 2 hours.
The equipment they use is more advanced than most. They own grinders of various sizes, and have modified them to make them more powerful, fit in tight spots, etc. Basically, they’re doing it the «smart way», not the «hard way». The «tight spot» machine was especially helpful with our job (none of the concrete was damaged).
What I especially liked was the workers themselves. Gordy and his son Scott were super-​friendly, and it feels great to support such a nice Father/​Son team (they told me they could get bigger if they wanted, but prefer to just keep it as the two of them).
I’m going to upload some photos of my job — my favorite is the one where both Gordy & Scott are working on the same stump (they used the «tight spot» machine to work around our plumbing, and the bigger machine to do the heavy grinding).
We would use them again in a heartbeat — highly recommended.
(We’re in Carlsbad — they service all of the San Diego area)

Im a big do-​it-​yourselfer, worked construction, been in the military, and pretty much covered the gamit of jobs, but I gratefully hired Gordy’s to do this one for me. Do yourself a favor and call them if you need a stump removed.
We had a 50 year old Ficus stump in our front yard that had roots going out at least 12 feet in each direction that were probably 10 inches high, along with 6 other smaller stumps. Our yard was a complete mess of nothing but roots. Gordy and his son Scott came out with a stump grinder the size of small car and did twice as much work as I was expecting for their quoted price. Im the type of person that will spend 6 hours on the internet to save $ 10. So I reasearched this task sure I could do it myself and save a buck. Turns out the largest stump grinder I could rent costs nearly $ 200/​day and is half the size of the one used by Gordy. The smaller stump grinder means it takes longer and does not go down as deep. After seeing what they did, I estimate it would have taken me two days to complete this task, plus my labor, plus the risk of not knowing what I was doing. Do the math yourself. But I ended up saving a ton of cash and headache, plus Gordy and Scott are super awesome dudes and I had a blast BS’ing with them after they finished the job. Great service, would hire them again in a second.

A while back, after we bought our house in Fletcher Hills, Gordy and his son Scott came out and did a fast and efficient job of removing a lot of stumps. Their prices were reasonable and they clearly knew their stuff.
The same day, I showed Scott an ugly 8 ft. metal pole that some former owner of our house had embedded in concrete– it didn’t look like that thing was ever going anywhere. I don’t think it was in their job description, but Scott took it as a challenge and dug that out too.
Recently we discovered another stump hidden just under the surface of the dirt. Gordy’s came back and ground it out for free, though we were more than willing to pay. I call that really standing behind your work.
Gordy’s is the best. 5 Stars!