Evansville, IN · the Tri-State

Surface Root Grinding in Evansville, IN

Big surface roots — the classic culprits are silver maple and sweetgum — snake across your lawn, catch your mower deck, trip your family, and lift sidewalks and driveways. We grind those exposed root runs down below the surface so you can restore the lawn around them.

Done carefully, surface root grinding removes the nuisance without girdling or killing a healthy tree.

When surface root grinding is the answer

• Roots humping up across the lawn and catching the mower
• Trip hazards along walkways and patios
• Roots lifting or cracking a sidewalk, driveway, or slab
• Exposed roots you want buried and seeded over

Doing it without hurting the tree

A tree can lose some surface roots without harm, but cutting too many or too close to the trunk can destabilize or stress it. We grind conservatively, keep clear of the critical root zone near the base, and will tell you honestly if a root is too structural to remove — sometimes the right fix is grinding some roots and rerouting a path around others.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will grinding surface roots kill my tree?

Not if it is done conservatively. Trees tolerate losing some surface roots, but removing too many or cutting close to the trunk is risky. We grind only what is safe and advise you when a root is too important to the tree to remove.

Can you fix roots lifting my sidewalk?

We can grind the offending surface roots down below grade so the walk can be repaired. Whether the slab itself can be relaid depends on the damage — grinding the root removes the force that lifted it.