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A stump grinding estimate template that prices per inch of diameter.

This is a free stump grinding estimate template that prices the way the trade does: per inch of stump diameter, with the quantity field carrying the inches and your rate carrying the per-inch price. The first stump and additional stumps sit on separate lines because they earn different rates, the deep grind is its own upgrade, and the job ends with backfill and a seed patch instead of a crater and a wave. Load it in the builder, measure at the widest point, and the math does the rest.

Stump work is small-ticket, high-volume quoting, which means the estimate has to be fast and the minimum has to be visible. The template opens with a minimum service call line, so the one-stump job clears your mobilization cost on paper instead of in hindsight, and the utility locate sits right above it, because grinders and gas lines have met before and it never goes well.

3 sections · 10 line items·Rates blank on purpose·No sign-up

What’s in the template

Every section below loads into the builder exactly as listed. This is the actual checklist, not a preview of one. Delete what your job doesn’t need and price the rest.

Site & Access3 lines

The minimum service call that pays for the truck showing up, the utility locate before steel meets soil, and the gate measure that decides which machine comes.

  • Minimum service call
  • Utility locate
  • Access check & gate measure

Grinding4 lines

Per-inch lines with the diameter as the quantity: first stump, additional stumps at the multi-stump rate, the deep-grind upgrade, and surface roots by the square foot.

  • First stump (per inch of diameter)
  • Additional stumps (per inch)
  • Deep grind (below 12 in)
  • Surface root grinding

Quantity = inches of stump diameter; rate = your per-inch price.

Restoration3 lines

Grindings out and topsoil in by the yard, a seed or sod patch by the square foot, and a final cleanup so the yard forgets the stump faster than the client forgets the invoice.

  • Grindings removal & topsoil backfill
  • Seed or sod patch
  • Final cleanup

How it works

01Load the template

Open it in the builder and the visit is already structured: minimum call, utility locate, access check, per-inch grinding lines with the multi-stump discount built in as its own line, deep grind, surface roots, then backfill and restoration. Delete what this yard doesn't need. A single front-yard stump is three lines.

Locate → restoration
02Price it, margin in view

Set the diameter as the quantity and your per-inch rate on each stump line; backfill by the yard, the seed patch by the square foot. The P&L updates while you type, so the drive across town is priced instead of absorbed.

Live P&L
03Send the client version

Export a clean client estimate: prices, quantities, one total. It's generated from a copy that never held your costs, margins, or internal notes, so there is nothing in the file to scrub and nothing for a curious client to find.

PDF · Excel · CSV · share link

Questions

The full guide (units, tax math, deposits, exports) lives on the Help page. It’s genuinely thorough. We’re as surprised as you.

What does a stump grinding estimate include?

Three sections: site and access (the minimum service call, utility locate, and a gate measure, because the grinder has a width and gates have opinions), grinding priced per inch of diameter with separate lines for the first stump, additional stumps, deep grinds, and surface roots, and restoration (grindings out, topsoil backfill, a seed or sod patch, final cleanup). Small document, correctly priced, which is the whole trick at this ticket size.

What does stump grinding go for in 2026?

Per-inch pricing typically runs $2 to $6 per inch of diameter, commonly $3 to $5 for the first stump and $2 to $3 for additional stumps on the same visit. Per-stump, most jobs land between $120 and $400, with additional stumps often $30 to $60 each, and most operators carry an $80 to $160 minimum call-out. Diameter, access, species hardness, and root spread move the number; measure at the widest point of the cut, at the ground.

How does the per-inch pricing work in the template?

The quantity field carries the inches, the rate field carries your per-inch price, and the line multiplies them like any other line. A 36-inch oak at $4 an inch is quantity 36, rate 4, $144 on the line, no side math. Additional stumps go on their own line at their own rate, so the multi-stump discount is visible policy instead of an on-the-spot concession, and the deep-grind upgrade prices per stump on top.

Is the stump grinding estimate template free to use?

Yes, with no trial clock. The builder runs without an account, and the free plan includes every export: client PDF, Excel, CSV, an internal budget export, and a read-only share link that carries a client-safe copy inside the link itself. A free account adds one cloud-saved estimate. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: your branding on client exports, no Estimatery footer, unlimited cloud saves, and a Saved Items catalog for the per-inch lines you quote every week.

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