Don't waste your money and your time. The owner of this company will not talk to you over the phone. If you call, you'll get a message asking that you send a text. If later you have a problem, he'll just ignore you, If you're interested, here's what happened to me. I had unearthed a dead pepper tree, cut the roots, pulled it over, and cut it into manageable logs. The large root ball lay loose in a very large hole. He asked that I text him photos. He texted back with a price for chipping and hauling away the logs and branches, and for grinding the stump -- $375 for all. His guys with the grinder missed three appointments, then one day showed up unexpectedly when I wasn't home. I arrived after they had already finished and had covered the hole with dirt. (The hole seemed higher than I expected.) They demanded that they be paid for grinding, and told me that chipping was a separate matter, which I would have to take up with the first guy. Stupidly, I paid him. Next, my neighbor came complaining that dirt was piled up against his fence, causing it to lean. As I removed the dirt, I discovered that many of the logs and at least part of the stump and simply been buried. I also didn't see a lot wood chips. So now I have to spend an afternoon of backbreaking work digging up the stuff that was supposed to have been hauled away, and hire somebody else to come with a chipper. Neither of these guys are responding to my texts. read more

I think the testimonial people were very lucky indeed. Beware unless you want to be taken advantage of! I'm a senior on fixed income. I used these guys expecting a family owned, father son, veteran owned business with integrity. Instead, I get a subcontractor from Orange County with rickety old equipment that could not even climb a simple slope. Guy charged me more than twice bid by Vince Stead. I did not want a lien attached to my property so I paid. Our #1 priority was a sycamore stump on parkway with "0" access problems; 2' from curb. He covered the stump with grinding fluff/sawdust and called it done. Later, I had some heavy equipment in for grading and leveling and found the stump still there as you can see in pic. Add insult to injury, bobcat and claw had to take out other stumps that were supposedly removed. I not only paid 2X for these guys but 1X more to finish the job. Insult, bobcat could not remove or loosen the stump. I contacted Vince with same info and asked for his help. This is what his response was: His name is Joseph, he does not work for me any longer because he never pays me, but his cell is 714-357-8059, I hope he will come back out and help you, he would do jobs and never pay me, so I could not keep using him. Taken advantage of... read more

Discount Stump Grinding - Job not completed. Pass the buck. Don't become another victim! - Tree Services Near Me - San Diego, California

I wish I had looked at the reviews on here more closely. Seems the other one star rating is for a no-show. Which happened to me today. A week ago I made a 10 am appointment for the following Saturday. 9 am this morning, I text to confirm. I get a text back saying his son would be there. 10:45, I text again because no one shows. He sends me his son's phone number and asks me to get hold of him. I text his son, nothing. I call the father back, voicemail. The father texts me at 11:30 telling me sorry, and that his son is only 25 yrs old (like that makes it better). Here's what this company seems to be. He makes appointments only on the weekends, makes me think side work that he does on his spare time. He over-books himself, and gives his son work. And from my experience and other reviews on this site, they are not very reliable. As I told him, there is nothing more disrespectful to me than wasting my time. I would rather pay twice the amount quoted and had the work done when it was actually scheduled and not wasted my Saturday. My advice...find a real company, book them instead, and enjoy your weekends with your family. read more

Emailed Vince (owner) a picture of 3 different stumps to be removed, with my foot in the pic for size comparison purposes. got an email back right away with an estimate, which was fairly priced and included clean up. set up a time for Monday (initiated contact on Saturday). they showed up on time and did the job efficiently. I was very pleased with the service and would recommend / use again. read more

Came across this company on craigslist. Texted a picture of the stump as requested. Had an appointment set up within minutes and a friendly worker out within a few days. Worker and final work site were clean and entire experience problem free. Previous estimate of $350 from another company. Discount Stump Grinding completed for $125. Would highly recommend for stump grinding. read more

I sent a pic via text message on late Saturday afternoon. He responded quickly and gave me an estimate. I also asked about removing a small tree and he offered to do that as well for the same price as removing the stump. If I would have known that I wouldn't have spent my Saturday cutting down the first tree on my own! LOL He came out on Tuesday afternoon, took care of both tree stumps and even took the yard waste I had from the first tree to the landfill b/c he had extra room in his truck. Nice guy, great service and a great price. :-) read more

WASTE OF TIME. DO NOT EVEN BOTHER. A quick quote with some pictures sent via text. "Vince" will hit you back and set an appointment. I politely explained that I was taking off a day of work for this appointment and to please inform me if there were any scheduling problems. Day of the grinding, I had a weird feeling and decided to call before the scheduled time to insure they were coming. A guy answered saying, "Oh, is that for today?" He was too busy to show up and on another job. No apology. A big OH WELL type attitude. I was so upset. WASTE. OF. TIME. Don't give these guys business if they can't keep appointments and also don't know how to remedy a bad situation that they created. Horrible business. Go with Gordy's stump grinding. The guy is way chill, knows what he's doing, and oh yea... KEEPS HIS APPOINTMENTS. read more

I had a gigantic stump removed yesterday. It was definitely a challenge. The guys were on time, professional and worked very hard. I am very pleased with the results. read more

I usually don't write reviews, but I found these guys have awesome reviews but the service they provided to me was lowest level one can get so I thought I should write a review. Almost a week before the job date we finalized everything price, job date and time. Waited for a week to get my job done. But no show ups. Texted them couple of times no response. If you can't keep your appointments then why do you book those?? I have a pavers contractor lined up to install pavers in the same area where we have stumps now I have to cancel them I feel bad for those guys they will be sitting free one day because this company can not keep appointments. read more

I booked them to come out and remove several stumps, They ended up being a no show. I contacted them to reschedule, they were a no show again - the third time they said they would come out, but would need to double their price - be careful if you use their service! read more

"Discount" means they book appointments but don't show up or even call. Buyer beware. I knew I was in trouble when I got a text earlier this week that read " When Joesph is done with the job, a check made out to Vince Stead is preferred over cash when he is done, thank you". The appt was made for Saturday March 26, 2016 at 10am. I guess 10am Saturday appointments are difficult to keep. read more

Had an appointment which I confirmed twice by email. NO SHOW NO CALL NO BUENO! read more

Quick response. I sent a picture of our HUGE multi-yucca stump and they gave the best price. Less HALF the cost of a few other places we had contacted! Such a great price, they were professional and finished the job quickly. They arrived on time and we also got a quote for some other work we will probably have done by them. This is a great company. They also made sure to put a tarp up so chips wouldn't hit our window/house. read more

Sorry this took me so long to edit....They did a great job and now I have lots of mulch.

Gotta admit. "Discount" anything usually turns me off but the reviews were good so I thought I'd give them a try. The reviews were spot on. Sent in a picture, he sent me a quote, was waiting for me at the site when I got there the following week. Took out 4 nice size stumps with no problems. Glad I went this route instead of renting and doing the work myself. read more

I texted the type of tree and size of stump I needed removed. They got right back to me instantly. They gave me an estimate and said they could be at my house at 10 am the next day! They came and did exactly what they said; Rainier showed up on time and ready to work! He was very professional and put tarps up so my pound and chickens coop wouldn't get full of shavings. We were so excited and thrilled about the job Rainier did we gave him more than he asked! When does that happen? This is a great business I am so happy I called them! Thank you for doing everything you say and more!!!! read more

They provide the best prices and fastest service in removing stumps and breaking up concrete. They go the extra mile...even made some phone calls for me for other services that are outside their scope. read more