Big Beaver Stump Grinding

Big Beaver Stump Grinding is an owner-operated stump grinding, stump removal and landscaping business based in Westminster, Massachusetts. Owner Derek has run the company since 2004, personally operating the equipment on every job, and the business serves central Massachusetts and the southwestern New Hampshire Monadnock region. Reviewers consistently describe fast turnaround: getting an estimate within a day or two of calling, and often having the stump ground within the week -- sometimes the same day. Several homeowners specifically mention Derek fitting them into a tight schedule, including one who needed a stump removed before snowfall and another dealing with a termite infestation who had the work done the next day. The work itself draws detailed praise. Reviewers describe difficult jobs handled cleanly: 24 stumps ground down in one visit, 35 stumps removed from a yard, a stump growing out of a 6x6 slab of rock, and stumps bordering a rock wall on rocky terrain. Multiple reviewers note the equipment's plow blade leaves the site clean, with wood chips cleared and the ground genuinely usable afterward. Pricing comes up often and favorably -- reviewers call quotes fair and reasonable, and in one case about half what other companies quoted for the same job. One reviewer noted that when a job grew more complicated than expected due to root issues, the original quote was still honored. Several homeowners describe hiring Derek more than once, including for landscaping work beyond stump removal -- one reviewer had him return to redesign a yard after tree removal, and another had him back multiple times at both a personal home and a client's property. The Better Business Bureau lists the business with an A+ rating, though it is not BBB-accredited. The reviews span 2021 through 2026 with no negative feedback in any of them, and recent activity shows the same pattern continuing. For homeowners in central Massachusetts or the southwestern New Hampshire border towns dealing with a stump or a yard that needs cleanup after tree removal, this track record supports a confident call.