Surface Root Removal & Root Grinding in Highland, Milford & Nearby
Silver maples, willows, and poplars — all over the older neighborhoods and lake lots in our service area — push thick surface roots that heave sidewalks, crack driveways, ruin mower blades, and turn lawns into ankle-twisting minefields.
What we can do
- Root shaving: grinding exposed roots flush with the lawn so you can mow and walk safely
- Selective root cutting: removing the specific roots damaging hardscape, with cuts a healthy tree can survive
- Root chasing: tracking and grinding out lateral runs when a ground stump keeps sending up suckers (poplar and black locust are notorious)
- Root barriers: for roots headed toward a foundation, septic field, or new driveway
One honest limit: we won't cut roots that would destabilize or kill a healthy tree — a leaning oak over your house is worse than a lumpy lawn. If it can't be fixed safely, we'll say so and suggest alternatives.
Call (248) 544-1518 and describe what the roots are doing — photos help — and we'll give you a straight answer on what's fixable.
Where we handle root problems
Surface-root damage clusters around old street trees and lake lots. We do the most root work in White Lake, where willow and silver maple roots run shallow, and in Milford’s older Village neighborhoods. Also serving Highland and Commerce Township. See all service areas.