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Frillylily said:It is in my front yard and my house sits about 50 ft from the black top so they pretty much heave up the whole place and I can't even mow it!

Why mow?
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I don't plan on doing hardly any gardening in my front yard because of the lack of privacy and all the traffic there. I also have a termite problem around here very badly, and the stumps are infested. With them being so large, rotten and close to my house, I don't want to entertain a termite hotel.

Grinding the stumps won't get rid of the termites...
I've always understood that the termites were there anyway. See this link:
I just found termites in my yard. Does my house need to be treated?

I understand that the stump grinders used nowadays are not considered large equipment and some are small enough to fit through a chainlink gate and are not supposed to tear up things. I just wondered if there would be any benefit to hiring it done, when I can rent it and do it myself. Never done that, so I don't want to bite off more than I can chew and thought I'd see what other people have experienced with it.

Speaking as a landscaper... My observation of those homeowners that bring in a stump-grinder...
they end up with a mess, and nothing grows where the stump was... Those grinders don't actually grind up that much... there's still the entire root system to support termites...

all the grinder does... is take down the wood to an inch or so below the soil level... Maybe that's enough for you...

I'm always sorry to hear about people who are determined to grow turf...

People forced to grow turf is even worse