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Decorative Gravel
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Build Your Own Stone Wall
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Installing Thin Veneer
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Flagstone in Stone Dust or Sand
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Flagstone on Concrete Base
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Flagstone on Wood Floors
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Natural Stone Coverage
How Tos
Here are some guides for doing projects yourself. They list the tools required and give you easy step-by-step guidelines for successfully completing your project. For larger jobs, please come and see us for advice and cost estimates. If the job seems too large, we can recommend contractors.
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For patios, it is best to use crushed stone rather than a rounded gravel. Crushed stone will pack together and not move under foot as much as a rounded gravel. With that said, please recognize...
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Stonewalls are a smart and relatively cheap way to add to a home's decorative and resale value - permanently. Unlike most home improvements, stonewalls are apt to look BETTER with age...
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Stone veneer may be applied over any masonry surface, concrete block, brick, cement, etc. Painted surfaces must be sandblasted, or otherwise stripped of paint...
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Flagstone in Stone Dust or Sand
There are two basic ways of laying or setting "flagstone". One way is in a cement mortar on a concrete base; the other, a more simple way, is in Stone Dust. Follow 4 simple steps for the completion of a well-built patio...
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First, lay out the area of the patio. Dig it out to 6" below the finished grade. Use 1"x6" boards to line the shape of the concrete slab. Secure the boards with stakes driven into the ground on the outside and nail the boards to the stakes...
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Method #1: First lay a minimum of 1" of plywood over the joist in 2 layers. The first layer should be nailed and glued to the joist. The second layer should be nailed and glued to the first layer...
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View our natural stone coverage chart with Thickness Lbs, Per Square Foot, & Square Feet Per Ton...
