Guides from the quarry.
Plain answers on tonnage, delivery, product choice and building with Kansas limestone. New guides added regularly.
How much wall stone do I need?
The tonnage math for a retaining wall, worked through with real coverage numbers for each stone.
Unloading a 24-ton load of wall stone
Equipment, site access and timing for unloading a full truckload of wall stone.
14" Gray Horizon vs 12" Milled
Natural 14" beds or milled 12¾" courses: look, coverage, speed and lead time compared.
Building a lake shoreline wall with limestone
Permits, rip rap, terrace walls, steps and truck access for lake lots.
Freeze-thaw and Kansas limestone
Absorption, blasting and lab results: what decides whether a limestone wall survives the winters.
Limestone steps: sizes, layout and ordering
Rise, lengths, finishes and how to count and order one-piece limestone steps.
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