About our Flagstone & Fieldstone

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What's the difference?
The basic difference between flagstone and fieldstone is that flagstone is quarried (comes from beneath the ground) and fieldstone is on top of the ground (or in the case of our Tennessee stone, it comes from the side of a mountain). This results in products that are different in color and texture.

It is believed that the word flagstone is derived from an old Norse word "flaga" meaning slab of stone and has been found in writings dating back to medieval days in describing castle floors - get the picture?

Where it comes from
All of our natural stone comes from the Walden Ridge and Crab Orchard ranges of the Cumberland mountains on the west side of the Tennessee River. The geology of this area provides some of the most unique sedimentary stone in the United States, rich in a variety of mineral coloration ranging from gray to red-rust-brown and to a pink-tan combination.
 

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How it is used
We carry stone in sizes, shapes, and thickness that are suited to many different applications from stacking and veneering stone walls, edging, and making patios and walkways.

How we sell it
Our stone yard is a clean, dry, fully concreted area that has pallets of stone organized by type. We sell our natural stone by weight using electronic scales calibrated (on a scheduled basis) using standards traceable to the National Institute for Standards and Technology by the Georgia Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division.

You buy stone two ways: by the pallet: or by selecting individual stones. If you only need a small amount, you can pick out the ones you want. We call this the "select price" and you will see the price per pound reflected on our price sheet. If you need a lot you can purchase a full pallet or a partial pallet. As long as you buy what is on the pallet, you are eligible for a fairly significant savings. We call this the "pallet price" and you will see the price per pound reflected on our price sheet.

How much a full pallet weighs
Although different suppliers produce different size baskets, generally a full wire basket of stone weighs somewhere between 2700-3200 pounds. Flagstone stacked on pallets can weigh as much as 3800 pounds. If you want to pick it up and take it home, you might want to check out the payload capacity of your truck or trailer. If it's too heavy, we do allow you to take part of it home and come back to get the rest later.
 

How we deliver stone
If you can't take it with you, you may be able to schedule a delivery. If you're having it delivered, the pallet of stone you purchase is put into our single-axle truck and dumped out of the truck. When pallets are dumped they usually land on their side and some stones do spill out of the pallet. This is a common method for delivering natural stone; after all, it is stone, not bricks or pavers where a little damage or breakage can make a difference. Some suppliers do have piggyback fork lift equipment that can remove the pallet from the truck and place it on the ground. If you feel strongly about having the stone delivered this way, we can put you in touch with independent trucking companies that have flat bed trucks with piggyback forklifts, but be prepared to pay them significantly more money for the delivery (often $75 - $125 or more).

Most of our stone customers need other products like soil, mulch, granite fines, sand, etc. to be used with the stone project. We can deliver other products with the stone, loading it on the back of the truck so when the stone falls into it, it is cushioned and breakage is minimized.