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Arkansas Fieldstone: Types, Uses and Pricing
Arkansas fieldstone has a look you recognize when you see it. Weathered, irregular, with a color palette that runs across tans, browns, rusts, and grays.
Fieldstone Prices in Arkansas: What to Expect in 2026
Arkansas fieldstone prices have moved more in the last three years than in the previous decade. Diesel fuel, quarry labor, trucking capacity, and pro-grade demand from growing Arkansas construction markets have all pushed per-ton costs up. If you priced a project in 2022 and are pricing the same project now, you are looking at meaningfully different numbers.
River Rock Landscaping: What a 100 Square Foot Bed Costs
River rock at Rockhouse runs $0.15 to $0.20 per pound, and the price moves on color alone. Here is what a 100 square foot bed takes at each of 3 depths.
Type S Mortar Price Per Bag, and What 80 Pounds Covers
Type S mortar costs $19.95 per bag at Rockhouse. Here is what the M, S, N and O grades mean, the 6 bags the yard stocks, and what 80 pounds really covers.
Cinder Block Sizes: The Half Block Costs More Than the Full One
Rockhouse stocks 3 cinder block sizes. The standard 8 x 8 x 16 costs $3.00 each and the half block costs $5.00 each. Here is why, and what each size fits.
Limestone Slab Prices: One Sells by the Foot, One Sells by the Pound
Limestone slabs cost $25.00 per square foot at Rockhouse. Gray slabs cost $0.25 per pound. Here is the conversion and what each slab cut suits.
How Much Does a Pallet of Stone Cover? Real Numbers From an Arkansas Stone Yard
How much does a pallet of stone cover? Weight, coverage by stone type and thickness, face feet vs square feet, and pallet delivery across Arkansas.
The Arkansas Fire Pit Stone Guide: What Bursts, What Lasts, and What a 40-Inch Ring Takes
Fire pit stone in Arkansas: which stones handle heat, why creek rock is dangerous in a fire ring, sizing a ring, and how much stone to order for the build.
Is Limestone Veneer Real Stone? Yes, and Here Is the Weight, Coverage, and Ordering Math
Limestone veneer in Arkansas: thin real stone for fireplaces and facades, weight vs full-bed stone, flats and corners, and how to order coverage right.
Flat Limestone Rocks for Walkways: Thickness, Spacing, and How Many Stones to Order
Flat limestone rocks for walkways: stepper thickness, sizing, spacing, and how many stones to order, from an Arkansas stone yard that stocks them.
Driveway Gravel by the Ton: Base, Middle, and Top Layers for Arkansas Drives
Driveway gravel in Arkansas: the three-layer build, which stone sizes go where, tonnage for a real drive, and bulk delivery from Hot Springs Village.
Cap Stone Buying Guide for Arkansas Walls: Overhang, Thickness, and Ordering by the Foot
Cap stone guide for Arkansas walls and columns: what caps do, sizing and overhang rules, color matching, and how to order wall caps by the linear foot.
Chopped Limestone by the Ton: Heights, Colors, and the Ordering Math From an Arkansas Yard
Chopped limestone in Arkansas: standard heights, colors, and where it works best, from garden edging to dry-stack walls, sold by the ton from a real stone yard.
Natural Stone Stair Treads in Arkansas: Thickness, Depth, and the 450-Pound Weight Math
Natural stone stair treads in Arkansas: thickness, depth, weight, and stone choices, plus how to order by the piece or pallet from a real stone yard.