#1: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 18:25:33 by Pious Audio
I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
(well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
Any help would be appreciated!
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#2: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 19:57:04 by JoeSpareBedroom
"Pious Audio" <PiousAudio@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
> landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
> (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
> interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
> Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
Where I live, the prices are all over the place depending on the dealer.
Getting dollar figures online will do you no good at all. Visit local
stores, and also check the yellow pages for "stone" dealers.
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#3: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 20:02:13 by elaine_h
I live in Ga and got mine from Pike's. They sell for $325.00 per ton here
plus $45 delivery fee.
Elaine
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> "Pious Audio" <PiousAudio@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1150388733.543222.47330@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
>> landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
>> (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
>> interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
>> Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated!
>>
>
> Where I live, the prices are all over the place depending on the dealer.
> Getting dollar figures online will do you no good at all. Visit local
> stores, and also check the yellow pages for "stone" dealers.
>
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#4: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 21:43:27 by not
Around here they are hard to find and expensive, as every landscaper is
in the market. A couple of years ago they repaved a road here and as
part of that they tore out the sandstone sidewalks; people were coming
in at night and stealing the pieces, at least the ones they could lift,
and the contractor told me I could take the broken ones, but he had a
buyer for the unbroken ones.
Used bricks, on the other hand, are widely available and cheap, and make
nice walkways, but you need a good foundation to keep them smooth.
Pious Audio wrote:
> I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
> landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
> (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
> interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
> Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
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#5: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 23:43:35 by Pious Audio
Not@home wrote:
> Around here they are hard to find and expensive, as every landscaper is
> in the market. A couple of years ago they repaved a road here and as
> part of that they tore out the sandstone sidewalks; people were coming
> in at night and stealing the pieces, at least the ones they could lift,
> and the contractor told me I could take the broken ones, but he had a
> buyer for the unbroken ones.
>
> Used bricks, on the other hand, are widely available and cheap, and make
> nice walkways, but you need a good foundation to keep them smooth.
>
> Pious Audio wrote:
>
> > I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
> > landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
> > (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
> > interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
> > Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated!
> >
I noticed while searching today that there is a used brick dealer near
my house -- so I'm deffinately going to look into that...even though
brickwork seems more daunting. Thanks, everyone, for your advise.
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#6: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-15 23:48:30 by Adelle
I got mine from other people who were re-doing their landscaping and wanting
to get rid of it.
Are you in an area covered by Craig's List? You could post there to see if
someone were interested in getting rid of theirs or maybe as part of a
barter.
Adelle
"Pious Audio" <PiousAudio@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
> landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
> (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
> interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
> Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
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#7: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-16 13:28:34 by CHEX
We HAD a flagstone walkway for a few years. It looked good, but here in New
Hampshire proved to be too dangerous in the cold. It tended to get a thin
coating of ice on it, but would appear to be merely damp. The uneven
surface would hold the water for it to freeze. Just my two cents
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#8: Re: Flagstone for landscaping
Posted on 2006-06-16 22:32:28 by Pious Audio
Adelle wrote:
> I got mine from other people who were re-doing their landscaping and wanting
> to get rid of it.
>
> Are you in an area covered by Craig's List? You could post there to see if
> someone were interested in getting rid of theirs or maybe as part of a
> barter.
>
> Adelle
>
> "Pious Audio" <PiousAudio@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1150388733.543222.47330@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > I'd like to build a flagstone walkway and perhaps a couple of small
> > landings out of flagstone as well. I'm young and impoverished
> > (well...not quite, just the way that most young family men are) and I'm
> > interested in what I could expect to pay for flagstone (I live in
> > Missouri). It seems to be a pretty difficult thing to research online.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated!
> >
I took your advice and threw my request up on CL for Kansas City, we'll
see what happens.
Thanks for your help, ya'all!
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