Rocking falls

[tbendl]

Hi all,
What type of rock/stone did you use for your falls?
I am looking for something considerably slimmer than the waterfall rock I currently have and cannot, for the life of me, figure out what the rock is that I'm thinking of.
Why you may ask...
There is 1 rocking rock place but it is 45 minutes away and I don't know if they have what I'm looking for so calling them and asking would be hugely adventageous.
Not to get all technical but the rock I'm thinking of is creamish/tannish and you can see it in the upper left hand corner of this picture, sitting on top of my current waterfall rock.
So thanks, the sheep who wander in my ridiculously empty brain thank you as well.

 

[sissy]

I have those rocks also and some one called them sand stone but not sure they are right .I thought sand stone was soft and would degrade .They are easy to paint the numbers on for my house and stand up with support in the back to see from the road

 

[addy1]

Sandstone won't hold up to constant water flow. That might be flagstone. I used some slim wide flagstone for my water fall rocks. Also field stone might be a option.

 

[sissy]

this is mine not sure it is the same but this is one of the smaller pieces I have

 

[tbendl]

So flagstone or fieldstone but not sandstone... Got it, and it doesn't have to be that stuff, I just want something a bit easier to maneuver than what I've got.

 

[peter hillman]

Can't you just drive 5min into the desert and get some??
A lot of my rocks came from the hole I dug for the pond.

 

[sissy]

Mine I borrowed from streams around here and from Bedford lake and from Cherokee NC .Chief Hicks told me To take what I want since they wash from the mountains down .They have to send men in to clean out the streams and rivers .They just throw them up on the banks with a free sign .My explorer sure holds a lot I did my fair share of helping get rid of them .

 

[Lisak1]

"Flagstone" stone here refers to the large, flat slabs of a number of different types of stone. Flagstone is large - you wouldn't be able to move it without equipment.

We also learned that different rock places will call the exact same stone different names. We would describe what you're looking for as a stepper. They come in various thicknesses. Every stone yard carries them and you should be able to just go pick out the perfect piece and pay by the pound.

Again - this is my Midwestern experience from haunting every stone yard within 150 miles!

 

[bagsmom]

Maybe when you call, you could describe with dimensions and say what you want it for. Like "I'm looking for a flat slab of stone that would be good to use in a waterfall -- something about 1 foot by 2 feet and an inch and a half to two inches thick." Or maybe text them a picture?

 

[bagsmom]

"Flagstone" stone here refers to the large, flat slabs of a number of different types of stone. Flagstone is large - you wouldn't be able to move it without equipment.

We also learned that different rock places will call the exact same stone different names. We would describe what you're looking for as a stepper. They come in various thicknesses. Every stone yard carries them and you should be able to just go pick out the perfect piece and pay by the pound.

Again - this is my Midwestern experience from haunting every stone yard within 150 miles!

Lisa -- nothing to do with ponds -- but I see you are in northern IL. Do you know what K3 stands for?

 

[Lisak1]

Lisa -- nothing to do with ponds -- but I see you are in northern IL. Do you know what K3 stands for?

Hmmmm... Kankakee?

 

[bagsmom]

Hmmmm... Kankakee?

Yes! I have family up in Manteno, Kankakee, Bourbonnais...

I'm down here in the south and really miss the snow in winter!

 

[addy1]

The "flagstone" I got for my waterfalls was 3 foot by 2 feet around one inch thick. They had to load it for me, to get it into place I walked it across the ground. It is working great.

 

[mgmine]

A piece of slate would work.

 

[EricV]

"Flagstone" stone here refers to the large, flat slabs of a number of different types of stone. Flagstone is large - you wouldn't be able to move it without equipment.

We also learned that different rock places will call the exact same stone different names. We would describe what you're looking for as a stepper. They come in various thicknesses. Every stone yard carries them and you should be able to just go pick out the perfect piece and pay by the pound.

Again - this is my Midwestern experience from haunting every stone yard within 150 miles!

Yeah, in fact here a stepper seems to be a flagstone that broke into smaller pieces.