The areas within Kansas and Missouri are blessed with vast amounts of dense limestone that is desired throughout the United States for its beauty and durability. Limestone is quarried in the form of limestone slabs or limestone wall block. Raw limestone slabs require little to no maintenance and make for an excellent option for retaining walls, sea walls, water features, and natural seating. Size and overall thickness of limestone slabs vary by type, but most pieces are 3-7’ long and 12-30” wide. To estimate weight, you can figure 150 – 165 lbs. per cubic foot (Thickness x Width x Length)
Uses for natural Limestone in the home
Limestone slabs can also be cut for a wide variety of uses ranging from stacking stone, countertops, hearths, mantles, coping, wainscot material, and veneer stone. Our ability to cut large limestone slabs into smaller and lighter-weight pieces allows for hand-stacking for retaining walls, free-standing walls, and edging.
Benefits of Natural Limestone
- Local material quarried within 200 miles of Kansas City
- Dense and durable – requires little to no maintenance
- Several uses depending on how it is cut
- Unique – no two pieces are alike
- Available in large slabs or cut into hand-stackable sizes
Birch White (Cottonwood) Wall Slabs (+/- 18” x 24-30” Wide x 3-6’ Long – Special Order)
Brookridge 24” Slabs (Natural Thickness +/- 24” x 2-4’ Front to back x 4-10’ Lengths – Special Order)
Dove 14” Wall Slabs / Limestone Block (+/- 14” Thick x 18-24” Depths x 2-7’ Lengths)
Dove Builders (+/- 6” Thick x 10″ Front to Back x Random Lengths)
Kansas Cream Seating Slabs (+/- 17-18” Thick (Natural Top & Bottom) x 17-19” Deep x 3’ or 5′ Long
Kansas Dry Stack (2-5” Thick x Irregular Shapes)