Rockhouse Stone Company

10/09/2026

Hot Springs Village is a recognized Firewise community, and the county is under a burn ban. This is a good week to look at what covers the ground around your house.

Our local fire chief recommends clearing brush and dry grass from around your home. The fallen pine needles that cover so many Village yards should go too, because embers and small flames ignite most homes during a wildfire.

The NFPA Firewise guide splits the ground around a home into zones that reach out 100 feet and more. The first 5 feet should hold nothing that can burn, and the zones past that call for less fuel on the ground.

A gravel yard gives you that ground, because gravel does not burn. It also ends the mowing, and the yard stays neat all year.

Village Precision Pros installs full gravel yards and refreshes older ones that have filled in with needles and debris. Call 501-340-0711 to set up a visit.

Read the NFPA guide to the Home Ignition Zone: https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/preparing-homes-for-wildfire

10/07/2026

Entergy and the HSV Lakes Department have set the winter drawdown dates for 2026 to 2027, so save this post for when you need them.

Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine drop 3 feet starting November 1, 2026. Entergy plans to start the refill around March 1. Both lakes return to full pool by March 15, 2027.

Lake Estrella and Lake Granada drop up to 6 feet starting the week of November 2, 2026. The valve closes between February 1 and February 26, 2027, after crews finish dredging both lakes. The HSV Lakes Department posts its dredging maps at hsvlakes.com so you can see which areas the crews will work next.

Low water is the best time to repair a seawall or build a dock because the whole wall and the lake bottom are easy to reach. Work on a Village lake needs a permit from HSV Permitting and Inspections at 501-922-5562.

Want your project done while the water is down? Call us at 501-340-0711.

09/23/2026

Your choice of flagstone thickness dictates the total cost of the job.

Rockhouse prices all natural stone at $0.22 per pound. One ton of flagstone costs $440.00 at every depth. Heavy stone and thin stone cost the exact same amount per pallet. Thick stone simply covers less ground.

One inch flagstone covers up to 100 square feet per ton. Two inch stone covers half that area. This guide turns yard coverage numbers into a clear price per square foot.

https://rockhousestone.com/blog/flagstone-thickness

09/23/2026

Rockhouse sells quartz boulders by weight.

The new blog post explains how the yard weighs and loads the stone. The article helps buyers match the stone scale to the site. Buyers learn the exact cost of natural stone. A 1,000 pound boulder costs $150.00.

These stones feature a crystalline texture and high mineral content. The surface catches the sunlight. Buyers place these stones near water features or garden entries. The stone resists the weather. This Arkansas stone handles years of outdoor use.

https://rockhousestone.com/blog/quartz-boulders

09/23/2026

Rockhouse Stone sells putting green turf by the square foot.

A backyard green requires a specific materials list. The new guide explains yard prices for the surface and the fringe collar. It calculates the exact cost for a 12 by 20 foot space.

Fusion Turf Putt costs $4.46 per square foot. The Hot Springs Village yard stocks this texturized nylon surface in large rolls. Rockhouse cuts the material and loads your trailer with a forklift.



https://rockhousestone.com/blog/putting-green-turf

09/19/2026

Rockhouse Stone explains the exact math behind tumbled pavers priced by the pound.

Most stone yards quote pavers by the piece or square foot. Rockhouse sells two sizes of tumbled pavers at $0.25 per pound. Buyers need basic arithmetic to convert a pallet weight into a patio price.

A square foot requires 4.5 pieces of the 4 x 8 paver before any joint gap. The new guide shows contractors how to calculate total pieces and final material costs.

https://rockhousestone.com/blog/tumbled-pavers

09/19/2026

Building a strong base requires the right amount of floor mud for a 3 by 5 shower pan.

Rockhouse supplies Sakrete Floor Mud Mix to tile setters. The stone yard published a new guide to count these bags. One 50 pound bag yields 6 square feet at a 1 inch depth.

The Portland cement and sand blend accepts tile immediately after floating. This mix gives natural stone a stable foundation.

https://rockhousestone.com/blog/floor-mud

09/19/2026

A stone calculator takes your wall measurements and tells you exactly how much material to order.

The new guide from Rockhouse explains how contractors convert square feet of wall face into tons of natural stone. The math assumes a stone thickness of four inches. A stone four inches wide covers about 40 square feet of wall face per ton. Add the ten percent that the yard recommends for cuts and waste to get your final order size.

The Rockhouse website features six tools that return answers in tons or cubic yards. Multiply those tons by 2000 to find your total pounds before you visit the yard in Hot Springs Village AR.

https://rockhousestone.com/blog/stone-calculator

08/25/2026

08/23/2026

Big congratulations to our sister company Village Precision Pros , voted 1st Place Landscaping Service in the 2026 Hot Springs Village Voice Readers' Choice Awards, Best of Garland and Saline Counties.

We work alongside these crews and we see what they put in. Early mornings, long afternoons, and the same standard on every property.

Great night at the gala. Congratulations to the whole team, and thank you to everyone in the Village who voted.