Earlier this year, the team at Ross NW Watergardens in Portland, Oregon reached out to us about a unique custom pool renovation. Their client wanted custom, radius-cut bluestone pool coping installed along the curves of an existing kidney-shaped pool. Whether local or coast-to-coast, we love tackling custom stone fabrication projects—and this West Coast renovation was […]
With pool season just around the corner, now is the ideal time to finalize your hardscaping plans. Whether you are performing a minor repair or starting a complete backyard renovation, high-quality Pennsylvania Bluestone provides a timeless, slip-resistant finish for any pool or spa. At Robinson Flagstone, we provide flexible solutions for every project. We can […]
Robinson Flagstone ha sido un proveedor confiable de Pennsylvania Bluestone desde 1919. Durante el último siglo, hemos seguido perfeccionando nuestro oficio y proveer piedra bluestone de alta calidad para proyectos de todos los tamaños. Nuestra yarda siempre cuenta con un buen inventario de bluestone térmico, bluestone natural (natural cleft), piedra para escalones (treads), alféizares (sills) […]
People often ask us if bluestone will match their existing brick homes or masonry, and the answer is a resounding YES! Treads and brick go together like rum and coke, or maybe peanut butter and jelly is a better simile, either way, it’s a great combo. The neutral bluish-gray color of the step treads matches […]
We recently fabricated and shipped bluestone pool & spa coping to a customer in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a residential renovation project that overlooked the water in the Caribbean. Our customer provided us with the different radius points necessary to work from to create the curved coping. The exposed edges of all the coping […]
Snow & Ice Removal on Bluestone This post will try to help and guide you to correctly care for your Bluestone areas in the winter months. Although Bluestone is a low maintenance type of natural masonry paver, there are some products and methods which are better for caring for it and ensuring it’s long lasting […]
Installing a flagstone patio is a rewarding project that adds timeless value to your home. In this guide, I’ll walk you through a “Dry-Set” installation. I use quotation marks because, while this is a dry-laying method, we use a touch of Portland cement and water to ensure the stones stay exactly where you put them. […]
This custom-cut to size wood burning stove base was just purchased and installed by a local customer in the spring of 2019. Our customer provided us with his dimensions and a general idea of what he was looking for as a base to a wood burning stove he was installing in his home. The process […]
Even in the Winter flagstone takes on a beautiful look. Pictured are 2” grass joints with irregular flagstone paving. On the subject of Winter, remember to never use rock salt (Sodium Chloride) on your flagstone products. Rock salt can damage the grout and can cause the surface to flake if enough is used on […]