Tex-Art Stone Inc

Our neighbors have a beautiful river-​stone feature in their yard. Unfortunately it stops abruptly at their property line. Looking out our breakfast nook, this sudden stoppage of stone bothered me. This week I decided to fix it.
I dug up some ground and put in some edging. The only problem was that all the stone places I knew of are a bit of a drive… And since I’m hauling a quarter-​ton of stone, I don’t want to drive too far… Well a quick Internet search brought me to Tex-​Art Stone (located in Keller, not Southlake).
Not only did they have the exact stone I wanted, but it seemed quite reasonable (about $ 195 per ton). Not knowing how much I needed, other than in terms of area, the very helpful office staff told me I would need about 400 pounds. Now the fun starts.
First you pull your empty vehicle on this huge scale to get your empty weight. Then you load up as many rocks as you dare. Then pull back onto the scale. By eye-​balling it I managed to load 560 pounds of rock (by hand) into the back of my Ford Explorer. If you have an open-​bed truck, or trailer, they will load you up with their front-​end loader.
The quantity of stone was perfect and the selection at Tex-​Art was extensive enough to have me coming back for more ideas for future projects.
All in all a very fun experience.