Lueders limestone is the stone we know best — quarried a couple of hours west of our Dallas yard, sorted here, and shipped short. That proximity is why it anchors so many Texas patios and pool decks, and it's also why its pricing is easier to pin down than a stone that travels across the country. Still, "what does it cost?" almost never has a single answer. It depends on thickness, finish, and how far the pallet has to travel to reach you.
Here's the honest starting point. These are ballpark figures for the stone itself — not a quote, and not delivered pricing. Freight is always separate, because a truck to Southlake and a truck to Houston are two different numbers.
| Stone | Thickness | Ballpark, per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Lueders limestone flagstone | 1″ | $15–19 |
| Lueders limestone flagstone | 2″ | $18–22 |
Why the range is a range and not a price.
Natural stone isn't milled to a spec sheet — it's split, sorted, and graded. Within a single thickness, a tighter dimensional cut with clean edges sits at the top of the range; a random-shaped, cleft-face selection sits lower. Finish matters too: a sawn or honed face carries more shop time than a chopped edge, and that labor shows up in the number. Lueders comes in a cream-buff color the trade also calls Buff, and the four finishes we stock are chopped, sawn, brushed, and honed.
The stone is the smaller half of the budget. Coverage and freight are the half people underestimate.
Coverage: read the pallet, not the piece.
Limestone flagstone ships on pallets that average around 250 square feet each. That's the number to build an order around, because ordering by the piece invites shortfalls — and a second, half-full freight run to cover a 40-square-foot gap is the most expensive stone you'll ever buy. We'd rather help you land the order complete the first time. If you're not sure how many pallets a project needs, our estimating walk-through covers the waste factor most people forget.
Freight is the variable that actually moves.
Because we quote freight separately, mileage and truck count drive it — not a flat "delivered" markup baked into the stone. A full pallet moving locally in DFW is efficient. Half a pallet moving to another metro is not. Order size is the lever you control: consolidating into full pallets almost always lowers the per-foot landed cost. Plan on a lead time of two to four weeks, delivered, once the order is set.
For a real number, we need three things: rough square footage, the thickness you're leaning toward, and your delivery ZIP.
Give us those and we'll come back with an itemized quote — stone, pallets, and freight broken out — usually within one to two business days. No surprises at the curb.