Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Great Big Texas Home Show...REVISITED!!!

It is Kirby Stone Company, LLC’s hope some of our fans (and future clients!) took advantage of the opportunity to participate in this year’s Great Big Texas Home Show at Cowboy Stadium. The event took place on the weekend of March 11 - 13, 2011, and due to its enormous success, the dates for the 2012 Great Big Texas Home Show have already been set for March 9 - 11, 2012. Be sure and mark your calendars to ensure you do not miss another opportunity to build new ideas and dreams with the variety of products, services in builders in attendance!


This year, Kirby Stone Company, LLC had a fantastic opportunity to participate in the show as a preferred supplier of the Idea Home built by Sandlin Custom Homes. Through our grand partnership with Acme Brick Company, Kirby Stone Company, LLC was given this chance to supply and showcase our Chocolate Blend Flagstone/Builders on the Idea Home. A blog post from Wednesday, March 9, 2011 details the specifics about color, shape and size of this natural sandstone product.


As you may notice, this post includes several photos of the completed Idea Home, showcasing a stunning combination of brick and stone. Both of these building products were distributed by Acme Brick Company. In addition to the product utilized by Acme Brick for this project, Kirby Stone Company, LLC has an tremendous array of natural stone selections, both natural sandstone and limestone, to suit your needs. Go to www.kirbystone.com and take five minutes to request a Product Guide to learn more about our variety of products and how they may suitable to your needs!


Enjoy the photos and be sure to contact Kirby Stone Company when you are ready to order your natural stone products. We are ready to be your expert in all stone topics from the beginning of the design stage to the installed finished product.


We want to send a big “Thank You!” to all of the people involved with the Great Big Texas Home Show, especially to Sandlin Custom Homes and Acme Brick Company. We would also like to send a special thanks to Knight Lawn and Landscape Management for providing the photos from the show. If you are in the McKinney or surrounding areas be sure to check out Knight Lawn and Landscape Management for any of your landscaping needs. They are a high quality, family-owned business ready to help beautify your outdoors.

Please note, according to Sandlin Custom Homes' website, nearly all of the materials, including the natural sandstone, from the 2011 Idea Home will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

Thank you to our followers as well! Check back very soon for another teaching installment on our natural stone products.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Great Big Texas Home Show - Cowboys Stadium - March 11-13, 2011

As the saying goes, “Everything is BIGGER in Texas,” and the Great Big Texas Home Show at Cowboy Stadium is no different! Build your ideas, dreams and new projects after learning about all of the latest and greatest the new home construction industry has to offer.


Kirby Stone Company, LLC is proud to partner with Acme Brick Company to supply the natural stone product and participate in the construction of the Idea Home constructed by Sandlin Custom Homes at the main entrance to the Great Big Texas Home Show. The Idea Home will be the main attraction of the home show.


The natural stone featured on the Idea Home is Chocolate Blend Flagstone, a natural sandstone product supplied from Kirby Stone Company, LLC’s quarry in Lometa, Texas and distributed by Acme Brick Company. Chocolate Blend sandstone is a unique blend of tans, mochas and dark browns, creating a rich variety of earthy color. As natural sandstone blends go, Chocolate Blend stays within, yet runs the gamut, of tan and brown, and when blended together, the natural stone colors create a bold, unique aesthetic. Coupled with the right brick selection, or other design aspects such as window color, stucco finish, or roof design, Chocolate Blend natural sandstone will make this Idea Home stand out. The flagstone design featured on this Idea Home will be applied on a typical brick ledge with a stone depth of 3”-5”, and as the term flagstone indicates, the shape of the stone will have a random, asymmetrical pattern, similar to peanut brittle.


Now back to the show…Be sure to visit the Great Big Texas Home Show this weekend, and be certain to check out the featured natural stone product from Kirby Stone Company, LLC!!

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