Limestone for Building, Construction, Manufacturing and Landscaping
Building: Limestone rock of a wide variety of sizes is used to build roads, make septic systems, prepare and drain the ground around foundations. Clean, safe and non-toxic limestone is essential for sanding roads, bedding pipes, and many other construction uses.
Limestone also helps make concrete "greener" by displacing cement and helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Limestone powders and aggregates are an important part of many green building materials.
Manufacturing: Powdered limestone is a universal filler materials used in the manufacture of concrete products, plastics, adhesives, and coatings.
Limestone is also used in roofing shingles. Asphalt-based roofing shingles contain up to 70% calcium carbonate limestone filler by weight. The addition of limestone of roofing shingles also helps make them more fire-resistant.
Landscaping: Ponds built in areas that have acid soils may benefit from liming if the water has low alkaline levels. Limestone will raise the pH of bottom muds and water, making phosphorus more available for plant and fish life. Low levels of phosphorus may limit the growth of a pond's microscopic plants which are the foundation of the aquatic food chain and pond productivity. Liming can enhance nutrient cycling; the breakdown of organic matter may also help clear muddy pond water. It's safe and inexpensive to lime ponds with agricultural limestone. Reaction time and solubility of limestone are directly related to the particle size. It is recommended that you purchase the smallest particle size available for use in the ponds. Limestone is best applied directly to the pond bottom prior to filling the pond with water. It should be spread evenly over the entire bottom.
1.5" drain rock
washed limestone aggregate
washed limestone aggregate