Bluestone Squares

Bluestone Squares give you the color of natural bluestone in a clean, repeating grid. Each piece is cut square, so joints line up and the finished floor looks orderly. That makes them a good fit for front entries, modern patios, courtyards and paths beside straight walls. Mid Valley Rock also carries pattern cut pieces and bluestone treads 4 to 6 feet long and 2 inches thick, so steps and landings can match the squares.

A cut stone look

Squares turn a natural stone into a tidy, geometric surface. The colors still vary, blue, lilac, green-brown and gunmetal, which keeps a grid from looking like concrete.

Straight joints are also easier to lay out and measure. Our flagstone calculator can help you size the order.

Squares also make it simple to plan a border. A single row of a contrasting stone around the edge frames the grid and hides small cuts at the perimeter.

Setting thin cut stone

Thin cut squares are best hard-set in mortar over a concrete slab. That gives a flat, permanent surface with even joints.

Read soft-set vs hard-set for how the two methods compare, and talk to staff about your base before you buy.

Squares, patterns and treads

Squares can be combined with pattern cut pieces for a mixed layout, or bordered with treads for steps and edges.

Tell staff the full layout so the pieces come from the same supply. Pricing is quoted by phone or at the yard, as stone is sold by weight.

Popular uses

• Front entries and landings
• Modern grid patios
• Courtyards
• Paths along straight walls
• Terraces bordered with treads