Coldwater Canyon Patio Stone
Alta-Northern California quarry.
Cold Water Canyon stone, also known as Desert Flats, is a lava fieldstone. The unique characteristics of this stone is mostly flat rock only a few inches thick and ranges from about 10 to 18 inches wide and is covered with moss and lichens. Cold Water Canyon a fantastic building stone.
Cold Water Canyon is a natural porous lava flagstone that comes in flat semi rounded to irregular shapes. It can be used for veneer (65 to 80 sqft per ton) or dry stacked walls, decorative borders, bridges, steps, and pond edging. Color ranges from reddish brown to black with moss and lichens are on the top surface.

It is packaged in a wire basket attached to a pallet and is priced by the ton.
It can be hand picked in small amounts and bought by the pound.

Tons vs. Yards and Square Feet.
In most cases we charge by the ton and we have the receipts from the scale house at the quarry to show upon request. Materials sold by the yard tend to have very in-accurate amounts in the trucks. Amounts depend the size of the loader bucket, how well the material was scooped up and who was supervising the loading of the truck. Scale House totals don't lie, so why take a chance on losing money and time with how many square feet, scoops, skips and or dumps were made in loading the truck?
Architects, public agencies, contractors and owner-builders requiring a competitive bid for the materials and transport costs should E-mail us with material specifications, amount and date needed and buyers contact information. We typically employ trucks with carrying capacities ranging from 17 to 26.5 tons.
Decomposed granite, crushed rock, gravel, sand and similar materials are typically hauled in;
Truck n Transfers from 24 to 26.5 tons,
End-dumps from 24 to 25 tons
Bottom and Side Dumps 25 tons
Super-10's from 10 to 17 tons

Product Photos
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Product Samples
California Building Material Supply believes that for most consumers and end users of these landscaping or building material products the best location to view most of these products is at the actual site where they are going be used. This is particularly true for existing homes and commercial locations that are being renovated or re-landscaped. Samples of most materials can be delivered and evaluated by you on site for you to make the most informed choice possible. Materials are sold per the specification of the stone type, product brand and basic sizes.

Samples are shipped via United State Postal Service, Priority Mail. We can get about 16 pounds of material into a large flat rate box. Samples are sent with an invoice on Net 10 Day Terms. When ordering your samples use the Purchase Order function at checkout and enter SAMPLES. This will allow you to make a purchase without having to pay for the samples at that time.