ok, thankyou for the comments
isnt aggregate limestone too? i think probly yes
darker harder limestone, i think there is a compression test for that, with higher compression spec withstanding frost better, not crumble to sand after effort to haul and place, the quarries have the stuff to meet the government specs and if you are getting that or something close you should be be ok, and then there is the size spec, which is what i think the number 4 inch is, the the 3/4 to 1 and half, sounds like roadstone, are you going to put it on fabric?, i would think it will be gone, sunk in mud in a couple years
matching the color of the house, sounds like you need to get a color sample, or you could paint the house to match the riprap, are you going to die the water too? if you had some samples and a picture of the house we could help you choose the color
i am planning on using limestone for riprap on my new dam, probly about 2 dozen loads (WAG) and so hope to relay in a 3 dozen at least....i am leaning towards lighter colored stones for more beauty, i will not be doing compression tests but choosing piles from the abandoned quarry, good stuff is in piles and the bad stuff was backfilled into the hole, in general
i am not sure of your goals, but i do not like rock lining to surround the entire pond, but do like to use stone barrier to limit erosion, and i am not sure it reduces maintenance but maybe.
oops, new pond, i will have to remember how to put up photos
