Admission is free and the only requirement is your desire to learn. Rock University caters to the building stone novice. Our aim is to provide our customers with a source for stone terminology and nomenclature, instructions for basic stone-related home improvement projects and answer questions about purchasing products from Champlain Stone. Please email us if you would like to see a home improvement project featured or have specific questions.

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What exactly is a "weep hole" and where should you place a "jumper?" Find out in this section of commonly used stone terms.

Learn the difference between a seam face and a split face stone.

Build that stone wall or patio you've always dreamed about. We've provided the steps and stone; it's up to you to provide the elbow grease.

Answers to our most commonly asked questions.

This section's lesson is simple: There is no subsitute for natural stone.

Stone can be cut into many different styles and used in various applications. Find examples of all that we supply here.