Stone Solutions – A Central Texas Story

In 1988 two industry friends J D McDonald and Steve Hitzfeld joined forces as brokers
in the stone business (with a subtle nod to the margaritas at the original Austin Chuy’s).
JD and Steve had spent some years working together in the industry as JD’s
background was related to the commercial installation business with projects around the
nation, and Steve with over a decade in the stone and tile distribution network in the
Austin area market working as a supplier for the projects.
In 1991, after a vault from the completion of some well-known projects in the stone
world that included the orchestration of stone to a new build California home of a highly
touted and well known clothing and apparel designer, as well as product for a project
home owned by a former astronaut, Stone Solutions became a registered trademark in
the distributors world.
After a few years of growth and success in the early 1990’s, the addition of sales
members to the company expanded Stone Solutions to pursue channels that covered
the floorcovering dealers, new home construction, as well as the commercial segment in
the industry. The business demand at the time required moving 8×8 ceramic and
porcelain tiles, tumbled 4×4 stone, graphically pixelated green format tiles as well as the
popular Saltillo look ceramic products into the new and budding world of the residential
tile business!
Throughout the years Stone Solutions has been involved in a multitude of projects that
include large, prominent hospitality such as the Hilton and Omni Hotel chains, the local
Austin LCRA Headquarters, the Lakeway Hospital as well as countless luxury custom
homes, multifamily projects, churches and master planned communities in the Central
Texas areas.
Stone Solutions continues to be resourceful and distinguished in the stone world with
factories that provide the most exotic and desired stones from around the world. In
addition, Stone Solutions partners with the following manufacturers to bring an
assortment of the most contemporary products the tile industry has to offer with
partnerships that include the following:
Anatolia, Ardex, Del Conca, Glazzio, Landmark Ceramics, Maniscalco, Milestone, Mir,
Portobello, Style Access, VitroMex, as well as a multitude of stones from the biggest
names in world with production points in Portugal, Brazil, India, and Spain.
Stone Solutions wants to thank you for the almost 40 year partnership (as well as their
spouses and each other..) for our business as it continues to service all of Texas with
our two locations in Austin and San Antonio, and we welcome you to continue to come
see us in person in our showrooms for selections or to browse our online repertoire.