When you are building something like the Smilow Cancer Hospital or the Quinnipiac University York Hill Campus, you measure twice and cut once. When it comes to ordering material supplies for Connecticut construction projects, you calculate twice and order once. Now, with the help of The L. Suzio York Hill Companies' handy online calculators, you’ll never have to worry about ordering too much or too little again.

The L. Suzio York Hill Companies is based in Meriden, Connecticut, and they have been supplying materials to South Central Connecticut construction sites since 1898. Their product line includes several different types of concrete, including self-consolidating, fiber reinforced, ready-mix, and fibrous concrete, as well as flowable fill, crushed trap rock, and asphalt.

No matter the construction project, whether commercial or residential, roads or highways, The L. Suzio York Hill Companies can help you determine exactly how much concrete you’ll need. To make ordering concrete easier, the company has developed a concrete calculator that's available to use on their website.

Once you have measurements for the height, width, and thickness of a project in feet or inches, you can use the calculator. The calculator will give you the cubic yards and feet needed for your project. The equation for estimating concrete is (thickness in inches / 12) x width x length / 27 = cubic yards needed.

For example, if you are pouring a foundation that is nine inches thick, eight feet high, and 230 lineal feet, you would need 51.11 yards.

Be sure to verify the online calculator results with a friendly and knowledgeable member of The L. Suzio York Hill Companies sales team.

When you need material supplies for your South Central Connecticut construction project, work with the experts at The L. Suzio York Hill Companies, where they make more than 500 yards of ready-mix concrete products per hour.

For more information about The L. Suzio York Hill Companies or to calculate how much concrete you need, visit their website or call (203) 237-8421.