O&G Announces the Fall Fire Pit Kit Raffle Winners

Congratulations Fire Pit kit Winners!

Dana Woods, Stonehedge Landscaping & Garden Center and
James Scaglione, Dipietro Construction Corp. winners of the Serafina Fire Pit Kit!

O&G's supplier partner Nicolock sponsored the raffle.  Each kit contains everything needed to build a fire pit. Imagine evening gatherings with friends and family for your outdoor get-togethers.

O&G's Overstock Blowout Sale — Natural Stone

Ask about our Overstock Blowout Sale on select items including:

· Sahara Bush Hammered Veneer
· Sahara Bush Hammered R/C
· Cedar Lake Veneer
· Ash Polished Granite
· R/F Aramosa Treads
· Bullnosed Aramosa Treads
· Mankato Steps

View flyers by clicking on this link: http://on.fb.me/19abB2f

We offer 8 mason stores throughout Connecticut for your convenience. Please visit us at one of our locations or contact us for more information.

Bridgeport       325 Hancock Avenue         (203) 337-5119
Danbury          9 Segar Street                     (203) 730-4880
Hartford          260 Murphy Road              (860) 493-0393
Middletown    120 North Main Street        (860) 347-8549
New Milford   271 Danbury Road             (860) 355-4313
Stamford         40 Meadow Street              (203) 323-1111
Torrington       19 Plain Street                    (860) 489-1836
Waterbury       550 South Leonard Street   (203) 574-1341

Rock On, Mondays with O&G and Friends

Join us Monday mornings from 7:00-10:00AM
 for coffee & donuts...

Monday May 20TH we will host:

                            

Miracle & Bon Tool      Danbury
                                    9 Segar Street
 
InStone                       Hartford
                                    260 Murphy Road
 
Silpro                          Middletown
                                    110  North Main Street
 
Unilock                       New Milford
                                    271 Danbury Road 
   
   
Makita                       Stamford
                                  40 Meadow Street
 
Techo-Bloc                 Torrington
                                    19 Plain Street 
   
  Quikrete                   Waterbury
                                    550 South Leonard Street

Express Contractor Yard Opens for the Season

Conveniently located on RT. 7 in New Milford

Our express contractor yard offers you O&G's top selling, core items you need to keep you going throughout your day.  

Stop in and say hello to Daniel Lourenco, Facility Manager.  He'll get you what you need, when you need it.

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 6:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Saturday: 7:00 to 11:00 AM

Facility Information:
271 Danbury Road
New Milford, CT 06776
Tel: 860-355-4314

O&G Masonry Division Posts Holiday Hours

During the Easter holiday season our thoughts turn gratefully to our customers - we thank you for your continuous support, loyalty and for allowing us to earn your business everyday. 

So our employees may enjoy the holiday with their family O&G posts the following hours for our stores and Earth Products Showcase showrooms.   

SHOWROOM HOURS

• 8:00 AM to Noon — Good Friday March 29th  
• Closed — Saturday March 30th 
• Closed — Easter Sunday March 31st 

MASON STORE AND YARD HOURS

• Closed — Good Friday March 29th  
• Closed — Saturday March 30th 
• Closed — Easter Sunday March 31st 

Business will resume on Monday April 1st, mason stores will open at 7:00 AM.

We wish you a peaceful and grand Easter, may you enjoy time with family and friends!

O&G Hosts Program for CT ASLA

Permeable Pavements

This program will inspire landscape architects, architects, engineers, developers and municipal agencies to consider permeable pavers and concrete solutions as the first choice for sustainable, storm water solutions. This program will also provide critical information on how to specify products, how to draw into plans, how to construct (methods and sequencing) and how to maintain. This program is registered for 5.0 CEU credit hours with LACES and AIA-CES

Please register and make payments directly with CT ASLA.

Save the Date:

Thursday March 28, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
O&G's Earth Products Showcase · 9 Segar Street · Danbury, CT 

SCHEDULE

8:30-9:15: Registration and breakfast/networking

9:15-9:30: Introduction
 
9:30-10:30: Jane L. Didona, ASLA will discuss How Stormwater Management Impacts the Design of the Outdoor Environment. Her talk will include stormwater management practices including permeable pavements. Attendees will come away with an understanding that stormwater is another resource that can influence and enhance the design of a landscape. Ms. Didona has practiced Landscape Architecture in Connecticut and New York for 35 years. She is the founder and principal of Didona Associates Landscape Architects.

10:30-10:45: Break
 
10:45-11:45: Sean O’Leary, Vice President of Unilock, will present Permeable Pavers and Their Role in Stormwater Management. This module will discuss the information needed for specification and detailing of various kinds of permeable pavers, including methods for using interlocking pavers as permeable pavers. Attendees will learn what pavers are appropriate for different kinds of installations. Mr O’Leary, a Civil Engineer, has over 20 years experience in the construction and building products industry.

11:45-1:00: Lunch and Exhibit of Permeable Pavement Products
 
1:00-2:00: Douglas O’Neill, LEED® AP, with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, will present on Pervious Concrete Technology. This module will discuss where concrete fits in with the LEED Green Building Rating System and the Sustainable Sites Initiative; give an overview of pervious concrete technology; and highlight how
it is being used across North America to control storm water runoff. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the many sustainable aspects of ready-mixed concrete and how pervious concrete has become a solution to storm water management.

2:00-3:00: Brad Oneglia, Assistant Vice President with O&G Industries Asphalt Division will discuss Porous Asphalt Technology, highlighting how it is being used, and how it contrasts with concrete and paver technology. Attendees will learn about specifications and detailing of porous asphalt. Mr. Oneglia directly oversees the operation and management of eight asphalt plants located throughout Western CT.
 
3:00-3:15: Break
 
3:15-4:15: David Verespy, ASLA, principal and owner of Rock Spring Design Group, will present a Porous Asphalt Case Study, discussing the design and specification process, the bidding process, and construction observation process needed to ensure that a project
is installed correctly. Challenges in specifying this kind of product and stormwater management results will also be discussed.     

Program includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch.

REGISTRATION INFO
CEU’s: 
Program registered for 5.0 CEU credit hours with LACES and AIA-CES
 
COST:
$90 Members of: ASLA / AIA / CNLA / GBC / APA / ACEC
$125 Non-Members
$50 Students (ID required)
 
DEADLINE: 
March 26th, noon (online) or March 25th (checks)
 
Register online with your credit card:  http://www.ctasla.org/march72013.htm
 
Or complete this form and return with your check payable to “CTASLA” to:
J.M. Communications, 35-31 Talcottville Rd., Ste. 318, Vernon, CT 06066.
Questions? Contact Jeff Mills at executivedirector@ctasla.org or (860) 454-8922.
 
No refunds after March 25th.

Stress-Free Radius Templates from O&G

Perfect Profile = Beautiful Finished Project

For stone projects that require radius cuts O&G's fabrication center offers radius templating that delivers the perfect profile and stress-free results for a beautiful finished project. 

Take advantage of our guaranteed* method of radius templating for your next project including, pool surrounds, stair treads, walls, etc.

Eight simple steps in the process:

1.) Sales representative gathers pertinent information and ensures that the project is ready for templating. (Old material is removed and area cleaned.)
2.)  O&G staff arrive and access the project to determine what needs to be done.
3.)  The tarpaper is laid out and the starting point is determined.
4.)  Pictures are taken for reference; the staff then proceeds to cut the template.
5.)  All necessary measurements are taken after cut and more pictures are taken with template in place.
6.)  The fabrication center templates are traced with the FARO arm.
7.)  Customer receives a layout of the project that provides the sizes for each piece and how many pieces are required.
8.)  Customer signs off on drawings to release for production.

STRESS-FREE COST: $500

* If the eight steps are followed.

O&G Sponsoring IMI Program

SEC Seminar and Dinner Meeting — February 12, 2013

Hosted by IMI, the presentation Coordinating Structural & Architectural and Masonry Details for Thermal Efficiency will include updates on the new 2013 Connecticut code - IBC 2012 & MSJC 2011 presented by Richard Filloramo

Coordinating structural and architectural masonry details for thermal efficiency can be challenging with new contemporary designs, building code requirements, budget restraints and fast-paced schedules. This presentation will feature some of the most challenging masonry details with real solutions by coordinating structural and architectural details. Some of the details covered are; Standard Shelf Angles, Projecting Shelf Angles, Special Shelf Angles, Stairwells, Masonry Veneers – no Relieving Angles, Top of Wall, Loose Lintels, Beam Details and Column Details. There will be a brief review of how increased masonry strength (f’m) can reduce wall costs and increase thermal efficiency in light of the proposed revisions to MSJC Table 2 – Compressive Strength of Masonry. This presentation will also include IBC 2012 and 2011 MSJC Masonry 530 Code updates for the new 2013 Connecticut Building Code.

O&G Hosts CT ASLA Program

Permeable Pavements

A CTASLA Continuing Education Program

This program will inspire landscape architects, architects, engineers, developers and municipal agencies to consider permeable pavers and concrete solutions as the first choice for sustainable, storm water solutions. This program will also provide critical information on how to specify products, how to draw into plans, how to construct (methods and sequencing) and how to maintain. This program is registered for 5.0 CEU credit hours with LACES and AIA-CES

Please register and make payments directly with CT ASLA.

Save the Date:

Thursday March 7, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
O&G's Earth Products Showcase · 9 Segar Street · Danbury, CT 

SCHEDULE
 
8:30-9:15: Registration and breakfast/networking

9:15-9:30: Introduction
 
9:30-10:30: Jane L. Didona, ASLA will discuss How Stormwater Management Impacts the Design of the Outdoor Environment. Her talk will include stormwater management practices including permeable pavements. Attendees will come away with an understanding that stormwater is another resource that can influence and enhance the design of a landscape. Ms. Didona has practiced Landscape Architecture in Connecticut and New York for 35 years. She is the founder and principal of Didona Associates Landscape Architects.

10:30-10:45: Break
 
10:45-11:45: Sean O’Leary, Vice President of Unilock, will present Permeable Pavers and Their Role in Stormwater Management. This module will discuss the information needed for specification and detailing of various kinds of permeable pavers, including methods for using interlocking pavers as permeable pavers. Attendees will learn what pavers are appropriate for different kinds of installations. Mr O’Leary, a Civil Engineer, has over 20 years experience in the construction and building products industry.

11:45-1:00: Lunch and Exhibit of Permeable Pavement Products
 
1:00-2:00: Douglas O’Neill, LEED® AP, with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, will present on Pervious Concrete Technology. This module will discuss where concrete fits in with the LEED Green Building Rating System and the Sustainable Sites Initiative; give an overview of pervious concrete technology; and highlight how
it is being used across North America to control storm water runoff. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the many sustainable aspects of ready-mixed concrete and how pervious concrete has become a solution to storm water management.
 
2:00-3:00: Brad Oneglia, Assistant Vice President with O&G Industries Asphalt Division will discuss Porous Asphalt Technology, highlighting how it is being used, and how it contrasts with concrete and paver technology. Attendees will learn about specifications and detailing of porous asphalt. Mr. Oneglia directly oversees the operation and management of eight asphalt plants located throughout Western CT.
 
3:00-3:15: Break
 
3:15-4:15: David Verespy, ASLA, principal and owner of Rock Spring Design Group, will present a Porous Asphalt Case Study, discussing the design and specification process, the bidding process, and construction observation process needed to ensure that a project
is installed correctly. Challenges in specifying this kind of product and stormwater management results will also be discussed.     

Program includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch.

REGISTRATION INFO
CEU’s: 
Program registered for 5.0 CEU credit hours with LACES and AIA-CES
 
COST:
$90 Members of: ASLA / AIA / CNLA / GBC / APA / ACEC
$125 Non-Members
$50 Students (ID required)
 
DEADLINE: 
March 6, noon (online) or March 4 (checks)
 
To register online with your credit card, go to http://www.ctasla.org/march72013.htm
 
Or complete this form and return with your check payable to “CTASLA” to:
J.M. Communications, 35-31 Talcottville Rd., Ste. 318, Vernon, CT 06066.
Questions? Contact Jeff Mills at executivedirector@ctasla.org or (860) 454-8922.
 
No refunds after March 4.