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2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
Research conducted by
2015 BUILDER
BRAND USE STUDY
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 7-11
PRODUCT SUMMARIES 12-125
DETAILED RESULTS 126
PRIMARY BUSINESS 127
NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS BUILT 128
AVERAGE SALE PRICE 129
WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW BRANDS 130
REASONS FOR WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW BRANDS 131
TIMEFRAME FOR RESEARCHING NEW BRANDS 132
FINAL BRAND DECISION MAKER 133
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION 134
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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PRODUCT CATEGORIES Summary Detailed Results
Bath Accessories 13 135
Bath Fixtures 14 139
Bathroom Ventilation/Fans 16 144
Cabinets: Semi-Custom and Custom 18 149
Cabinets: Stock 20 154
Carpet 22 159
Caulks/Sealants 24 164
Central Vacuums 25 168
Ceramic Tile 26 172
Closet/Organization Systems 28 177
Decking: Composite/PVC 29 181
Decorative Mouldings & Columns: Exterior 31 186
Decorative Mouldings/Trim/Columns: Interior 33 191
Doors: Garage 35 196
Dishwashers 37 201
Doors: Entry 39 206
Doors: Interior Passage 41 211
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
PRODUCT CATEGORIES Summary Detailed Results
Electrical Systems/Load Centers 43 216
Exterior Foundation Waterproofing (Construction Phase) 44 220
Doors: Patio 45 224
Engineered I-Joists 46 232
Exterior Trim 48 237
Exterior Wall Sheathing 50 242
Faucets 52 247
Fireplaces 54 253
Flooring: Laminate 56 258
Flooring: Vinyl 57 262
Flooring: Wood 58 266
Garage Door Openers 59 270
Generators: Portable 60 274
Generators: Stationary 62 279
Housewrap 64 284
HVAC 66 289
Insulation 68 294
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
PRODUCT CATEGORIES Summary Detailed Results
Laundry Appliances 70 299
Lighting 72 304
Lighting Controls/Switches 73 308
Locksets/Hardware 74 312
Manufactured Stone 76 317
Oriented Strand Board 78 322
Paints 80 327
Range Hoods 82 332
Ranges/Cooktops 83 336
Refrigerators 85 341
Ridge Vent Systems 87 346
Roofing: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles 88 350
Roofing: Clay/Concrete/Synthetic Tiles 90 355
Roofing: Metal 91 359
Roofing: Photovoltaic 92 363
Shower Doors/Surrounds 93 367
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
PRODUCT CATEGORIES Summary Detailed Results
Siding: Brick & Brick Veneer 94 371
Siding: EIFS/Stucco 96 376
Siding: Engineered Wood 98 381
Siding: Fiber Cement 100 386
Siding: Insulated 102 391
Stains/Varnishes 104 396
Siding: Vinyl 105 400
Surfacing: Laminate 107 405
Surfacing: Quartz 108 409
Surfacing: Solid Surfaces 109 413
Trucks: Pickup 111 418
Underlayment 113 423
Wallboard 114 427
Water Heaters 116 432
Whirlpool Baths 118 437
Windows: Fiberglass 119 441
Windows: Vinyl 120 445
Windows: Wood & Clad-Wood 122 452
Windows: Skylight/Roof 124 457
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND
METHODOLOGY
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P R O J E C T O B J E C T I V E S
PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY
The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley Wood on behalf of their publication, Builder. The survey was conducted by The Farnsworth Group.
The purpose of this research is to profile the brands used by builders. Specific areas of inquiry included:
The number and average sale price of residential units firms building in 2013
Familiarity, use and opinions about brands in 70 product categories
Importance of factors influencing brand selection within each product category
2,299 surveys were completed online with recipients of Builder classified as “Builders, Builders-developers or general contractors.”
P R O J E C T M E T H O D O L O G Y
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B A S E S F O R R E S U L T S
P R O J E C T R E S U L T S
The following pages present a graphic summary of brand-related results by product category.
Only the top three brands have been included in the charts for each question, based on the percentage indicating each brand (or the average rating provided for each). Full results for all brands and questions are listed in the Detailed Results section of this report.
The bases for the percentages vary depending on the number of respondents who indicated their firms used each category in the past 2 years. Multiple responses were allowed for each question.
Results of the quality ratings are based on those giving a rating for each brand.
Brands not mentioned (receiving 0% mentions) are not included in the detailed results.
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S U R V E Y Q U E S T I O N S
P R O J E C T R E S U L T S C O N T I N U E D
The specific survey questions were as follows:
Please answer for each product specifically:
A. Which brand have you heard of?
B. Which brands has your firm used in the past 2 years (including brands your subcontracted with others to install)?
C. Which brand(s) does your firm use the most?
D. How do you rate the quality of each brand you are familiar with?
For the brands of [CATEGORY] you use most, how important are the following factors in influencing your brand selection?
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ABOUT THE FARNSWORTH GROUP
About The Farnsworth Group
Established in 1989, The Farnsworth Group is the premier market research and strategic consulting firm serving the remodeling, construction, hardware and building supply industries. Our staff has a combined 100+ years of industry research experience through serving over 200 industry clients.
The Farnsworth Group assists clients in developing and using information to formulate the most viable and opportunistic strategies for their business. The Farnsworth Group focuses on the building materials, hardware and home improvement industries. We leverage this unique expertise to help clients evaluate market performance, monitor changing market conditions, identify new opportunities and recommend strategy direction and adjustments.
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PRODUCT SUMMARIES
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TOP 3 - BATH ACCESSORIES
89%
94%
95%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Delta Matching BathAccessories
Kohler
American Standard
62%
65%
83%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Moen/CreativeSpecialties International
American Standard
Kohler
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
17%
24%
34%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
American Standard
Moen/Creative SpecialtiesInternational
Kohler
5.53
5.57
5.94
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Baldwin
Moen/Creative SpecialtiesInternational
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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TOP 3 - BATH FIXTURES
82%
92%
94%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Jacuzzi
American Standard
Kohler
32%
68%
80%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Toto
American Standard
Kohler
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8%
17%
46%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Toto
American Standard
Kohler
5.56
5.65
5.96
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Grohe
Toto
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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BATH FIXTURES
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.45
4.75
5.5
5.58
5.77
5.79
5.84
6.56
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Price
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - BATH VENTILATION/FANS
85%
89%
91%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Panasonic
NuTone
Broan
55%
65%
68%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Panasonic
NuTone
Broan
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
25%
27%
33%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Panasonic
NuTone
Broan
5.47
5.54
5.72
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NuTone
Broan
Panasonic
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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BATH VENTILATION/FANS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.65
4.78
5.39
5.77
5.87
5.91
5.95
6.64
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Green/Sustainable Features
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
46%
47%
80%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bruce
Wellborn
KraftMaid
13%
13%
18%
49%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Wellborn
Quaker Maid
Bruce
KraftMaid
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
4%
5%
26%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bertch
Wellborn
KraftMaid
5.13
5.27
5.27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
KraftMaid
Wood-Mode
Crown PointCabinetry
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.33
5.49
5.87
6.07
6.09
6.22
6.31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - CABINETS: STOCK
56%
71%
79%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Aristokraft
Merillat
KraftMaid
18%
24%
33%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bruce
Aristokraft
KraftMaid
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
7%
11%
13%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Merillat
Aristokraft
KraftMaid
4.95
4.97
5.00
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bruce
Wellborn
KraftMaid
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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CABINETS: STOCK
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.20
5.50
5.61
5.72
5.93
6.09
6.22
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
Product Price
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TOP 3 - CARPET
36%
81%
85%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Dalton Paradise Carpet
Shaw
Mohawk
8%
59%
67%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Dalton Paradise Carpet
Shaw
Mohawk
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
2%
29%
34%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Shaheen
Shaw
Mohawk
4.69
5.49
5.71
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dalton ParadiseCarpet
Shaw
Mohawk
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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CARPET
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.93
4.99
5.20
5.76
6.16
6.19
6.21
6.23
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Ease Of Installation
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Product Performance
Product Price
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
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TOP 3 - CAULKS/SEALANTS
74 %
77 %
78 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
DAP (Phenoseal)
GE Silicones,Sealants, Adhesives
Gorilla Glue
58 %
61 %
64 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Gorilla Glue
GE Silicones,Sealants, Adhesives
DAP (Phenoseal)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
18 %
19 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Macco/Liquid Nails
GE Silicones,Sealants, Adhesives
DAP (Phenoseal)
5.64
5.65
5.74
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Gorilla Glue
Loctite
Macco/LiquidNails
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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TOP 3 - CENTRAL VACUUMS
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
66 %
77 %
78 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Hoover
NuTone
Beam Central VacuumSystems by Electrolux
18 %
38 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Hoover
Beam Central VacuumSystems by Electrolux
NuTone
7 %
25 %
25 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Hoover
Beam CentralVacuum Systems by
Electrolux
NuTone
5.22
5.23
5.46
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H-P ProductsVACUFLO
NuTone
Beam CentralVacuum System by
Electrolux
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TOP 3 - CERAMIC TILE
61 %
75 %
77 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Olean
Armstrong
Dal-Tile
33 %
39 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Olean
Armstrong
Dal-Tile
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
13 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Shaw
Armstrong
Dal-Tile
5.46
5.59
5.68
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Florida Tile
Porcelanosa
Dal-Tile
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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CERAMIC TILE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.17
5.51
5.60
5.60
6.04
6.05
6.25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - CLOSET/ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
73 %
76 %
76 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Closet Maid
California Closets
Rubbermaid
28 %
31 %
38 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
California Closets
Rubbermaid
Closet Maid
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
14 %
17 %
19 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Rubbermaid
California Closets
Closet Maid
4.96
5.09
5.41
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GarageTek
Closet Maid
California Closets
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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TOP 3 - DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
76 %
77 %
86 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertainTeed
AZEK Decks
Trex
38 %
40 %
62 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
TimberTech
CertainTeed
Trex
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
12 %
12 %
14 %
35 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertainTeed
TimberTech
AZEK Decks
Trex
5.18
5.26
5.50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CertainTeed
AZEK Decks
Trex
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.78
4.93
5.46
5.80
5.96
6.07
6.09
6.58
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Product Price
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
37 %
56 %
70 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Crown Columns andMillwork
Fypon
CertainTeed
21 %
30 %
49 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Mid-America SidingComponents
Fypon
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
5 %
6 %
30 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Permacast (HB&G)
Mid-America SidingComponents
CertainTeed
5.23
5.43
5.51
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Permacast (HB&G)
CertainTeed
Fypon
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.06
5.24
5.71
5.84
6.00
6.05
6.43
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DECORATIVE MOULDINGS/TRIM/COLUMNS: INTERIOR
38 %
43 %
49 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Permacast (HB&G)
Flex Trim
Fypon
18 %
25 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Permacast (HB&G)
Flex Trim
Fypon
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
6 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
9 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Crown Columns and Millwork
Fypon
Permacast (HB&G)
Versatex Trimboard
WindsorONE (Windsor Mill)
5.32
5.35
5.40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
White RiverHardwoods
Kleer Trimboards
Fypon
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DECORATIVE MOULDINGS/TRIM/COLUMNS: INTERIOR
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.69
5.04
5.56
5.69
5.81
5.94
6.17
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Warranty
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DOORS: GARAGE
65 %
66 %
70 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Wayne-Dalton
Overhead Door
31 %
33 %
35 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Overhead Door
Wayne-Dalton
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
13 %
20 %
20 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Wayne-Dalton
Overhead Door
5.23
5.29
5.55
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Real Carriage Door
Wayne-Dalton
Overhead Door
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DOORS: GARAGE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.42
5.46
5.52
5.85
5.95
5.95
6.31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DISHWASHERS
91 %
92 %
93 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
KitchenAid
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
41 %
51 %
63 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Bosch
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
13 %
13 %
30 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
KitchenAid
Bosch
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
5.58
5.60
5.88
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Miele
Thermador
Bosch
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DISHWASHERS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.76
5.27
5.32
5.87
5.90
6.00
6.06
6.38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DOORS: ENTRY
71 %
79 %
79 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Masonite
JELD-WEN
Pella
38 %
38 %
50 %
51 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Masonite
Pella
Therma-Tru
JELD-WEN
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
19 %
24 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simpson
JELD-WEN
Therma-Tru
5.31
5.66
5.68
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Simpson
Pella
Therma-Tru
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DOORS: ENTRY
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.35
5.52
5.57
5.91
5.92
5.92
6.45
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Warranty
Product Performance
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TOP 3 - DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
55 %
83 %
89 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simpson
Masonite
JELD-WEN
33 %
50 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simpson
JELD-WEN
Masonite
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
26 %
30 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simpson
JELD-WEN
Masonite
5.12
5.28
5.59
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Masonite
JELD-WEN
Simpson
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
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DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.31
5.33
5.79
5.80
6.10
6.12
6.41
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Warranty
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
43
TOP 3 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/LOAD CENTERS
85 %
88 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Siemens
Square D bySchneider Electric
GE Appliances
49 %
58 %
73 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Siemens
GE Appliances
Square D bySchneider Electric
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
24 %
46 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Siemens
GE Appliances
Square D by SchneiderElectric
5.35
5.58
5.98
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GE Appliances
Siemens
Square D by SchneiderElectric
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
44
TOP 3 – EXTERIOR FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING (CONSTRUCTION PHASE)
34 %
39 %
52 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
WatchDog
Delta (Cosella-Dorken)
Tuff-N-Dri
9 %
21 %
25 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
WatchDog
Delta (Cosella-Dorken)
Tuff-N-Dri
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
5 %
12 %
17 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
WatchDog
Delta (Cosella-Dorken)
Tuff-N-Dri
4.50
4.96
5.18
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
WatchDog
Delta (Cosella-Dorken)
Tuff-N-Dri
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
45
TOP 3 – DOORS: PATIO
81 %
82 %
89 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Pella
Andersen
32 %
45 %
45 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Pella
JELD-WEN
Therma-Tru
Andersen
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
12 %
16 %
19 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Andersen
Therma-Tru
5.54
5.56
5.72
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Therma-Tru
Pella
Andersen
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
46
TOP 3 – ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
78 %
80 %
86 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Trus Joist(Weyerhaeuser)
Boise Cascade
Georgia Pacific
48 %
51 %
53 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Boise Cascade
Trus Joist(Weyerhaeuser)
Georgia Pacific
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
18 %
19 %
25 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Georgia Pacific
Boise Cascade
Trus Joist(Weyerhaeuser)
5.67
5.70
5.75
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Boise Cascade
Georgia Pacific
Trus Joist(Weyerhaeuser)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
47
ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.73
5.84
5.94
5.95
6.03
6.22
6.57
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
48
TOP 3 – EXTERIOR TRIM
50 %
67 %
73 %
73 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Fypon
AZEK Trimboards
CertainTeed
HardieTrim (James Hardie)
42 %
53 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
AZEK Trimboards
CertainTeed
HardieTrim (JamesHardie)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
12 %
30 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertainTeed
AZEK Trimboards
HardieTrim (JamesHardie)
5.53
5.58
5.88
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CertainTeed
AZEK Trimboards
HardieTrim (JamesHardie)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
49
EXTERIOR TRIM
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.04
5.59
5.73
5.95
6.14
6.23
6.56
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
50
TOP 3 – EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
58 %
61 %
61 %
65 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 %100 %
US Gypsum
Weyerhaeuser
Georgia-Pacific (DensGlassGold)
Dow Styrofoam
34 %
36 %
38 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Owens Corning
Dow Styrofoam
Weyerhaeuser
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
14 %
17 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
US Gypsum
Weyerhaeuser
ZIP System Wall Sheathing(Huber Engineered Woods)
5.46
5.55
5.63
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
US Gypsum
Dow Styrofoam
ZIP System Wall Sheathing(Huber Engineered Woods)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
51
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.03
5.62
5.76
5.92
5.95
6.08
6.47
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
52
TOP 3 – FAUCETS
82 %
86 %
86 %
87 %
87 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Pfister
Delta
Moen
American Standard
Kohler
63 %
64 %
66 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Delta
Kohler
Moen
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
18 %
23 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Delta
Kohler
Moen
5.70
5.87
6.04
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Moen
Grohe
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
53
FAUCETS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.78
5.80
5.93
6.03
6.07
6.09
6.59
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
54
TOP 3 – FIREPLACES
61 %
75 %
77 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Majestic
Heat & Glo
Heatilator
29 %
41 %
43 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Majestic
Heat & Glo
Heatilator
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
20 %
23 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Majestic
Heat & Glo
Heatilator
5.15
5.23
5.42
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Heat & Glo
VermontCastings
Heatilator
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
55
FIREPLACES
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.63
5.7
5.74
5.88
5.99
6.03
6.34
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
56
TOP 3 – FLOORING: LAMINATE
77 %
84 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Mohawk
Pergo
Armstrong
38 %
39 %
62 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Wilsonart
Mohawk
Armstrong
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
14 %
29 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Shaw
Mohawk
Armstrong
5.32
5.39
5.53
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Shaw
Mohawk
Armstrong
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
57
TOP 3 – FLOORING: VINYL
72 %
78 %
91 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Mannington
Congoleum
Armstrong
28 %
29 %
66 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Mannington
Congoleum
Armstrong
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
6 %
9 %
47 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Congoleum
Mannington
Armstrong
5.40
5.47
5.78
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Congoleum
Mannington
Armstrong
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
58
TOP 3 – FLOORING: WOOD
63 %
66 %
68 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Armstrong
Bruce
Lumber Liquidators
28 %
28 %
36 %
37 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Shaw
Mohawk
Armstrong
Bruce
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
13 %
13 %
14 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Lumber Liquidators
Armstrong
Shaw
Bruce
5.40
5.51
5.54
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mohawk
Bruce
Armstrong
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
59
TOP 3 – GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
76 %
81 %
86 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Craftsmen
Genie
LiftMaster
29 %
32 %
59 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Genie
Overhead Door
LiftMaster
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
17 %
39 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Genie
Overhead Door
LiftMaster
5.40
5.72
5.78
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Raynor
OverheadDoor
LiftMaster
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
60
TOP 3 – GENERATORS: PORTABLE
85 %
86 %
89 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Generac
American Honda
Briggs & Stratton
46 %
47 %
49 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
DeWalt
Generac
American Honda
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
23 %
24 %
26 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Generac
American Honda
DeWalt
5.51
5.52
6.23
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DeWalt
Generac
AmericanHonda
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
61
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.14
5.62
5.82
6.00
6.01
6.33
6.65
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
62
TOP 3 – GENERATORS: STATIONARY
70 %
86 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Siemens
Generac
Kohler
18 %
45 %
60 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Cummins
Kohler
Generac
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
7 %
27 %
41 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Cummins
Kohler
Generac
5.57
5.64
5.87
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CumminsOnan
Generac
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
63
GENERATORS: STATIONARY
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.74
5.99
6.16
6.18
6.18
6.46
6.52
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
64
TOP 3 – HOUSEWRAP
56 %
60 %
60 %
97 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertaWrap (CertainTeed)
Typar (Fiberweb)
James Hardie
Tyvek (DuPont)
22 %
28 %
83 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertaWrap(CertainTeed)
James Hardie
Tyvek (DuPont)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
6 %
7 %
68 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertaWrap(CertainTeed)
Weathermate (DOW)
Tyvek (DuPont)
5.33
5.57
6.16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Weathermate(DOW)
James Hardie
Tyvek (DuPont)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
65
HOUSEWRAP
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.71
4.87
5.56
5.64
5.78
5.91
5.94
6.67
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Product Price
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
66
TOP 3 – HVAC
85 %
85 %
88 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Lennox
Trane
Rheem
Carrier
34 %
38 %
47 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Standard
Lennox
Carrier
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
10 %
14 %
17 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Goodman
Trane
Lennox
Carrier
5.36
5.42
5.59
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Lennox
Trane
Carrier
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
67
HVAC
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.91
5.51
5.57
5.87
5.88
5.97
6.28
6.49
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Ease Of Installation
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
68
TOP 3 – INSULATION
75 %
80 %
87 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Johns Manville
CertainTeed
Owens Corning
38 %
51 %
71 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Johns Manville
CertainTeed
Owens Corning
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
17 %
35 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Johns Manville
CertainTeed
Owens Corning
5.68
5.80
5.80
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Icynene
OwensCorning
Dow
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
69
INSULATION
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.03
5.25
5.39
5.60
5.79
5.80
5.95
6.52
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Warranty
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
70
TOP 3 – LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
91 %
92 %
95 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Kenmore (Sears)
GE Appliances
Whirlpool
44 %
58 %
61 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Bosch
GE Appliances
Whirlpool
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
20 %
26 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
LG
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
5.44
5.54
5.84
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Whirlpool
Thermador
Bosch
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
71
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.98
5.05
5.42
5.57
5.70
5.86
6.06
6.58
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
72
TOP 3 – LIGHTING
72 %
86 %
86 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Lutron
General Electric
Leviton
26 %
31 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Juno Lighting Group bySchneider Electric
Progress
Halo
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
14 %
21 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Kichler
Progress
Halo
5.27
5.31
5.51
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kichler
Juno Lighting Group bySchneider Electric
Halo
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
51 %
59 %
59 %
70 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Cooper
Kichler
Progress
Halo
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
73
TOP 3 – LIGHTING CONTROLS/SWITCHES
71 %
72 %
86 %
86 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Johnson Controls
Lutron
General Electric
Leviton
46 %
47 %
65 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Lutron
General Electric
Leviton
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
14 %
17 %
36 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Lutron
General Electric
Leviton
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
5.51
5.81
5.86
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GeneralElectric
Lutron
Leviton
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
74
TOP 3 – LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
76 %
76 %
90 %
93 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Stanley
Yale
Schlage (Ingersoll RandResidential Solutions)
Kwikset
32 %
32 %
36 %
69 %
69 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Master Lock
Stanley
Baldwin
Kwikset
Schlage (Ingersoll Rand…
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
25 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Emtek
Kwikset
Schlage (Ingersoll RandResidential Solutions)
5.43
5.82
5.90
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Emtek
Schlage (IngersollRand Residential
Solutions)
Baldwin
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
75
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.76
5.62
5.66
5.73
5.84
6.13
6.52
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
76
TOP 3 – MANUFACTURED STONE
60 %
61 %
63 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Coronado Stone
Cultured Stone
Eldorado Stone
14 %
26 %
31 %
31 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Belgard (Oldcastle)
Coronado Stone
Eldorado Stone
Cultured Stone
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
7 %
13 %
13 %
17 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Belgard (Oldcastle)
Coronado Stone
Cultured Stone
Eldorado Stone
5.32
5.66
5.73
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CoronadoStone
CulturedStone
EldoradoStone
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
77
MANUFACTURED STONE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.04
5.31
5.64
5.93
6.07
6.14
6.30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
Warranty
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
78
TOP 3 – ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
62 %
63 %
83 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Advantech (HuberEngineered Woods)
LP OSB
Georgia-Pacific
36 %
41 %
64 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Advantech (HuberEngineered Woods)
LP OSB
Georgia-Pacific
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
13 %
23 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
LP OSB
Advantech (HuberEngineered Woods)
Georgia-Pacific
5.50
5.81
6.22
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
LP OSB
Georgia-Pacific
Advantech(Huber
Engineered…
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
79
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.60
4.87
5.20
5.51
5.59
5.80
6.07
6.29
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
80
TOP 3 – PAINTS
82 %
88 %
88 %
92 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Valspar
Behr PaintCorporation
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
47 %
52 %
73 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Behr PaintCorporation
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
13 %
14 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Behr PaintCorporation
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
5.48
5.74
5.96
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kilz (MasterchemIndustries)
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
81
PAINTS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.71
5.05
5.46
5.49
5.75
5.84
6.02
6.55
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Ease Of Installation
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
82
TOP 3 – RANGE HOODS
79 %
81 %
83 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Jenn-Air
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
36 %
40 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Bosch
Broan
GE Appliances
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
15 %
18 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Whirlpool
Broan
GE Appliances
5.82
5.83
5.83
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Viking
Wolf Appliance, Inc
Bosch
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
83
TOP 3 – RANGE/COOKTOPS
82 %
83 %
83 %
87 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Frigidaire
Bosch
Kenmore (Sears)
GE Appliances
35 %
40 %
53 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Bosch
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
16 %
31 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Kenmore (Sears)
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
5.60
5.65
5.91
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wolf Appliance, Inc
Bosch
Viking
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
84
RANGE/COOKTOPS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.54
5.20
5.53
5.70
5.87
5.88
5.96
6.28
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
85
TOP 3 – REFRIGERATORS
85 %
87 %
91 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Frigidaire
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
36 %
41 %
60 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Frigidaire
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
10 %
17 %
24 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Frigidaire
Sub-Zero
Whirlpool
GE Appliances
5.54
5.79
5.92
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bosch
Viking
Sub-Zero
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
86
REFRIGERATORS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.59
5.12
5.19
5.72
5.84
5.84
5.94
6.30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
87
TOP 3 – RIDGE VENT SYSTEMS
63 %
64 %
73 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
GAF Cobra
Ridgeline Ridge VentSystem
Owens Corning
33 %
40 %
54 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Ridgeline Ridge VentSystem
GAF Cobra
Owens Corning
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
15 %
18 %
27 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Ridgeline Ridge VentSystem
GAF Cobra
Owens Corning
5.49
5.58
5.67
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ridgeline Ridge Vent System
GAF Cobra
Owens Corning
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
88
TOP 3 – ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
86 %
90 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
GAF (includingTimberline)
CertainTeed
Owens Corning
54 %
62 %
63 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Owens Corning
GAF (includingTimberline)
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
16 %
29 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Owens Corning
CertainTeed
GAF (includingTimberline)
5.55
5.76
6.03
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Owens Corning
CertainTeed
GAF (includingTimberline)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
89
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.64
5.29
5.80
5.87
6.04
6.07
6.30
6.56
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
90
TOP 3 – ROOFING: CLAY/CONCRETE/SYNTHETIC TILES
39 %
39 %
62 %
77 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Boral Roofing LLC
Eagle
GAF TruSlate
CertainTeed
16 %
31 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Eagle
GAF TruSlate
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
9 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Eagle
GAF TruSlate
CertainTeed
5.14
5.38
5.70
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eagle
GAF TruSlate
CertainTeed
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
91
TOP 3 – ROOFING: METAL
35 %
40 %
43 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Bethlehem
Alcan
American BuildingComponents (ABC)
11 %
19 %
24 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Alcan
Metal SalesManufacturing
American BuildingComponents (ABC)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
10 %
17 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Alcan
Metal SalesManufacturing
American BuildingComponents (ABC)
5.05
5.09
5.16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bethlehem
Revere Copper
American BuildingComponents (ABC)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
92
TOP 3 – ROOFING: PHOTOVOLTAIC
46 %
50 %
64 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Sun Power
BP Solar
CertainTeed
13 %
18 %
39 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Sun Power
BP Solar
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
5 %
9 %
33 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Sun Power
BP Solar
CertainTeed
4.98
5.02
5.65
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sun Power
DowPowerhouse
CertainTeed
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
93
TOP 3 – SHOWER DOORS/SURROUNDS
69 %
82 %
88 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Jacuzzi
American Standard
Kohler
31 %
52 %
65 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Sterling
American Standard
Kohler
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
12 %
22 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Sterling
American Standard
Kohler
5.42
5.45
6.04
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jacuzzi
AmericanStandard
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
94
TOP 3 – SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
41 %
42 %
48 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Boral
Acme Brick
Eldorado Stone
17 %
21 %
28 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Acme Brick
Boral
Eldorado Stone
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
14 %
20 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
General Shale
Acme Brick
Eldorado Stone
5.37
5.38
5.44
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eldorado Stone
Boral
Acme Brick
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
95
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.20
5.40
5.47
5.56
5.77
5.89
6.12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
96
TOP 3 – EIFS/STUCCO
34 %
36 %
70 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simplex (Finestone)
Senergy
Dryvit
16 %
18 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Simplex (Finestone)
Senergy
Dryvit
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
7 %
8 %
29 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Parex/La Habra
STO
Dryvit
4.90
5.02
5.30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Simplex(Finestone)
Senergy
Dryvit
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
97
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.18
5.52
5.64
5.70
5.82
6.04
6.31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
98
TOP 3 – SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
23 %
27 %
66 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Roseburg/DuraTemp
Collins/TruWood
LP SmartSide
7 %
11 %
11 %
50 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
AraucoPly
Collins/TruWood
Roseburg/DuraTemp
LP SmartSide
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
3 %
3 %
4 %
47 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
AraucoPly
Roseburg/DuraTemp
Collins/TruWood
LP SmartSide
4.78
4.88
5.75
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Roseburg/DuraTemp
Collins/TruWood
LP SmartSide
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
99
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.34
5.48
5.66
5.90
5.94
6.19
6.50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
100
TOP 3 – SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
57 %
83 %
91 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Artisan (JamesHardie)
CertainTeed
HardiePlank (JamesHardie)
27 %
38 %
87 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Artisan (JamesHardie)
CertainTeed
HardiePlank (JamesHardie)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
6 %
15 %
69 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Artisan (James Hardie)
CertainTeed
HardiePlank (James Hardie)
5.22
5.69
6.04
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CertainTeed
Artisan (JamesHardie)
HardiePlank(James Hardie)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
101
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.20
5.69
5.97
5.98
6.09
6.16
6.43
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
102
TOP 3 – SIDING: INSULATED
39 %
40 %
85 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Structure (Alcoa)
Mastic Home Exteriors byPly Gem
CertainTeed
12 %
12 %
13 %
62 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Structure (Alcoa)
The Foundry (The TapcoGroup)
Mastic Home Exteriors byPly Gem
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
2 %
2 %
3 %
50 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CraneBoard (ExteriorPortfolio by Crane)
Mastic Home Exteriors byPly Gem
Structure (Alcoa)
CertainTeed
5.06
5.24
5.59
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mastic HomeExteriors by Ply Gem
Structure (Alcoa)
CertainTeed
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
103
SIDING: INSULATED
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.47
5.71
5.88
5.88
5.91
6.21
6.35
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
104
TOP 3 – STAINS/VARNISHES
89 %
89 %
94 %
95 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Olympic
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
57 %
67 %
75 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Thompson's/Minwax
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
9 %
9 %
19 %
45 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Thompson's/Minwax
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
5.49
5.86
5.88
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
WilliamZinsser
Sherwin-Williams
BenjaminMoore
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
105
TOP 3 – SIDING: VINYL
48 %
71 %
88 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Norandex
Georgia-Pacific Siding
CertainTeed
18 %
32 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Mastic Home Exteriorsby Ply Gem
Georgia-Pacific Siding
CertainTeed
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
8 %
12 %
37 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Alside
Mastic Home Exteriorsby Ply Gem
Georgia-Pacific Siding
CertainTeed
5.28
5.39
5.76
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Georgia-Pacific Siding
Mastic Home Exteriorsby Ply Gem
CertainTeed
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
106
SIDING: VINYL
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.27
5.78
6.04
6.07
6.08
6.21
6.38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
107
TOP 3 – SURFACING: LAMINATE
48 %
53 %
93 %
93 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Pionite
Nevamar
Formica
Wilsonart
16 %
73 %
75 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Nevamar
Formica
Wilsonart
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
2 %
37 %
44 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Pionite
Formica
Wilsonart
5.15
5.84
5.99
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nevamar
Formica
Wilsonart
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
108
TOP 3 – SURFACING: QUARTZ
57 %
63 %
79 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Zodiaq (DuPont)
Cambria
Silestone
28 %
33 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Cambria
Ceasarstone
Silestone
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
13 %
41 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Ceasarstone
Cambria
Silestone
5.51
5.64
5.83
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cambria
Ceasarstone
Silestone
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
109
TOP 3 – SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
35 %
47 %
84 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Nevamar
Gibraltar (Wilsonart)
Corian (DuPont)
9 %
14 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Surell (Formica)
Gibraltar (Wilsonart)
Corian (DuPont)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
5 %
5 %
42 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Gibraltar (Wilsonart)
Staron (Samsung)
Corian (DuPont)
5.36
5.52
5.99
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Staron(Samsung)
Gibraltar(Wilsonart)
Corian(DuPont)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
110
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.55
5.17
5.58
5.81
5.86
5.99
6.17
6.52
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
111
TOP 3 – TRUCKS: PICKUP
89 %
90 %
90 %
92 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Dodge
Ford
GMC
Chevrolet
27 %
45 %
46 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Dodge
Ford
Chevrolet
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
17 %
28 %
31 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Dodge
Chevrolet
Ford
5.29
5.40
5.47
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GMC
Chevrolet
Ford
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
112
TRUCKS: PICKUP
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
5.25
5.72
5.74
6.16
6.34
6.67
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
113
TOP 3 – UNDERLAYMENT
72 %
72 %
80 %
82 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Boise Cascade
James Hardie
CertainTeed
DUROCK (USG)
41 %
41 %
44 %
58 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
CertainTeed
Weyerhaeuser
James Hardie
DUROCK (USG)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
12 %
15 %
16 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Weyerhaeuser
James Hardie
DUROCK (USG)
5.73
5.78
5.83
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUROCK(USG)
CertainTeed
JamesHardie
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
114
TOP 3 – WALLBOARD
69 %
71 %
92 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Georgia-Pacific(DensArmor/DensAr…
CertainTeed
SHEETROCK (USG)
40 %
41 %
82 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Gold Bond (NationalGypsum)
CertainTeed
SHEETROCK (USG)
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
13 %
61 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Gold Bond (NationalGypsum)
CertainTeed
SHEETROCK (USG)
5.77
5.90
6.13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CertainTeed
Georgia-Pacific(DensArmor/DensArmor
Plus)
SHEETROCK (USG)
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
115
WALLBOARD
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.78
5.03
5.34
5.47
5.94
6.16
6.18
6.38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Warranty
Ease Of Installation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
116
TOP 3 – WATER HEATERS
72 %
79 %
82 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
GE Appliances
A.O. Smith
Rheem
33 %
43 %
55 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Rinnai
Rheem
A.O. Smith
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
11 %
17 %
20 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Whirlpool
Rheem
A.O. Smith
5.66
5.68
5.73
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bosch
Rinnai
A.O. Smith
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
117
WATER HEATERS
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.95
5.35
5.68
5.70
6.02
6.20
6.27
6.34
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Warranty
Product Price
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
118
TOP 3 – WHIRLPOOL BATHS
89 %
91 %
94 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Standard
Jacuzzi
Kohler
40 %
41 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Standard
Jacuzzi
Kohler
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
14 %
16 %
32 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
American Standard
Jacuzzi
Kohler
5.58
5.90
6.24
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
AmericanStandard
Jacuzzi
Kohler
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
119
TOP 3 – WINDOWS: FIBERGLASS
64 %
71 %
77 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Weathershield
Pella Impervia
Integrity from MarvinWindows and Doors
24 %
32 %
44 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Milgard
Pella Impervia
Integrity from MarvinWindows and Doors
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
13 %
16 %
33 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Milgard
Pella Impervia
Integrity from MarvinWindows and Doors
5.33
5.54
5.88
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Milgard
Pella Impervia
Integrity from MarvinWindows and Doors
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
120
TOP 3 – WINDOWS: VINYL
52 %
61 %
83 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Silver Line (anAndersen Company)
CertainTeed
JELD-WEN
18 %
19 %
19 %
48 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
ThermaStar by Pella
CertainTeed
Silver Line (anAndersen Company)
JELD-WEN
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
6 %
9 %
9 %
24 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Milgard
CertainTeed
Silver Line (anAndersen Company)
JELD-WEN
4.95
5.02
5.20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Milgard
ThermaStarby Pella
JELD-WEN
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
121
WINDOWS: VINYL
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.47
5.44
5.69
5.77
5.91
5.95
6.17
6.38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Product Price
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
122
TOP 3 – WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
84 %
89 %
90 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Marvin
Andersen
38 %
42 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
JELD-WEN
Marvin
Andersen
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
10 %
17 %
29 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Pella
Marvin
Andersen
5.40
5.73
5.74
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pella
Marvin
Andersen
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
123
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.85
5.50
5.79
5.83
5.92
6.01
6.43
6.70
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through YourDealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
124
TOP 3 – WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
72 %
73 %
88 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Andersen
Solatube
Velux
26 %
35 %
75 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Solatube
Andersen
Velux
Brand Familiarity Brands Specified/Used in the Past 2 Years
8 %
14 %
56 %
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
Solatube
Andersen
Velux
5.10
5.67
6.18
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Solatube
Andersen
Velux
Brands Specified/Used Most Quality Rating
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
125
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
4.98
5.11
5.48
5.90
5.90
6.25
6.31
6.71
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green/Sustainable Features
Strong Relationship With TheManufacturer/Dealer
Strength Of Manufacturer'SBrand/Reputation
Product Price
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
Ease Of Installation
Warranty
Product Performance
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
126
DETAILED RESULTS
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
127
PRIMARY BUSINESS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Residential General Contractor
49% 57% 42% 50% 50% 72% 47% 38% 56% 57% 16%
Home Builder 46% 38% 55% 44% 43% 24% 47% 58% 43% 39% 70%
Multi-Family Builder 5% 5% 3% 6% 7% 4% 6% 3% 2% 4% 14%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
128
NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS BUILT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Fewer than 5 41% 46% 37% 41% 43% 54% 35% 46% 100% - -
5 - 9 20% 24% 21% 18% 18% 18% 20% 22% - 50% -
10 - 24 14% 16% 14% 17% 12% 16% 13% 16% - 35% -
25 - 49 6% 5% 5% 9% 8% 3% 8% 4% - 16% -
50 - 74 3% 1% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% - - 15%
75 - 99 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% 2% 5% 2% - - 19%
100 or more 12% 6% 18% 8% 12% 6% 16% 7% - - 66%`
MEAN 24.1 16.2 29.9 22.3 25.2 15.9 29.2 18.2 3.0 15.7 92.0
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
129
AVERAGE SALE PRICE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Less than $150,000 16% 13% 17% 22% 14% 100% - - 21% 14% 9%
$150,000 - $299,999 29% 23% 34% 34% 21% - 50% - 24% 30% 36%
$300,000 - $499,999 29% 28% 31% 29% 27% - 50% - 25% 29% 37%
$500,000 or more 26% 36% 19% 16% 38% - - 100% 30% 27% 18%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
130
WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW BRANDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Much more willing 17% 18% 20% 11% 17% 17% 14% 23% 17% 17% 16%
Somewhat more willing 46% 47% 43% 50% 48% 45% 47% 47% 44% 48% 49%
The same 35% 33% 36% 36% 32% 36% 37% 29% 35% 34% 35%
Somewhat less willing 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Much less willing 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
131
REASONS FOR WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW BRANDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Advanced or new product features
52% 51% 51% 50% 54% 50% 49% 58% 52% 52% 50%
Building new/different housing types
33% 33% 34% 33% 34% 33% 33% 35% 27% 35% 45%
Quality 31% 33% 29% 33% 32% 31% 28% 38% 30% 32% 32%
Dealer/distributor recommendation
26% 27% 24% 23% 32% 30% 24% 30% 28% 26% 24%
Brand reputation 24% 26% 25% 22% 21% 21% 24% 25% 21% 26% 26%
Green/sustainable features 20% 19% 19% 20% 21% 14% 20% 22% 16% 22% 22%
Manufacturer's sales/ marketing support
18% 19% 21% 16% 15% 15% 17% 22% 16% 19% 18%
Style 18% 17% 16% 16% 22% 16% 19% 16% 14% 21% 18%
Price 17% 20% 16% 18% 15% 16% 15% 21% 16% 18% 16%
Availability/service 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 11% 9% 7% 13% 11%
Warranty 8% 11% 6% 11% 7% 10% 8% 9% 7% 11% 6%
Other 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
132
TIMEFRAME FOR RESEARCHING NEW BRANDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
More than 12 months prior 7% 8% 5% 6% 7% 6% 5% 9% 7% 6% 8%
10 - 12 months prior 8% 6% 8% 7% 9% 5% 8% 10% 6% 7% 14%
6 - 9 months prior 23% 22% 24% 22% 24% 20% 24% 24% 20% 22% 35%
3 - 5 months prior 35% 28% 37% 38% 36% 36% 38% 30% 37% 37% 27%
Less than 3 months prior 28% 35% 25% 28% 24% 34% 26% 27% 31% 29% 16%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
133
FINAL BRAND DECISION MAKER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Builder 71% 66% 72% 72% 73% 62% 73% 72% 71% 71% 72%
Home buyer/client 18% 19% 16% 23% 17% 28% 17% 15% 22% 19% 8%
Architect/designer 7% 11% 5% 2% 9% 6% 6% 9% 6% 7% 8%
Dealer/distributor 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1%
Other 4% 3% 6% 2% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2% 2% 10%
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134
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Northeast 22% 100% - - - 17% 19% 29% 24% 24% 11%
South 33% - 100% - - 33% 37% 24% 29% 31% 45%
Midwest 22% - - 100% - 30% 24% 13% 22% 23% 19%
West 24% - - 0% 100% 20% 20% 34% 24% 22% 25%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
135
BATH ACCESSORIES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Standard 95% 100% 93% 96% 93% 100% 92% 95% 96% 95% 89%
Kohler 94% 94% 95% 92% 93% 94% 94% 92% 96% 91% 94%
Delta Matching Bath Accessories
89% 94% 88% 92% 85% 89% 89% 90% 92% 91% 78%
Moen/Creative Specialties International
87% 88% 83% 92% 89% 89% 89% 85% 86% 93% 78%
Grohe 77% 81% 71% 72% 89% 56% 75% 90% 78% 81% 67%
Baldwin 76% 81% 78% 56% 89% 67% 75% 82% 80% 79% 61%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 65% 75% 49% 76% 74% 72% 62% 67% 67% 64% 61%
Hansgrohe 57% 69% 51% 40% 74% 39% 44% 82% 59% 57% 50%
Alsons (Masco) 44% 19% 49% 32% 63% 56% 44% 39% 43% 41% 56%
Jado 40% 50% 32% 24% 63% 33% 35% 51% 45% 38% 33%
Indicated At Least One 99% 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 94%
None of these 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
136
BATH ACCESSORIES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 83% 88% 81% 84% 82% 83% 81% 85% 82% 83% 83%
American Standard 65% 81% 61% 72% 56% 83% 64% 59% 61% 79% 44%
Moen/Creative Specialties International
62% 69% 51% 64% 70% 67% 60% 62% 49% 76% 61%
Delta Matching Bath Accessories
60% 63% 59% 64% 56% 78% 56% 56% 57% 69% 44%
Baldwin 40% 50% 46% 12% 52% 33% 31% 56% 35% 48% 39%
Grohe 28% 25% 27% 28% 33% 11% 21% 46% 25% 41% 11%
Hansgrohe 20% 25% 17% 4% 37% 0% 12% 41% 22% 24% 6%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 17% 25% 12% 28% 7% 11% 15% 21% 12% 24% 11%
Alsons (Masco) 8% 6% 5% 8% 15% 11% 6% 10% 2% 12% 17%
Jado 8% 13% 5% 4% 15% 0% 6% 15% 2% 19% 0%
Indicated At Least One 99% 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 94%
None of these 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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137
BATH ACCESSORIES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 34% 25% 34% 32% 41% 39% 31% 36% 41% 29% 28%
Moen/Creative Specialties International
24% 19% 24% 24% 26% 22% 31% 15% 16% 29% 33%
American Standard 17% 38% 12% 20% 11% 6% 21% 18% 18% 21% 6%
Delta Matching Bath Accessories
15% 13% 17% 24% 4% 28% 10% 15% 14% 17% 11%
Alsons (Masco) 2% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 0% 2% 6%
Hansgrohe 2% 6% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4% 0% 0%
Baldwin 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 94% 100% 93% 100% 89% 100% 94% 92% 96% 98% 83%
None of these 6% 0% 7% 0% 11% 0% 6% 8% 4% 2% 17%
Brand Used the Most
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138
BATH ACCESSORIES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 5.94 5.96 6.03 5.88 5.82 6.24 5.84 5.95 5.85 5.95 6.15
Moen/Creative Specialties International
5.57 5.52 5.56 5.59 5.60 5.78 5.57 5.47 5.55 5.52 5.81
Baldwin 5.53 5.86 5.66 5.00 5.49 5.29 5.33 5.86 5.60 5.53 5.35
Grohe 5.41 5.42 5.48 5.19 5.49 5.38 5.18 5.67 5.53 5.31 5.33
American Standard 5.30 5.30 5.31 5.43 5.18 5.88 5.20 5.18 5.45 5.21 5.12
Hansgrohe 5.25 5.16 5.53 4.83 5.25 4.89 4.91 5.61 5.41 5.05 5.38
Delta Matching Bath Accessories
5.14 4.86 5.25 5.26 5.08 5.26 5.08 5.17 5.26 5.12 4.83
Jado 4.89 5.00 4.86 4.73 4.92 4.43 4.56 5.32 4.74 5.03 5.00
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 4.77 4.67 4.71 5.00 4.69 4.56 4.75 4.88 4.89 4.54 5.00
Alsons (Masco) 4.40 3.50 4.66 4.27 4.60 4.42 4.38 4.43 4.26 4.34 4.82
Quality Ratings
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139
BATH FIXTURES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 94% 100% 93% 91% 93% 100% 90% 97% 98% 95% 83%
American Standards 92% 87% 91% 100% 90% 94% 90% 93% 86% 98% 92%
Jacuzzi 82% 93% 83% 59% 90% 82% 74% 97% 86% 81% 75%
Eljer 71% 93% 74% 55% 67% 77% 63% 83% 75% 76% 54%
Sterling 69% 80% 69% 59% 70% 59% 63% 87% 71% 71% 63%
Toto 62% 80% 52% 50% 73% 41% 57% 83% 66% 71% 38%
Grohe 61% 80% 50% 46% 77% 41% 53% 87% 66% 63% 46%
Crane Plumbing 59% 53% 62% 55% 60% 47% 60% 63% 64% 59% 50%
Mansfield 57% 53% 64% 55% 50% 65% 52% 63% 61% 56% 50%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 47% 80% 43% 32% 47% 24% 44% 67% 46% 49% 46%
Briggs 45% 60% 52% 18% 47% 29% 44% 57% 50% 39% 46%
Hansgrohe 45% 60% 41% 32% 53% 12% 37% 80% 43% 51% 38%
Swan 38% 60% 26% 46% 37% 18% 36% 53% 50% 37% 17%
BrassCraft 37% 47% 33% 18% 50% 12% 40% 43% 36% 46% 21%
Universal-Rundle 37% 60% 41% 23% 30% 18% 37% 47% 34% 44% 29%
Aquatic 34% 27% 36% 9% 53% 12% 39% 37% 32% 39% 29%
Duravit 28% 13% 26% 23% 40% 12% 23% 47% 30% 29% 21%
Pearl 27% 33% 21% 27% 30% 6% 24% 43% 32% 24% 21%
Rohl 26% 33% 17% 18% 40% 6% 19% 50% 30% 29% 13%
Geberit 24% 27% 14% 18% 40% 6% 16% 50% 21% 32% 17%
California Faucet 22% 27% 19% 9% 33% 6% 19% 37% 18% 22% 29%
Caroma 16% 27% 10% 5% 27% 0% 16% 23% 18% 17% 8%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None of these 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 8%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
140
BATH FIXTURES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 80% 93% 74% 91% 73% 88% 74% 87% 84% 85% 63%
American Standards 68% 80% 57% 77% 70% 53% 73% 67% 61% 78% 63%
Toto 32% 40% 21% 27% 47% 18% 26% 53% 36% 37% 17%
Jacuzzi 28% 40% 33% 14% 23% 24% 21% 43% 34% 27% 17%
Sterling 27% 13% 31% 27% 27% 29% 24% 30% 23% 29% 29%
Grohe 25% 40% 17% 32% 23% 12% 18% 47% 34% 24% 8%
Eljer 24% 33% 17% 32% 23% 35% 24% 17% 23% 32% 13%
Mansfield 21% 7% 19% 27% 27% 41% 18% 17% 30% 10% 25%
Crane Plumbing 18% 20% 19% 14% 20% 6% 21% 20% 18% 24% 8%
Hansgrohe 17% 33% 12% 14% 17% 0% 7% 47% 21% 20% 4%
BrassCraft 14% 13% 10% 9% 23% 6% 15% 17% 16% 20% 0%
Duravit 10% 7% 2% 18% 17% 6% 7% 20% 11% 15% 0%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 10% 27% 7% 5% 10% 0% 10% 17% 9% 12% 8%
Geberit 9% 0% 2% 14% 20% 6% 5% 20% 9% 15% 0%
Briggs 8% 13% 7% 5% 10% 6% 7% 13% 11% 5% 8%
Swan 7% 7% 5% 14% 7% 0% 7% 13% 9% 10% 0%
Universal-Rundle 7% 13% 7% 0% 10% 0% 8% 10% 9% 10% 0%
Aquatic 6% 0% 7% 5% 10% 6% 5% 10% 7% 7% 4%
California Faucet 6% 7% 2% 0% 13% 0% 3% 13% 5% 10% 0%
Rohl 6% 0% 2% 5% 13% 0% 3% 13% 2% 12% 0%
Pearl 3% 0% 2% 5% 3% 0% 2% 7% 2% 2% 4%
Caroma 2% 7% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 96% 100% 93% 100% 97% 100% 95% 97% 98% 100% 88%
None of these 4% 0% 7% 0% 3% 0% 5% 3% 2% 0% 13%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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141
BATH FIXTURES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 46% 53% 43% 55% 40% 29% 45% 57% 50% 49% 33%
American Standards 17% 20% 21% 18% 10% 18% 24% 3% 16% 15% 25%
Toto 8% 20% 5% 5% 10% 6% 8% 10% 11% 7% 4%
Sterling 6% 0% 10% 0% 7% 6% 5% 7% 5% 5% 8%
Eljer 4% 7% 0% 14% 0% 18% 0% 3% 2% 7% 0%
Mansfield 3% 0% 2% 0% 7% 6% 3% 0% 2% 2% 4%
Crane Plumbing 2% 0% 2% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Hansgrohe 2% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 7% 2% 2% 0%
Aquatic 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
BrassCraft 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Duravit 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Swan 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 100% 100% 88% 96% 90% 88% 92% 93% 96% 98% 75%
None of these 0% 0% 12% 5% 10% 12% 8% 7% 5% 2% 25%
Brand Used the Most
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142
BATH FIXTURES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 5.96 5.72 6.24 5.88 5.80 6.35 5.77 6.10 6.02 5.84 6.08
Toto 5.65 5.36 5.89 5.53 5.69 6.31 5.44 5.69 5.93 5.47 5.38
Grohe 5.65 5.36 5.74 5.53 5.56 6.33 5.42 5.49 5.55 5.45 5.87
Jacuzzi 5.47 5.36 5.74 5.53 5.19 6.00 5.25 5.54 5.39 5.54 5.48
American Standards 5.40 5.17 5.52 5.64 5.21 5.59 5.56 5.00 5.17 5.43 5.74
Hansgrohe 5.38 5.33 5.76 4.60 5.41 5.83 5.14 5.55 5.21 5.42 5.62
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 4.96 5.00 4.92 4.85 5.05 5.33 5.00 4.79 4.97 4.85 5.18
Duravit 4.94 4.60 5.31 4.89 4.88 5.33 4.61 5.20 5.20 4.76 4.75
Eljer 4.78 4.26 4.95 5.22 4.69 5.18 4.96 4.32 4.70 4.91 4.61
Rohl 4.76 4.58 4.70 4.88 4.85 4.83 4.57 4.95 4.79 5.04 3.50
Sterling 4.68 4.43 5.00 4.53 4.59 5.07 4.61 4.62 4.47 4.59 5.24
BrassCraft 4.61 4.25 4.62 4.75 4.82 5.33 4.56 4.50 4.35 4.87 4.38
Mansfield 4.61 4.18 4.97 4.53 4.48 5.25 4.66 4.15 4.69 4.39 4.94
Crane Plumbing 4.58 4.12 4.83 4.56 4.60 4.92 4.71 4.21 4.47 4.66 4.60
Universal-Rundle 4.57 4.00 4.90 4.40 4.87 4.62 4.74 4.29 4.42 4.58 5.00
Geberit 4.57 3.73 4.00 4.88 5.24 5.40 4.56 4.38 4.67 4.52 4.50
Aquatic 4.55 4.50 4.71 4.00 4.62 5.00 4.42 4.63 4.37 4.50 5.11
Briggs 4.40 3.71 4.75 4.00 4.68 4.90 4.57 3.96 4.28 4.29 4.87
Swan 4.29 3.94 4.43 4.33 4.50 4.57 4.35 4.12 4.30 4.38 3.83
California Faucet 4.27 3.67 5.11 3.60 4.47 4.25 4.10 4.47 4.29 4.28 4.22
Pearl 4.24 4.00 4.18 4.56 4.29 4.80 4.27 4.05 4.00 4.68 3.71
Caroma 3.93 3.90 3.60 3.25 4.36 3.50 3.71 4.36 3.67 4.13 4.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
143
BATH FIXTURES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.56 6.33 6.70 6.19 6.78 6.47 6.56 6.61 6.60 6.60 6.39
Product Price 5.84 5.93 5.95 5.81 5.67 5.87 5.81 5.89 5.81 5.78 6.06
Warranty 5.79 5.60 5.86 5.67 5.89 5.47 5.77 6.00 5.76 5.88 5.67
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.77 5.93 5.89 5.38 5.81 5.67 5.74 5.89 5.62 5.90 5.83
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.58 5.47 5.57 5.29 5.89 5.20 5.61 5.71 5.52 5.55 5.78
Ease Of Installation 5.50 6.00 5.54 4.81 5.70 5.73 5.53 5.32 5.62 5.22 5.83
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.75 4.67 4.68 4.38 5.19 4.07 4.72 5.18 4.62 4.85 4.83
Green/Sustainable Features 4.45 4.33 4.46 3.67 5.11 4.40 4.67 4.04 4.26 4.50 4.78
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
144
BATHROOM VENTILATION/FANS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Broan 91% 94% 82% 89% 100% 90% 87% 100% 90% 90% 95%
Nutone 89% 88% 85% 89% 94% 90% 87% 93% 88% 93% 84%
Panasonic 85% 100% 76% 82% 91% 85% 82% 93% 85% 85% 84%
Fantech 52% 69% 39% 48% 59% 35% 52% 64% 56% 51% 42%
Delta Breez 40% 38% 42% 33% 44% 35% 33% 57% 42% 34% 47%
American Aldes 30% 25% 24% 22% 44% 20% 27% 43% 27% 32% 32%
Indicated At Least One 96% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None of these 4% 0% 9% 4% 0% 5% 5% 0% 4% 2% 5%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
145
BATHROOM VENTILATION/FANS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Broan 68% 56% 67% 63% 78% 60% 73% 61% 58% 71% 84%
Nutone 65% 63% 76% 52% 66% 55% 68% 64% 54% 76% 68%
Panasonic 55% 75% 39% 52% 63% 40% 47% 82% 58% 54% 47%
Fantech 20% 38% 15% 19% 19% 10% 20% 29% 21% 20% 21%
Delta Breez 12% 13% 12% 11% 13% 10% 12% 14% 15% 5% 21%
American Aldes 5% 6% 3% 4% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 2% 11%
Indicated At Least One 96% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 4% 0% 9% 4% 0% 5% 5% 0% 4% 2% 5%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
146
BATHROOM VENTILATION/FANS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Broan 33% 19% 46% 37% 25% 45% 40% 11% 31% 29% 47%
Nutone 27% 19% 24% 30% 31% 25% 33% 14% 23% 34% 21%
Panasonic 25% 50% 12% 22% 28% 15% 15% 54% 33% 24% 5%
Delta Breez 8% 0% 6% 4% 6% 5% 2% 11% 2% 2% 16%
American Aldes 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Fantech 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 99% 88% 88% 96% 94% 95% 90% 93% 94% 90% 90%
None 1% 13% 12% 4% 6% 5% 10% 7% 6% 10% 11%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
147
BATHROOM VENTILATION/FANS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Panasonic 5.72 5.78 5.61 5.56 5.92 5.40 5.51 6.31 5.78 5.60 5.83
Broan 5.54 5.52 5.78 5.39 5.42 5.20 5.55 5.71 5.52 5.41 5.90
NuTone 5.47 5.46 5.62 5.26 5.50 5.46 5.37 5.68 5.43 5.43 5.75
Fantech 5.07 5.42 4.78 4.88 5.20 5.00 5.07 5.12 5.28 4.90 4.67
Delta Breez 4.64 4.83 4.96 4.31 4.39 4.09 5.06 4.29 4.70 4.36 5.00
American Aldes 4.23 4.00 4.23 4.20 4.33 2.83 4.48 4.35 4.48 4.05 4.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
148
BATHROOM VENTILATION/FANS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.64 7.00 6.72 6.46 6.53 6.47 6.67 6.69 6.67 6.62 6.59
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.95 5.86 6.41 5.77 5.70 5.68 6.15 5.73 5.71 6.11 6.24
Ease Of Installation 5.91 6.43 6.07 5.19 6.13 6.21 5.91 5.69 5.89 5.76 6.29
Product Price 5.87 5.21 6.31 5.62 5.97 5.74 6.06 5.58 5.69 5.73 6.65
Warranty 5.77 5.86 6.07 5.19 5.93 5.63 5.74 5.92 5.64 5.65 6.35
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.39 5.57 5.41 5.31 5.37 4.74 5.59 5.46 5.24 5.49 5.59
Green/Sustainable Features 4.78 5.07 4.76 3.77 5.53 4.89 4.59 5.08 5.00 4.11 5.65
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.65 5.07 4.97 4.12 4.60 4.42 4.80 4.50 4.44 4.76 4.94
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
149
CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 80% 83% 92% 82% 80% 83% 91% 78% 96% 85% 53%
Bruce 47% 71% 54% 35% 33% 72% 45% 43% 53% 48% 40%
Wellborn 46% 42% 57% 53% 37% 61% 45% 43% 58% 44% 27%
Wood-Mode 46% 63% 35% 47% 50% 50% 40% 57% 53% 50% 20%
Quaker Maid 46% 54% 49% 41% 37% 56% 45% 41% 44% 54% 20%
Brookhaven 38% 50% 22% 59% 30% 39% 32% 41% 40% 38% 20%
Crown Point Cabinetry 35% 50% 30% 41% 30% 39% 30% 43% 49% 31% 13%
Omega Cabinetry 35% 50% 24% 24% 40% 33% 26% 46% 40% 35% 13%
Decora 33% 33% 27% 35% 30% 44% 26% 30% 42% 23% 20%
Ultracraft 30% 33% 27% 35% 30% 44% 23% 35% 33% 31% 20%
Canac 31% 25% 35% 12% 33% 39% 21% 35% 42% 23% 7%
Yorktowne 32% 42% 27% 24% 23% 39% 23% 32% 31% 35% 0%
Bertch 33% 42% 19% 35% 23% 44% 19% 32% 40% 21% 13%
Woodharbor 25% 21% 19% 29% 20% 33% 13% 27% 27% 23% 0%
Aya Kitchens 23% 21% 19% 18% 17% 33% 11% 22% 22% 19% 7%
Waypoint Living Spaces 22% 25% 16% 18% 20% 33% 11% 24% 29% 17% 0%
Henrybuilt 22% 25% 14% 18% 20% 39% 9% 22% 22% 19% 7%
Indicated At Least One 89% 88% 95% 88% 80% 89% 93% 81% 96% 90% 60%
None 11% 13% 5% 12% 20% 11% 8% 19% 4% 10% 40%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
150
CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 49% 46% 57% 47% 33% 67% 47% 35% 60% 40% 27%
Bruce 18% 29% 19% 12% 7% 28% 17% 11% 18% 17% 13%
Bertch 13% 17% 8% 12% 0% 11% 6% 11% 9% 10% 0%
Quaker Maid 13% 21% 11% 0% 13% 11% 15% 8% 11% 15% 7%
Wellborn 13% 13% 22% 0% 3% 6% 13% 11% 13% 13% 0%
Wood-Mode 11% 21% 5% 18% 3% 11% 8% 14% 11% 13% 0%
Decora 11% 4% 8% 12% 13% 17% 8% 8% 13% 6% 7%
Brookhaven 7% 17% 3% 6% 7% 6% 4% 14% 9% 6% 7%
Yorktowne 6% 0% 11% 0% 7% 11% 6% 3% 4% 8% 0%
Omega Cabinetry 6% 8% 3% 6% 3% 0% 4% 8% 4% 4% 7%
Crown Point Cabinetry 6% 13% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 11% 4% 4% 0%
Ultracraft 5% 4% 5% 6% 13% 11% 4% 11% 7% 8% 7%
Henrybuilt 1% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Woodharbor 1% 0% 3% 6% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 4% 0%
Canac 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Waypoint Living Spaces 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 70% 79% 68% 59% 40% 78% 59% 57% 64% 63% 47%
None 30% 21% 32% 41% 60% 22% 42% 43% 36% 38% 53%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
151
CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 26% 21% 24% 24% 23% 39% 23% 16% 33% 17% 13%
Wellborn 5% 4% 8% 0% 0% 6% 6% 0% 4% 4% 0%
Bertch 4% 4% 3% 6% 0% 11% 0% 3% 2% 4% 0%
Brookhaven 3% 13% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 8% 4% 4% 0%
Quaker Maid 3% 4% 8% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 4% 7%
Wood-Mode 3% 8% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 5% 2% 4% 0%
Bruce 3% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Decora 3% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 0% 4% 0%
Omega Cabinetry 3% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 0% 7%
Crown Point Cabinetry 2% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 2% 0%
Canac 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Ultracraft 1% 0% 0% 6% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7%
Woodharbor 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Yorktowne 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 60% 71% 60% 41% 30% 67% 49% 46% 62% 46% 33%
None 40% 29% 41% 59% 70% 33% 51% 54% 38% 54% 67%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
152
CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Crown Point Cabinetry 5.27 5.80 5.25 5.00 4.92 5.11 5.33 5.26 5.62 4.83 5.33
Wood-Mode 5.27 5.53 5.07 5.38 5.06 5.70 5.25 5.12 5.48 5.03 5.25
Kraftmaid 5.13 4.67 5.52 5.04 5.04 5.50 5.24 4.76 5.05 5.13 5.60
Wellborn 5.13 5.00 5.36 4.73 5.29 5.21 5.15 5.05 5.37 4.83 5.17
Quaker Maid 5.04 4.83 5.62 4.42 4.85 5.09 5.34 4.39 4.86 5.21 5.00
Bruce 4.97 5.00 5.21 4.33 4.92 5.29 5.29 4.20 5.09 4.77 5.29
Decora 4.96 4.92 5.21 5.22 4.54 5.00 5.13 4.71 5.04 4.74 5.40
Bertch 4.96 5.36 5.18 4.42 4.80 4.70 5.00 5.06 4.96 5.00 4.67
Brookhaven 4.84 4.87 5.00 4.87 4.64 4.50 4.89 4.94 5.04 4.64 4.75
Ultracraft 4.79 4.20 5.15 4.62 5.00 5.33 4.84 4.40 5.11 4.48 5.00
Omega Cabinetry 4.78 4.87 4.75 4.70 4.79 5.29 4.76 4.63 4.75 4.71 5.67
Yorktowne 4.73 4.77 5.08 4.78 4.27 4.78 4.86 4.50 5.10 4.45 4.33
Canac 4.59 4.00 4.75 5.00 4.64 4.75 4.90 4.07 4.57 4.53 5.00
Woodharbor 4.55 4.50 4.62 4.78 4.25 4.86 4.73 4.09 4.72 4.36 4.00
Henrybuilt 4.54 4.25 4.86 4.20 4.75 4.88 4.75 3.88 4.69 4.31 5.00
Waypoint Living Spaces 4.50 4.12 4.78 4.40 4.62 4.86 4.50 4.22 4.62 4.38 4.00
AYA Kitchens 4.48 3.86 5.18 4.00 4.38 4.86 4.87 3.56 4.54 4.38 5.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
153
CABINETS: SEMI-CUSTOM AND CUSTOM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.31 6.18 6.32 6.71 6.22 6.25 6.31 6.35 6.39 6.18 6.40
Warranty 6.22 6.35 6.14 6.14 6.22 6.25 6.23 6.18 6.29 6.32 5.40
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.09 6.00 6.09 6.29 6.11 6.00 6.15 6.06 5.93 6.36 5.80
Product Price 6.07 5.82 6.18 6.43 6.00 6.00 6.31 5.76 5.96 6.18 6.20
Ease Of Installation 5.87 5.71 5.95 6.14 5.78 6.17 6.04 5.41 5.79 5.95 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.49 5.53 5.77 5.14 5.00 5.33 5.69 5.29 5.46 5.55 5.40
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.33 5.35 5.82 4.57 4.67 5.17 5.46 5.24 5.14 5.50 5.60
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
154
CABINETS: STOCK
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 79% 85% 91% 70% 77% 77% 83% 83% 85% 79% 80%
Merillat 71% 74% 56% 80% 70% 77% 60% 80% 70% 66% 72%
Aristokraft 56% 70% 59% 80% 60% 64% 60% 80% 61% 74% 64%
Kitchen Craft 56% 37% 66% 55% 57% 59% 54% 50% 37% 61% 76%
Mastercraft 50% 37% 53% 45% 60% 55% 44% 57% 46% 37% 76%
Bruce 48% 67% 41% 40% 27% 41% 46% 40% 44% 47% 36%
Decora 46% 44% 34% 45% 47% 41% 39% 50% 37% 40% 56%
Timberlake 44% 44% 47% 25% 53% 27% 40% 63% 37% 40% 64%
Quaker Maid 44% 56% 38% 40% 30% 46% 35% 47% 46% 40% 32%
Wellborn 42% 48% 38% 40% 37% 23% 37% 60% 37% 45% 40%
Schrock 37% 41% 16% 45% 33% 32% 30% 37% 35% 40% 16%
Yorktowne 31% 59% 16% 20% 27% 27% 25% 43% 30% 32% 28%
Homecrest 29% 22% 16% 45% 33% 36% 23% 30% 30% 26% 24%
Quality Cabinets 28% 26% 28% 10% 37% 27% 21% 37% 20% 34% 28%
Mid Continent 28% 11% 22% 25% 40% 18% 23% 33% 17% 32% 28%
Armstrong 20% 26% 16% 5% 33% 27% 14% 30% 20% 21% 24%
Aya Kitchens 19% 11% 6% 15% 27% 18% 9% 23% 13% 16% 16%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 97% 95% 93% 91% 98% 97% 94% 97% 100%
None 5% 0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 2% 3% 7% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
155
CABINETS: STOCK
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 33% 44% 44% 15% 30% 46% 32% 33% 37% 40% 24%
Aristokraft 24% 22% 31% 25% 27% 32% 28% 20% 15% 37% 32%
Bruce 18% 30% 22% 25% 3% 23% 19% 17% 13% 24% 24%
Merillat 17% 15% 13% 25% 13% 23% 14% 13% 13% 13% 24%
Decora 15% 7% 19% 15% 20% 23% 11% 20% 11% 11% 32%
Mastercraft 13% 4% 31% 10% 17% 27% 16% 10% 9% 11% 40%
Timberlake 13% 15% 22% 0% 13% 9% 12% 20% 9% 16% 20%
Kitchen Craft 13% 4% 16% 10% 20% 18% 12% 10% 11% 18% 8%
Wellborn 11% 15% 9% 15% 7% 9% 9% 17% 9% 16% 8%
Quality Cabinets 9% 11% 9% 10% 13% 5% 12% 13% 4% 18% 12%
Schrock 9% 19% 0% 25% 3% 14% 11% 7% 13% 13% 0%
Yorktowne 8% 22% 3% 10% 3% 14% 7% 10% 11% 11% 4%
Mid Continent 8% 0% 13% 5% 7% 0% 9% 7% 0% 11% 12%
Quaker Maid 6% 15% 6% 5% 0% 9% 5% 7% 7% 8% 4%
Homecrest 6% 4% 3% 15% 3% 14% 4% 3% 7% 5% 4%
Armstrong 2% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 7% 2% 0% 4%
Aya Kitchens 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 0% 4%
Indicated At Least One 79% 85% 81% 85% 63% 73% 83% 73% 74% 87% 72%
None 21% 15% 19% 15% 37% 27% 18% 27% 26% 13% 28%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
156
CABINETS: STOCK
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kraftmaid 13% 15% 19% 0% 10% 14% 12% 10% 17% 13% 0%
Aristokraft 11% 7% 6% 10% 17% 5% 16% 3% 7% 18% 4%
Merillat 7% 11% 6% 15% 3% 5% 12% 3% 9% 3% 16%
Decora 7% 4% 9% 0% 10% 5% 5% 10% 7% 3% 12%
Mastercraft 4% 0% 9% 5% 3% 14% 2% 3% 2% 0% 16%
Bruce 5% 7% 3% 5% 0% 5% 4% 3% 0% 11% 0%
Yorktowne 3% 11% 3% 5% 0% 0% 4% 10% 7% 3% 4%
Mid Continent 3% 0% 6% 5% 3% 0% 5% 3% 0% 8% 4%
Schrock 3% 4% 0% 10% 3% 5% 4% 3% 7% 3% 0%
Kitchen Craft 3% 0% 6% 0% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Quality Cabinets 3% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 2% 0% 4%
Wellborn 3% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Quaker Maid 2% 4% 3% 5% 0% 5% 2% 3% 2% 3% 4%
Timberlake 2% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 3% 0%
Homecrest 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 69% 82% 75% 60% 53% 59% 75% 60% 65% 74% 64%
None 31% 19% 25% 40% 47% 41% 25% 40% 35% 26% 36%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
157
CABINETS: STOCK
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
KraftMaid 5.00 4.83 5.68 4.62 4.68 5.25 5.16 4.45 4.91 5.03 5.17
Wellborn 4.97 4.72 5.60 4.69 4.85 4.67 5.09 4.86 5.00 4.80 5.18
Bruce 4.95 4.74 5.56 5.13 4.33 5.17 5.08 4.47 5.00 4.74 5.27
Yorktowne 4.93 4.89 5.38 4.67 4.80 5.17 5.09 4.57 4.95 5.15 4.56
Merillat 4.77 4.42 5.29 4.79 4.63 5.10 4.86 4.36 4.69 4.82 4.87
Schrock 4.76 4.62 5.00 5.33 3.91 4.50 5.14 4.14 5.08 4.65 3.83
Decora 4.74 4.56 5.36 4.50 4.63 4.45 4.94 4.53 4.63 4.55 5.20
Quality Cabinets 4.74 4.00 5.82 4.00 4.57 5.17 4.67 4.64 4.41 4.62 5.62
Aristokraft 4.71 4.36 5.24 4.58 4.65 4.89 4.96 4.11 4.51 4.91 4.76
Kitchen Craft 4.68 4.40 5.27 4.47 4.30 5.00 4.89 3.95 4.30 4.82 5.00
Quaker Maid 4.67 4.65 5.20 4.50 4.25 5.09 4.70 4.35 4.76 4.71 4.30
MasterCraft 4.66 4.00 5.30 4.58 4.50 4.93 4.67 4.45 4.39 4.74 5.00
HomeCrest 4.60 4.62 5.12 4.54 4.27 5.00 4.59 4.30 4.59 4.36 5.00
Timberlake 4.57 4.31 5.05 4.30 4.44 4.57 4.60 4.52 4.31 4.89 4.63
Mid Continent 4.38 3.60 5.22 4.42 4.08 4.20 4.62 3.90 4.31 4.40 4.50
Armstrong 4.18 4.00 4.86 4.33 3.83 4.00 4.29 4.11 4.18 3.78 4.71
AYA Kitchens 4.13 3.60 5.00 4.83 3.67 4.50 4.36 3.62 4.31 3.50 4.50
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
158
CABINETS: STOCK
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Price 6.22 6.23 6.38 5.75 6.31 6.31 6.28 6.00 6.00 6.25 6.56
Product Performance 6.09 6.14 6.00 5.83 6.38 6.15 6.14 5.94 5.87 6.21 6.31
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.93 6.23 5.62 5.67 6.19 6.15 5.93 5.78 5.63 6.11 6.19
Warranty 5.72 6.00 5.29 5.17 6.38 5.92 5.65 5.72 5.43 5.86 6.00
Ease Of Installation 5.61 5.68 5.62 5.17 5.81 5.92 5.65 5.28 5.40 6.00 5.31
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.50 5.64 5.12 5.25 6.06 5.69 5.44 5.50 4.97 5.82 5.94
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.20 5.18 5.08 4.67 5.81 5.31 5.19 5.17 4.67 5.29 6.06
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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CARPET
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Mohawk 85% 79% 85% 87% 93% 88% 84% 90% 82% 90% 90%
Shaw 81% 68% 83% 80% 85% 75% 79% 87% 84% 76% 80%
Dalton Paradise Carpet 36% 16% 31% 27% 41% 50% 26% 29% 33% 29% 25%
Beaulieu 32% 16% 25% 27% 37% 31% 21% 36% 28% 24% 30%
Shaheen 32% 26% 21% 27% 33% 25% 24% 29% 26% 29% 20%
Indicated At Least One 91% 90% 94% 93% 96% 100% 92% 94% 92% 95% 95%
None 9% 11% 6% 7% 4% 0% 8% 7% 8% 5% 5%
Brand Familiarity
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160
CARPET
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Mohawk 67% 63% 65% 53% 67% 69% 57% 74% 61% 66% 65%
Shaw 59% 42% 65% 60% 59% 56% 55% 68% 55% 61% 65%
Dalton Paradise Carpet 8% 0% 13% 0% 11% 13% 10% 3% 12% 8% 0%
Shaheen 8% 11% 2% 0% 4% 0% 3% 7% 6% 3% 0%
Beaulieu 5% 5% 8% 0% 7% 6% 7% 7% 6% 5% 10%
Indicated At Least One 83% 68% 85% 80% 93% 88% 79% 90% 84% 87% 75%
None 17% 32% 15% 20% 7% 13% 21% 10% 16% 13% 25%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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161
CARPET
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Mohawk 34% 5.50 5.85 5.70 5.61 6.40 5.54 5.75 5.61 5.87 5.55
Shaw 29% 4.85 5.77 5.63 5.32 5.77 5.49 5.38 5.46 5.57 5.35
Dalton Paradise Carpet 2% 4.12 4.83 5.00 4.58 4.88 4.69 4.60 4.95 4.78 3.57
Beaulieu 1% 4.00 4.79 4.78 4.70 4.40 4.50 4.88 4.76 4.62 4.38
Shaheen 2% 3.80 4.75 5.00 4.64 4.80 4.35 4.88 4.59 4.79 3.67
Brand Used the Most
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162
CARPET
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Mohawk 5.71 5.50 5.85 5.70 5.61 6.40 5.54 5.75 5.61 5.87 5.55
Shaw 5.49 4.85 5.77 5.63 5.32 5.77 5.49 5.38 5.46 5.57 5.35
Dalton Paradise Carpet 4.69 4.12 4.83 5.00 4.58 4.88 4.69 4.60 4.95 4.78 3.57
Beaulieu 4.63 4.00 4.79 4.78 4.70 4.40 4.50 4.88 4.76 4.62 4.38
Shaheen 4.57 3.80 4.75 5.00 4.64 4.80 4.35 4.88 4.59 4.79 3.67
Quality Ratings
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163
CARPET
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.23 6.10 6.36 5.92 6.24 6.46 6.09 6.37 6.00 6.32 6.57
Warranty 6.21 6.30 6.17 6.08 6.35 6.46 5.98 6.58 6.03 6.21 6.64
Product Price 6.19 6.10 6.25 6.08 6.18 6.54 6.14 6.05 6.15 5.93 6.79
Product Performance 6.16 6.30 6.06 6.17 6.29 6.15 6.00 6.53 5.82 6.21 6.86
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.76 6.40 5.75 5.17 5.82 5.92 5.65 5.89 5.55 5.86 6.07
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.20 5.10 5.39 4.83 5.12 5.31 4.93 5.74 5.21 5.14 5.29
Ease Of Installation 4.99 5.10 4.86 4.42 5.59 6.08 4.56 5.21 5.15 4.61 5.36
Green/Sustainable Features 4.93 4.70 5.03 4.83 4.94 5.38 4.77 5.00 4.97 4.68 5.36
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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164
CAULK/SEALANTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Gorilla Glue 78% 87% 79% 77% 83% 77% 85% 79% 80% 83% 82%
Ge Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives
77% 87% 71% 88% 83% 90% 75% 79% 82% 83% 64%
Dap (Phenoseal) 74% 83% 74% 77% 83% 81% 81% 72% 82% 72% 91%
Dow Corning 69% 65% 79% 88% 70% 74% 79% 69% 77% 74% 73%
Loctite 69% 61% 74% 82% 73% 77% 73% 66% 71% 70% 91%
Great Stuff 69% 65% 79% 77% 63% 81% 73% 59% 69% 74% 73%
Elmer‘s Probond 58% 61% 58% 65% 60% 55% 67% 55% 57% 59% 82%
Macco/Liquid Nails 61% 52% 50% 77% 67% 61% 60% 55% 51% 65% 73%
Red Devil 57% 65% 61% 53% 50% 55% 50% 72% 57% 57% 64%
OSI Sealants 52% 48% 53% 59% 50% 55% 48% 55% 45% 61% 46%
Laticrete 46% 57% 47% 35% 43% 36% 46% 59% 47% 41% 64%
Geocel 39% 57% 32% 53% 27% 48% 33% 38% 41% 35% 46%
White Lightning 36% 13% 55% 24% 40% 39% 31% 45% 35% 28% 82%
Custom Building Products 35% 35% 34% 18% 40% 39% 29% 35% 31% 35% 36%
Franklin International 29% 30% 29% 29% 20% 29% 25% 28% 28% 26% 27%
Green Glue (Saint-Gobain) 20% 13% 18% 18% 17% 23% 10% 21% 18% 13% 27%
Cyclovac 20% 9% 18% 6% 23% 19% 8% 24% 16% 11% 36%
Indicated At Least One 97% 96% 100% 100% 93% 100% 98% 93% 96% 100% 91%
None 3% 4% 0% 0% 7% 0% 2% 7% 4% 0% 9%
Brand Familiarity
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165
CAULK/SEALANTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dap (Phenoseal) 64% 65% 58% 59% 70% 55% 69% 62% 65% 59% 73%
Ge Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives
61% 74% 47% 77% 63% 61% 60% 66% 69% 61% 36%
Gorilla Glue 58% 57% 63% 59% 57% 55% 63% 59% 57% 65% 46%
Great Stuff 54% 48% 63% 65% 50% 61% 63% 41% 57% 57% 55%
Loctite 52% 44% 66% 65% 47% 55% 63% 45% 53% 59% 55%
Dow Corning 52% 52% 55% 77% 40% 58% 54% 48% 57% 52% 46%
Macco/Liquid Nails 48% 35% 47% 65% 40% 42% 54% 35% 37% 54% 46%
OSI Sealants 36% 30% 45% 53% 23% 45% 38% 28% 28% 52% 18%
Red Devil 34% 35% 32% 29% 30% 32% 29% 35% 29% 35% 27%
Elmer'S Probond 31% 35% 29% 41% 30% 29% 35% 31% 31% 37% 18%
Laticrete 26% 35% 37% 12% 17% 19% 29% 31% 26% 28% 27%
Geocel 17% 30% 13% 24% 3% 16% 17% 14% 16% 17% 9%
White Lightning 16% 9% 29% 12% 7% 16% 19% 10% 16% 15% 18%
Custom Building Products 16% 26% 8% 6% 13% 13% 13% 14% 14% 15% 0%
Franklin International 14% 22% 13% 24% 0% 16% 13% 10% 8% 22% 0%
Cyclovac 4% 9% 3% 0% 3% 0% 4% 7% 4% 4% 0%
Green Glue (Saint-Gobain) 6% 4% 5% 6% 0% 3% 6% 0% 2% 7% 0%
Indicated At Least One 96% 91% 100% 100% 90% 97% 98% 90% 96% 98% 82%
None 4% 9% 0% 0% 10% 3% 2% 10% 4% 2% 18%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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166
CAULK/SEALANTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dap (Phenoseal) 19% 17% 24% 18% 23% 16% 27% 17% 22% 15% 46%
Ge Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives
18% 26% 16% 12% 23% 13% 23% 21% 26% 17% 0%
Macco/Liquid Nails 11% 9% 11% 6% 13% 10% 13% 7% 6% 13% 18%
Dow Corning 9% 9% 5% 24% 3% 10% 8% 7% 8% 11% 0%
OSI Sealants 9% 4% 8% 18% 7% 13% 8% 3% 8% 11% 0%
Great Stuff 9% 0% 8% 12% 10% 13% 4% 7% 8% 7% 9%
Loctite 4% 4% 3% 6% 0% 7% 2% 0% 4% 2% 0%
Geocel 3% 13% 5% 0% 0% 3% 4% 7% 8% 0% 9%
Laticrete 3% 9% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 7% 0% 7% 0%
White Lightning 3% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 4% 3% 2% 4% 0%
Gorilla Glue 2% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 0% 4% 0%
Franklin International 2% 0% 0% 6% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Elmer'S Probond 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 91% 95% 100% 83% 94% 96% 83% 92% 94% 82%
None 7% 9% 5% 0% 17% 7% 4% 17% 8% 7% 18%
Brand Used the Most
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167
CAULK/SEALANTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Macco/Liquid Nails 5.74 5.40 6.33 5.78 5.44 5.41 5.86 5.83 5.54 5.88 6.00
Loctite 5.65 5.57 5.94 5.37 5.58 5.52 5.61 5.88 5.78 5.48 5.80
Gorilla Glue 5.64 5.54 5.67 5.39 5.83 5.74 5.45 5.91 5.41 5.86 5.82
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives
5.58 5.69 5.65 5.15 5.70 5.53 5.36 6.00 5.59 5.72 4.78
Dow Corning 5.50 5.25 5.50 5.95 5.37 5.52 5.48 5.54 5.41 5.79 4.67
GREAT STUFF 5.50 4.95 5.80 5.37 5.63 5.50 5.65 5.17 5.46 5.59 5.30
DAP (Phenoseal) 5.49 5.80 5.59 5.28 5.26 5.11 5.63 5.59 5.40 5.61 5.40
OSI Sealants 5.43 5.06 5.65 5.93 5.15 5.44 5.54 5.23 5.06 5.74 5.33
Geocel 5.17 5.39 5.27 4.58 4.83 4.44 5.24 5.44 5.04 5.17 4.83
Laticrete 5.16 5.44 5.25 4.57 5.00 4.83 4.94 5.65 4.97 5.31 5.38
Elmer's ProBond 5.05 4.95 5.38 4.27 5.22 4.89 4.96 5.36 4.85 5.22 5.20
Red Devil 4.80 4.36 5.11 4.62 4.95 4.60 4.68 5.11 4.59 5.03 4.86
Custom Building Products 4.73 4.80 4.94 3.00 4.87 3.92 4.54 5.62 4.17 5.50 4.14
Cyclovac 4.57 4.43 4.91 3.00 4.44 3.33 4.50 5.40 4.23 5.33 4.17
White Lightning 4.52 4.38 4.58 4.33 4.56 4.07 4.42 5.14 4.48 4.60 4.44
Franklin International 4.45 3.82 4.23 5.25 4.80 4.40 4.52 4.36 4.32 4.75 3.33
Green Glue (Saint-Gobain) 4.33 4.38 4.45 3.50 4.57 3.43 4.53 4.75 3.50 5.17 4.75
Quality Ratings
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168
CENTRAL VACUUMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Beam Central Vacuum Systems By Electrolux
78% 70% 80% 73% 81% 70% 79% 75% 80% 71% 89%
Nutone 77% 85% 80% 67% 68% 60% 78% 78% 77% 75% 78%
Hoover 66% 74% 69% 53% 58% 30% 67% 70% 67% 63% 67%
Eureka 66% 63% 66% 53% 58% 30% 62% 68% 67% 54% 67%
H.P. Products Vacuflo 40% 33% 46% 60% 23% 20% 31% 53% 31% 42% 56%
Linear 31% 37% 29% 33% 23% 30% 24% 38% 24% 33% 44%
Indicated At Least One 93% 96% 89% 93% 90% 80% 95% 90% 92% 92% 89%
None 7% 4% 11% 7% 10% 20% 5% 10% 8% 8% 11%
Brand Familiarity
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169
CENTRAL VACUUMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Nutone 42% 48% 46% 33% 26% 30% 41% 38% 31% 44% 56%
Beam Central Vacuum Systems By Electrolux
38% 33% 37% 33% 39% 30% 29% 48% 33% 42% 22%
Hoover 18% 26% 20% 7% 13% 0% 17% 23% 10% 19% 56%
Eureka 15% 19% 14% 0% 10% 0% 12% 15% 8% 10% 44%
H-P Products Vacuflo 15% 4% 17% 20% 10% 0% 10% 18% 8% 13% 33%
Linear 6% 7% 9% 0% 7% 0% 3% 13% 4% 6% 22%
Indicated At Least One 72% 74% 74% 67% 55% 50% 71% 68% 57% 77% 78%
None 28% 26% 26% 33% 45% 50% 29% 33% 43% 23% 22%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
170
CENTRAL VACUUMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Beam Central Vacuum Systems By Electrolux
25% 26% 23% 13% 26% 20% 17% 33% 26% 25% 0%
Nutone 25% 26% 26% 27% 7% 30% 24% 13% 22% 21% 11%
Hoover 7% 7% 9% 7% 7% 0% 12% 3% 0% 10% 33%
H-P Products Vacuflo 5% 0% 6% 13% 7% 0% 3% 10% 4% 8% 0%
Eureka 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 11%
Linear 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 64% 63% 66% 60% 48% 50% 60% 60% 51% 69% 56%
None 36% 37% 34% 40% 52% 50% 40% 40% 49% 31% 44%
Brand Used the Most
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171
CENTRAL VACUUMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Beam Central Vacuum System by Electrolux
5.46 5.08 5.74 5.44 5.39 5.80 5.39 5.50 5.41 5.32 6.33
NuTone 5.23 5.00 5.44 5.36 5.07 5.33 5.39 4.95 5.12 5.18 6.11
H-P Products VACUFLO 5.22 4.92 5.54 5.00 5.09 4.67 5.50 5.00 5.00 5.10 6.43
Hoover 5.01 4.92 5.09 4.92 5.04 4.50 5.25 4.73 4.71 5.02 6.50
Eureka 4.88 4.76 5.09 4.67 4.81 4.50 5.11 4.60 4.68 4.87 5.89
Linear 4.87 5.15 5.13 4.43 4.40 5.00 4.95 4.72 4.69 4.74 5.83
Quality Ratings
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172
CERAMIC TILE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dal-Tile 77% 79% 78% 75% 86% 75% 80% 79% 82% 76% 78%
Armstrong 75% 74% 80% 80% 77% 75% 80% 75% 78% 79% 78%
American Olean 61% 74% 59% 80% 64% 55% 70% 67% 71% 60% 70%
Congoleum 60% 58% 61% 65% 64% 60% 64% 58% 67% 52% 70%
Shaw 56% 42% 74% 55% 55% 75% 64% 42% 60% 60% 65%
Florida Tile 54% 42% 65% 40% 64% 50% 61% 50% 56% 50% 70%
Mannington 53% 68% 53% 60% 50% 30% 65% 54% 58% 43% 78%
Arizona Tile 38% 16% 37% 20% 68% 25% 38% 42% 29% 36% 52%
American Marazzi 38% 32% 35% 35% 36% 30% 35% 38% 31% 33% 44%
Monarch Tile 37% 11% 37% 30% 55% 40% 32% 38% 31% 38% 35%
Interceramic 35% 21% 31% 30% 46% 15% 38% 29% 27% 33% 39%
Porcelanosa 29% 32% 22% 10% 41% 5% 21% 54% 24% 26% 26%
Crossville 28% 16% 29% 20% 32% 20% 24% 33% 20% 29% 30%
Summitville Tile 26% 26% 18% 25% 27% 15% 23% 29% 20% 24% 26%
Laufen International 22% 11% 25% 10% 36% 10% 20% 38% 20% 17% 35%
Jeffrey Court 19% 11% 12% 15% 32% 5% 15% 29% 16% 14% 22%
Indicated At Least One 95% 90% 98% 90% 100% 100% 96% 92% 96% 95% 96%
None 5% 11% 2% 10% 0% 0% 5% 8% 4% 5% 4%
Brand Familiarity
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173
CERAMIC TILE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dal-Tile 58% 58% 55% 55% 64% 50% 61% 54% 56% 60% 57%
Armstrong 39% 32% 49% 50% 14% 60% 41% 17% 29% 45% 48%
American Olean 33% 47% 31% 50% 27% 45% 35% 33% 36% 45% 22%
Shaw 30% 21% 47% 25% 27% 35% 39% 21% 22% 38% 52%
Florida Tile 28% 5% 37% 30% 23% 25% 29% 25% 27% 29% 26%
Congoleum 18% 16% 22% 25% 9% 30% 20% 8% 18% 21% 17%
Mannington 18% 21% 16% 30% 0% 5% 21% 13% 18% 14% 17%
Monarch Tile 16% 5% 16% 10% 23% 25% 9% 21% 16% 12% 17%
Arizona Tile 15% 5% 14% 5% 36% 15% 17% 13% 16% 14% 17%
Interceramic 14% 5% 16% 20% 5% 10% 18% 0% 9% 14% 17%
Porcelanosa 12% 21% 8% 0% 0% 0% 5% 21% 9% 7% 4%
American Marazzi 11% 5% 14% 5% 5% 0% 14% 4% 9% 5% 17%
Crossville 8% 0% 10% 5% 5% 5% 6% 8% 7% 7% 4%
Summitville Tile 6% 0% 2% 10% 5% 10% 2% 4% 0% 10% 0%
Laufen International 4% 0% 8% 0% 0% 5% 3% 4% 0% 5% 9%
Jeffrey Court 3% 0% 0% 0% 9% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 5% 16% 2% 15% 0% 5% 5% 13% 9% 5% 4%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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174
CERAMIC TILE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dal-Tile 32% 21% 29% 30% 36% 30% 32% 21% 29% 26% 35%
Armstrong 13% 11% 18% 20% 0% 25% 14% 4% 16% 12% 13%
American Olean 9% 16% 12% 5% 9% 20% 8% 13% 9% 17% 4%
Shaw 9% 5% 12% 5% 18% 5% 14% 8% 4% 10% 26%
Florida Tile 7% 5% 8% 5% 5% 0% 8% 8% 7% 5% 9%
Arizona Tile 3% 0% 0% 5% 18% 0% 6% 4% 7% 5% 0%
Interceramic 3% 0% 6% 5% 0% 5% 5% 0% 0% 7% 4%
Congoleum 2% 5% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
American Marazzi 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Crossville 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Monarch Tile 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 63% 90% 75% 96% 85% 89% 67% 80% 83% 91%
None 14% 37% 10% 25% 5% 15% 11% 33% 20% 17% 9%
Brand Used the Most
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175
CERAMIC TILE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dal-Tile 5.68 5.41 5.77 6.06 5.46 6.00 5.63 5.60 5.54 5.68 5.95
Porcelanosa 5.59 6.08 5.65 5.00 5.10 6.00 5.32 5.85 5.63 5.87 5.10
Florida Tile 5.46 4.92 5.66 5.67 5.26 6.33 5.33 5.24 5.35 5.72 5.22
Shaw 5.38 5.33 5.26 5.79 5.38 5.76 5.33 5.13 5.09 5.52 5.67
Armstrong 5.31 5.41 5.33 5.48 5.04 5.95 5.19 5.15 5.18 5.43 5.32
American Olean 5.30 5.42 5.28 5.47 5.06 6.25 5.19 5.09 5.26 5.24 5.50
Arizona Tile 5.27 4.43 5.33 5.17 5.53 6.00 5.17 5.20 5.20 5.45 5.07
Interceramic 5.22 4.88 5.55 5.25 4.83 5.75 5.12 5.33 4.94 5.30 5.50
Monarch Tile 5.16 5.17 5.24 5.36 4.86 5.70 4.94 5.29 5.00 5.35 5.08
Summitville Tile 5.11 4.89 5.14 5.43 5.00 5.75 5.00 5.08 5.13 5.20 4.88
Crossville 5.10 4.57 5.26 5.50 4.89 6.20 4.78 5.23 5.00 5.31 4.89
American Marazzi 5.05 4.90 5.12 5.00 5.09 5.29 4.94 5.19 5.00 5.13 5.00
Mannington 5.01 5.12 5.03 5.50 4.44 5.62 5.04 4.67 5.00 4.96 5.10
Congoleum 4.92 5.12 4.89 5.19 4.58 5.60 4.77 4.81 4.92 5.16 4.50
Laufen International 4.79 4.67 4.79 5.00 4.78 6.00 4.53 4.91 4.79 5.00 4.60
Jeffrey Court 4.70 4.33 4.12 5.20 5.25 6.00 4.56 4.67 4.92 4.62 4.43
Quality Ratings
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176
CERAMIC TILE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.25 6.08 6.30 6.27 6.24 6.65 6.08 6.44 6.28 6.11 6.43
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.05 6.08 6.11 6.27 5.76 6.29 6.05 5.81 5.89 6.09 6.29
Product Price 6.04 5.75 6.27 6.00 5.76 6.29 6.05 5.75 5.72 6.06 6.57
Ease Of Installation 5.60 6.08 5.73 5.13 5.38 6.47 5.42 5.31 5.75 5.51 5.48
Warranty 5.60 5.17 5.61 5.73 5.71 5.65 5.71 5.12 5.31 5.54 6.19
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.51 5.17 5.59 5.53 5.52 5.29 5.61 5.38 5.14 5.66 5.90
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.17 4.92 5.32 5.07 5.10 5.00 5.36 4.69 4.69 5.43 5.57
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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177
CLOSET/ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Rubbermaid 76% 83% 81% 82% 73% 90% 79% 75% 78% 75% 93%
California Closets 76% 87% 77% 68% 76% 80% 76% 78% 76% 75% 87%
Closet Maid 73% 74% 71% 73% 73% 80% 71% 72% 76% 68% 73%
Closet Factory 44% 30% 45% 41% 58% 40% 44% 47% 50% 40% 40%
Garage Tek 41% 39% 32% 36% 49% 30% 35% 50% 43% 38% 33%
Gladiator Garageworks (Whirlpool)
39% 26% 45% 46% 39% 50% 38% 39% 37% 45% 33%
Schulte - Freedom/Rail 37% 35% 29% 36% 42% 40% 32% 42% 37% 35% 33%
Easy Track 31% 17% 23% 32% 42% 50% 24% 33% 32% 33% 13%
Proclosets.Com 31% 22% 26% 27% 36% 30% 25% 33% 30% 33% 13%
Easyclosets.Com 28% 13% 26% 23% 42% 30% 27% 28% 28% 33% 13%
Renin 23% 9% 16% 18% 36% 30% 16% 28% 20% 23% 20%
Indicated At Least One 88% 91% 90% 91% 85% 100% 92% 81% 89% 88% 93%
None 12% 9% 10% 9% 15% 0% 8% 19% 11% 13% 7%
Brand Familiarity
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178
CLOSET/ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Closet Maid 38% 44% 52% 41% 24% 60% 44% 25% 37% 50% 20%
Rubbermaid 31% 26% 42% 36% 24% 40% 40% 17% 30% 38% 27%
California Closets 28% 39% 19% 18% 39% 20% 32% 28% 28% 33% 27%
Gladiator Garageworks (Whirlpool)
9% 4% 16% 9% 9% 10% 13% 6% 6% 18% 7%
Schulte - Freedom/Rail 9% 13% 7% 14% 6% 0% 13% 6% 9% 8% 13%
Garage Tek 8% 4% 13% 5% 12% 0% 11% 8% 9% 13% 0%
Easy Track 8% 4% 0% 14% 9% 20% 6% 3% 4% 13% 0%
Closet Factory 7% 4% 0% 9% 15% 0% 6% 11% 7% 10% 0%
Proclosets.Com 7% 4% 7% 14% 6% 10% 10% 3% 9% 8% 0%
Easyclosets.Com 3% 4% 0% 9% 3% 10% 5% 0% 4% 5% 0%
Renin 3% 4% 3% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 2% 3% 7%
Indicated At Least One 71% 78% 71% 68% 58% 100% 70% 56% 67% 78% 47%
None 29% 22% 29% 32% 42% 0% 30% 44% 33% 23% 53%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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179
CLOSET/ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Closet Maid 19% 22% 26% 9% 12% 40% 16% 14% 20% 18% 7%
California Closets 17% 17% 7% 14% 30% 10% 19% 17% 19% 15% 20%
Rubbermaid 14% 13% 23% 14% 6% 20% 18% 6% 15% 13% 13%
Gladiator Garageworks (Whirlpool)
3% 0% 7% 5% 0% 10% 2% 3% 2% 5% 0%
Easy Track 3% 0% 0% 9% 0% 20% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Proclosets.Com 3% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Schulte - Freedom/Rail 1% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 7%
Easyclosets.Com 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 61% 61% 61% 64% 49% 100% 62% 39% 57% 63% 47%
None 39% 39% 39% 36% 52% 0% 38% 61% 43% 38% 53%
Brand Used the Most
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180
CLOSET/ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
California Closets 5.41 5.38 5.70 5.39 5.19 5.27 5.58 5.16 5.49 5.18 5.73
Closet Maid 5.09 4.95 5.37 5.00 5.00 4.92 5.35 4.70 5.06 5.29 4.69
Garage Tek 4.96 4.91 5.33 5.09 4.68 4.60 5.14 4.80 4.97 5.00 4.86
Rubbermaid 4.91 4.68 5.17 4.81 4.90 4.79 5.05 4.70 5.00 4.89 4.69
Easy Track 4.84 5.20 4.71 5.56 4.41 5.29 4.67 4.85 4.79 4.87 5.00
Gladiator Garage/Works (Whirlpool)
4.80 5.17 4.87 5.00 4.44 4.50 5.00 4.60 4.68 4.76 5.33
SCHULTE - freedom/Rail 4.77 5.22 4.60 4.90 4.56 4.33 4.67 5.06 4.67 4.82 5.00
Closet Factory 4.61 4.67 4.27 5.40 4.48 4.86 4.50 4.70 4.57 4.70 4.57
ProClosets.com 4.59 4.86 4.50 5.00 4.33 4.50 4.45 4.85 4.47 4.65 5.00
EasyClosets.com 4.49 4.50 4.22 5.33 4.31 4.60 4.39 4.58 4.25 4.62 5.00
Renin 4.14 3.67 3.40 5.20 4.13 4.40 3.58 4.64 3.69 4.45 4.75
Quality Ratings
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181
DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trex 86% 88% 86% 92% 90% 89% 94% 79% 91% 90% 80%
Azek Decks 77% 92% 79% 84% 66% 78% 84% 71% 78% 83% 73%
Certainteed 76% 76% 79% 76% 69% 78% 84% 54% 82% 65% 87%
Timbertech 68% 64% 76% 76% 66% 67% 77% 57% 67% 75% 67%
Choicedek (Weyerhaeuser) 47% 52% 48% 52% 41% 39% 53% 43% 51% 46% 47%
Fiberon 44% 56% 45% 56% 38% 72% 47% 36% 51% 48% 40%
Evergrain Composite Decking (Tamko Products)
39% 48% 48% 28% 38% 28% 48% 32% 42% 40% 40%
Deck-Rite 31% 32% 38% 32% 31% 44% 34% 25% 38% 31% 27%
Composatron/Premier Composite Railing Deck & Fence
31% 36% 35% 24% 31% 44% 31% 25% 38% 27% 27%
Kleer Decking 28% 52% 35% 20% 24% 28% 36% 29% 38% 29% 27%
Moistureshield (A.E.R.T.) 28% 36% 35% 16% 28% 33% 31% 21% 31% 27% 27%
Latitudes Decking 26% 44% 31% 24% 17% 28% 27% 32% 27% 31% 27%
Kodiak 25% 32% 28% 24% 24% 33% 26% 25% 24% 29% 27%
Eon (Gracious Living) 24% 32% 31% 24% 14% 28% 26% 21% 24% 25% 27%
Tufboard Deck 23% 24% 31% 20% 24% 28% 24% 25% 22% 27% 27%
Genovations Decking 22% 32% 28% 28% 14% 33% 23% 25% 24% 25% 27%
Gossen 22% 32% 35% 20% 14% 22% 29% 18% 24% 25% 27%
Nyloboard 22% 32% 28% 12% 24% 28% 23% 25% 27% 21% 27%
Royal Group 22% 24% 35% 12% 21% 28% 23% 21% 22% 23% 27%
Nexwood 20% 24% 28% 20% 21% 22% 24% 21% 20% 25% 27%
LB Plastics 20% 28% 31% 16% 14% 28% 23% 18% 22% 19% 33%
Kroy 20% 24% 31% 12% 17% 22% 21% 21% 22% 19% 27%
Nuconsteel 19% 24% 28% 16% 17% 22% 21% 21% 18% 23% 27%
Indicated At Least One 96% 96% 97% 100% 93% 100% 98% 89% 100% 96% 87%
None 4% 4% 3% 0% 7% 0% 2% 11% 0% 4% 13%
Brand Familiarity
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182
DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trex 62% 56% 69% 68% 69% 56% 71% 61% 64% 67% 67%
Certainteed 40% 40% 45% 52% 24% 44% 48% 18% 42% 33% 53%
Timbertech 38% 40% 45% 36% 38% 44% 47% 21% 36% 44% 40%
Azek Decks 36% 68% 35% 48% 17% 39% 39% 46% 38% 52% 13%
Evergrain Composite Decking (Tamko Products)
12% 12% 17% 8% 17% 11% 16% 11% 13% 15% 13%
Fiberon 12% 16% 3% 20% 14% 28% 10% 11% 16% 13% 7%
Choicedek (Weyerhaeuser) 11% 4% 24% 8% 7% 11% 10% 14% 9% 15% 7%
Composatron/Premier Composite Railing Deck & Fence
7% 20% 0% 8% 7% 6% 10% 7% 7% 13% 0%
Moistureshield (A.E.R.T.) 6% 4% 7% 0% 10% 6% 8% 0% 4% 6% 7%
Deck-Rite 5% 4% 7% 4% 10% 11% 8% 0% 9% 2% 13%
Latitudes Decking 5% 20% 0% 4% 3% 6% 7% 7% 7% 8% 0%
Royal Group 5% 4% 10% 4% 3% 6% 7% 4% 2% 8% 7%
Kleer Decking 4% 12% 3% 0% 7% 6% 5% 7% 9% 2% 7%
Genovations Decking 3% 4% 0% 12% 3% 11% 3% 4% 4% 6% 0%
Tufboard Deck 3% 0% 0% 0% 10% 6% 2% 4% 2% 4% 0%
Nexwood 2% 4% 0% 4% 3% 0% 3% 4% 2% 4% 0%
Eon (Gracious Living) 2% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Kodiak 2% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 7%
Gossen 1% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 2% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Kroy 1% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
LB Plastics 1% 0% 3% 0% 3% 6% 2% 0% 0% 2% 7%
Nyloboard 1% 0% 0% 0% 7% 6% 2% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Nuconsteel 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 91% 88% 86% 96% 86% 89% 92% 82% 89% 92% 80%
None 9% 12% 14% 4% 14% 11% 8% 18% 11% 8% 20%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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183
DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trex 35% 36% 38% 28% 41% 28% 39% 36% 36% 40% 27%
Azek Decks 14% 20% 14% 20% 3% 17% 11% 18% 9% 23% 0%
Certainteed 12% 8% 10% 20% 3% 11% 15% 0% 16% 2% 20%
Timbertech 12% 16% 7% 4% 14% 0% 16% 4% 11% 10% 7%
Fiberon 3% 0% 0% 8% 7% 11% 2% 4% 4% 4% 0%
Evergrain Composite Decking (Tamko Products)
3% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Latitudes Decking 1% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 4% 0% 0%
Deck-Rite 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Genovations Decking 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
LB Plastics 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7%
Moistureshield (A.E.R.T.) 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Nyloboard 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 6% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 88% 76% 88% 79% 89% 86% 71% 84% 88% 60%
None 14% 12% 24% 12% 21% 11% 15% 29% 16% 13% 40%
Brand Used the Most
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184
DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trex 5.50 5.38 5.43 5.74 5.45 5.47 5.67 5.10 5.54 5.47 5.50
AZEK Decks 5.26 5.61 5.00 5.52 4.91 5.36 5.22 5.37 5.11 5.44 5.17
CertainTeed 5.18 5.44 5.12 5.30 4.85 5.50 5.26 4.71 5.14 5.20 5.20
TimberTech 5.04 5.23 4.74 5.15 5.08 5.17 5.27 4.38 5.17 4.89 5.18
ChoiceDek (Weyerhaeuser) 4.60 4.53 4.38 4.82 4.71 3.57 4.74 4.67 4.67 4.66 4.12
Fiberon 4.50 4.53 4.00 4.71 4.91 5.00 4.31 4.53 4.93 4.17 4.14
MoistureShield (A.E.R.T.) 4.49 4.25 4.29 5.40 4.62 4.17 4.52 4.62 4.50 4.42 4.75
TUFboard DECK 4.24 4.40 3.80 4.80 4.25 4.20 4.55 3.50 4.23 4.31 4.00
EverGrain Composite Decking (Tamko Products)
4.24 4.33 3.89 4.50 4.43 4.40 4.38 3.77 4.08 4.36 4.33
Composatron/Premier Composite Railing Deck & Fence
4.20 4.25 3.50 5.11 4.33 4.00 4.44 3.82 4.19 4.39 3.60
Kleer Decking 4.18 4.88 3.45 4.33 3.57 3.60 4.35 4.00 4.68 3.76 3.50
Latitudes Decking 4.11 4.38 3.20 4.89 3.80 3.40 4.23 4.20 4.13 4.22 3.50
Deck-Rite 4.09 4.00 3.60 4.56 4.56 3.75 4.35 3.67 3.95 4.32 3.75
Royal Group 4.06 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.33 4.20 4.32 3.29 4.33 3.80 4.25
Genovations Decking 3.97 3.80 3.40 4.86 4.25 4.33 4.00 3.67 3.75 4.20 3.75
Kodiak 3.94 4.18 3.55 4.00 4.14 3.50 4.16 3.80 3.92 3.89 4.25
Gossen 3.88 4.10 3.42 4.67 3.50 2.50 4.14 3.86 4.00 3.87 3.50
Nyloboard 3.87 4.00 3.22 4.50 4.14 3.60 4.22 3.25 4.00 3.67 4.00
Kroy 3.86 3.75 3.82 4.67 3.60 3.25 4.00 3.86 4.00 3.67 4.00
LB Plastics 3.70 3.56 3.40 5.25 3.25 3.40 3.88 3.50 3.73 3.55 4.00
Eon (Gracious Living) 3.70 3.82 2.90 4.67 3.83 3.00 4.00 3.38 3.87 3.57 3.50
Nexwood 3.64 3.75 3.00 4.20 4.00 2.50 3.94 3.57 3.70 3.64 3.50
Nuconsteel 3.62 3.50 3.11 4.50 4.00 2.75 3.93 3.43 3.56 3.62 3.75
Quality Ratings
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185
DECKING: COMPOSITE/PVC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.58 6.50 6.59 6.68 6.57 6.50 6.47 6.95 6.79 6.45 6.33
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.09 6.14 5.91 6.05 6.26 6.25 6.11 5.90 6.24 5.93 6.22
Warranty 6.07 6.27 6.00 6.18 5.83 6.25 5.91 6.35 6.29 5.90 5.89
Ease Of Installation 5.96 5.86 5.95 6.23 5.78 6.25 5.85 6.00 6.05 5.93 5.67
Product Price 5.80 5.36 5.82 5.82 6.17 6.06 5.79 5.60 5.74 5.69 6.56
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.46 5.23 5.23 5.68 5.70 5.62 5.36 5.60 5.71 5.36 4.89
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.93 4.86 4.64 5.05 5.17 5.19 4.79 5.10 5.13 5.05 3.56
Green/Sustainable Features 4.78 5.00 4.59 4.86 4.65 4.88 4.74 4.80 5.13 4.67 3.78
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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186
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 70% 72% 79% 90% 56% 80% 78% 66% 74% 70% 92%
Fypon 56% 68% 58% 75% 44% 47% 60% 66% 63% 58% 62%
Crown Columns And Millwork
37% 52% 21% 55% 40% 47% 35% 43% 29% 46% 39%
Mid-America Siding Components
36% 52% 29% 55% 24% 40% 41% 31% 26% 46% 39%
Permacast (HB&G) 36% 40% 29% 40% 32% 27% 35% 37% 34% 35% 31%
Kleer Trimboards 35% 60% 18% 45% 40% 53% 38% 31% 45% 39% 15%
Versatex Trimboard 34% 48% 26% 45% 24% 33% 29% 43% 37% 37% 15%
Aristocast 30% 32% 13% 45% 32% 7% 31% 31% 16% 35% 31%
Chadsworth 28% 40% 18% 25% 32% 13% 28% 34% 24% 32% 23%
Custom Decorative Moulding'S
27% 36% 13% 25% 32% 0% 22% 40% 18% 32% 15%
Atlantic Shutters (The TapcoGroup)
26% 28% 13% 40% 28% 20% 22% 31% 16% 32% 23%
Focal Point 25% 28% 18% 30% 24% 0% 19% 43% 21% 28% 15%
Tufboard 25% 28% 16% 30% 28% 0% 26% 31% 16% 28% 31%
Latitudes Railing 23% 32% 11% 45% 20% 13% 24% 29% 21% 26% 23%
Royal Group 23% 24% 18% 20% 28% 13% 22% 26% 18% 26% 15%
Dixie Pacific 22% 32% 18% 20% 16% 0% 21% 31% 13% 28% 15%
Vi-Lux 21% 20% 13% 35% 24% 7% 21% 29% 13% 28% 15%
Turncraft 19% 24% 11% 20% 28% 13% 22% 17% 16% 23% 15%
Monticello Columns By Ply Gem
19% 24% 8% 35% 16% 20% 19% 17% 18% 21% 8%
Melton 17% 20% 13% 15% 20% 7% 16% 23% 8% 25% 8%
Moultrie 17% 20% 13% 15% 16% 0% 17% 20% 8% 19% 23%
Indicated At Least One 89% 88% 92% 95% 84% 93% 91% 86% 95% 86% 92%
None 11% 12% 8% 5% 16% 7% 9% 14% 5% 14% 8%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
187
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 49% 60% 53% 65% 28% 67% 57% 34% 53% 47% 62%
Fypon 30% 32% 32% 50% 16% 27% 35% 29% 26% 30% 54%
Mid-America Siding Components
21% 36% 13% 45% 8% 40% 28% 9% 16% 28% 23%
Permacast (HB&G) 18% 24% 16% 15% 8% 7% 19% 14% 11% 18% 23%
Crown Columns And Millwork
15% 8% 11% 45% 8% 27% 14% 14% 8% 19% 23%
Versatex Trimboard 15% 24% 11% 25% 4% 20% 14% 14% 18% 16% 0%
Kleer Trimboards 11% 28% 8% 15% 4% 27% 16% 3% 24% 9% 0%
Aristocast 11% 8% 13% 10% 12% 0% 16% 9% 0% 18% 15%
Custom Decorative Moulding'S
10% 8% 0% 15% 8% 0% 7% 9% 5% 9% 0%
Vi-Lux 8% 4% 8% 20% 8% 7% 10% 9% 8% 12% 0%
Dixie Pacific 7% 8% 13% 5% 0% 0% 9% 9% 3% 11% 8%
Royal Group 7% 4% 11% 0% 4% 7% 5% 6% 5% 5% 8%
Focal Point 6% 4% 11% 0% 8% 0% 2% 17% 8% 7% 0%
Tufboard 6% 8% 0% 5% 8% 0% 2% 11% 3% 5% 8%
Latitudes Railing 4% 8% 0% 15% 0% 0% 7% 3% 3% 7% 0%
Chadsworth 4% 4% 0% 5% 4% 0% 3% 3% 0% 5% 0%
Atlantic Shutters (The Tapco Group)
3% 4% 3% 10% 0% 7% 5% 0% 0% 7% 0%
Moultrie 3% 4% 5% 5% 0% 0% 5% 3% 3% 2% 15%
Turncraft 3% 8% 0% 0% 8% 0% 7% 0% 5% 2% 8%
Monticello Columns By Ply Gem
3% 0% 3% 10% 0% 7% 2% 3% 3% 4% 0%
Melton 2% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 81% 80% 87% 95% 64% 87% 86% 71% 74% 84% 92%
None 19% 20% 13% 5% 36% 13% 14% 29% 26% 16% 8%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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188
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 30% 28% 32% 35% 20% 60% 28% 17% 26% 30% 31%
Mid-America Siding Components
6% 12% 3% 10% 4% 0% 12% 0% 3% 7% 15%
Permacast (Hb&G) 5% 4% 8% 5% 4% 0% 7% 6% 0% 9% 8%
Versatex Trimboard 4% 12% 0% 15% 0% 7% 3% 9% 8% 5% 0%
Kleer Trimboards 4% 12% 3% 0% 4% 7% 5% 3% 11% 2% 0%
Fypon 4% 0% 3% 10% 4% 7% 3% 3% 5% 2% 8%
Aristocast 3% 0% 5% 5% 4% 0% 5% 3% 0% 7% 0%
Crown Columns And Millwork
3% 4% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 3% 2% 8%
Custom Decorative Moulding'S
3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Focal Point 2% 0% 5% 0% 4% 0% 0% 9% 3% 4% 0%
Tufboard 2% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 3% 3% 2% 0%
Vi-Lux 2% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Dixie Pacific 1% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 2% 8%
Chadsworth 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Moultrie 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Royal Group 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 8%
Indicated At Least One 72% 76% 71% 95% 56% 80% 79% 60% 61% 79% 85%
None 28% 24% 29% 5% 44% 20% 21% 40% 40% 21% 15%
Brand Used the Most
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189
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Fypon 5.51 5.40 5.93 5.40 4.92 6.00 5.50 5.38 5.60 5.38 5.70
CertainTeed 5.43 5.76 5.68 5.39 4.53 6.00 5.44 5.15 5.54 5.28 5.71
Permacast (HB&G) 5.23 5.50 5.57 5.08 4.50 5.75 5.14 5.29 5.25 5.09 5.80
Versatex Trimboard 5.13 5.29 5.33 4.92 4.86 6.00 4.75 5.41 5.30 5.09 4.50
Kleer Trimboards 5.12 5.29 5.22 5.00 4.90 6.12 5.14 4.42 5.57 4.84 4.33
Mid-America Siding Components
4.92 5.36 5.07 4.87 3.67 5.33 5.00 4.45 5.00 4.86 5.00
Crown Columns and Millwork 4.90 4.87 4.73 5.19 4.70 5.43 4.86 4.75 4.71 4.97 5.17
Chadsworth 4.85 4.73 5.64 4.40 4.50 6.00 4.85 4.67 4.64 5.00 4.80
Aristocast 4.68 4.33 5.50 4.62 4.38 5.00 4.77 4.45 4.10 4.91 4.80
Focal Point 4.65 4.50 5.20 4.00 5.00 0.00 4.17 5.19 4.83 4.56 4.50
TUFboard 4.63 4.40 5.00 4.78 4.38 0.00 4.43 4.93 4.82 4.58 4.40
Vi-Lux 4.62 4.00 5.86 4.50 4.00 7.00 4.83 4.00 4.78 4.61 4.00
Custom Decorative Moulding's
4.53 4.20 4.43 4.60 4.89 0.00 4.48 4.60 4.25 4.71 4.33
Royal Group 4.47 4.22 4.67 4.43 4.57 5.50 4.42 4.36 4.83 4.12 5.00
Atlantic Shutters (The TapcoGroup)
4.43 4.12 4.57 4.50 4.50 5.33 4.25 4.50 4.10 4.62 4.25
Dixie Pacific 4.37 4.11 5.11 4.12 3.75 0.00 4.32 4.45 4.00 4.44 4.75
Moultrie 4.30 3.50 5.43 4.33 3.50 0.00 4.33 4.25 3.67 4.31 5.25
Monticello Columns by Ply Gem
4.24 4.25 4.50 4.44 3.50 6.00 4.07 3.86 4.80 3.86 4.00
Melton 4.21 3.43 5.00 3.83 4.80 6.00 3.93 4.44 3.67 4.38 4.50
Turncraft 4.19 4.14 4.71 3.67 4.14 4.50 4.22 4.00 4.20 4.20 4.00
Latitudes Railing 4.10 4.00 4.00 4.36 3.83 4.50 4.21 3.80 3.82 4.24 4.33
Quality Ratings
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190
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: EXTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.43 6.68 6.44 6.05 6.57 6.50 6.41 6.43 6.65 6.29 6.55
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.05 6.21 6.19 5.63 6.14 6.08 6.17 5.76 6.30 5.84 6.36
Ease Of Installation 6.00 6.47 6.07 5.63 5.71 6.17 5.87 6.19 5.91 5.96 6.36
Product Price 5.84 5.53 6.04 5.58 6.21 5.33 5.93 5.90 5.61 5.82 6.36
Warranty 5.71 6.11 5.89 4.84 6.00 5.50 5.67 5.90 6.04 5.56 5.64
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.24 5.79 4.93 4.95 5.50 5.58 5.26 5.00 5.74 5.02 5.09
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.06 5.21 5.04 4.84 5.21 5.33 5.09 4.86 5.26 4.93 5.18
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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191
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: INTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Fypon 49% 65% 49% 54% 27% 29% 50% 53% 51% 51% 33%
Flex Trim 43% 44% 37% 63% 31% 57% 43% 35% 51% 33% 44%
Permacast (HB&G) 38% 39% 40% 38% 23% 29% 40% 29% 30% 42% 33%
Outwater/Oracdecor 37% 39% 43% 21% 27% 21% 28% 47% 43% 33% 11%
Aristocast 34% 22% 34% 50% 27% 21% 43% 21% 23% 42% 39%
Crown Columns And Millwork
33% 9% 31% 54% 31% 29% 40% 18% 32% 33% 28%
Chadsworth 32% 22% 40% 25% 31% 29% 30% 32% 30% 40% 11%
Tufboard 29% 39% 26% 21% 31% 43% 30% 21% 21% 33% 39%
Versalex Trimboard 28% 39% 31% 17% 23% 36% 25% 29% 32% 26% 22%
Ornamental Moulding'S 28% 0% 34% 21% 31% 14% 23% 27% 21% 33% 6%
Kleer Trimboards 25% 39% 26% 8% 27% 29% 22% 29% 30% 26% 11%
White River Hardwoods 25% 9% 34% 25% 15% 7% 25% 24% 23% 21% 22%
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 24% 30% 23% 13% 19% 21% 22% 21% 23% 21% 17%
Dixie Pacific 24% 9% 29% 21% 15% 7% 23% 18% 15% 26% 17%
Ultra-Flex 20% 17% 20% 13% 27% 29% 17% 21% 23% 16% 17%
East Coast Moulding (Ecmo) 20% 9% 34% 8% 12% 7% 22% 15% 19% 21% 6%
Royal Group 19% 9% 29% 13% 15% 14% 18% 18% 17% 16% 22%
Focal Point 19% 13% 17% 17% 15% 14% 13% 21% 15% 16% 17%
Truchoice Arauco Moulding & Millwork
17% 4% 26% 17% 12% 7% 22% 9% 13% 19% 17%
Enkeboll Designs 17% 13% 17% 8% 19% 7% 12% 24% 19% 14% 6%
Vi-Lux 17% 9% 20% 13% 12% 7% 18% 9% 13% 12% 22%
Fin-Tek - Painted Trim 16% 4% 14% 8% 27% 14% 13% 15% 21% 9% 6%
Moultrie 16% 4% 20% 8% 19% 7% 13% 18% 15% 14% 11%
Plantinum Prime - Mdf 15% 4% 14% 21% 12% 14% 12% 15% 15% 12% 11%
Zaspa Architectural Woodwork & Stairs
11% 0% 14% 8% 15% 7% 8% 15% 9% 12% 11%
Indicated At Least One 88% 91% 89% 92% 77% 79% 93% 79% 94% 81% 83%
None 12% 9% 11% 8% 23% 21% 7% 21% 6% 19% 17%
Brand Familiarity
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192
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: INTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Fypon 32% 44% 29% 38% 15% 14% 32% 35% 28% 37% 22%
Flex Trim 25% 22% 23% 42% 15% 36% 22% 27% 34% 16% 22%
Permacast (HB&G) 18% 26% 20% 25% 8% 14% 23% 15% 17% 21% 22%
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 15% 22% 17% 8% 15% 21% 17% 12% 17% 16% 11%
Outwater/Oracdecor 14% 22% 23% 17% 4% 14% 15% 21% 19% 16% 11%
Crown Columns And Millwork
13% 4% 17% 25% 8% 7% 18% 9% 13% 16% 11%
Tufboard 11% 17% 11% 4% 12% 14% 13% 6% 6% 14% 17%
White River Hardwoods 11% 9% 14% 13% 4% 0% 10% 15% 9% 12% 11%
Versalex Trimboard 10% 26% 11% 8% 4% 14% 13% 9% 11% 14% 11%
Aristocast 10% 4% 9% 17% 12% 7% 12% 9% 2% 14% 22%
Kleer Trimboards 9% 17% 9% 0% 8% 14% 5% 12% 11% 9% 0%
Chadsworth 8% 4% 3% 8% 12% 0% 3% 15% 4% 12% 0%
East Coast Moulding (Ecmo) 8% 0% 17% 4% 0% 0% 10% 3% 2% 14% 0%
Ornamental Moulding'S 8% 0% 6% 8% 8% 0% 7% 6% 6% 7% 0%
Royal Group 7% 4% 17% 0% 0% 7% 8% 3% 6% 5% 11%
Plantinum Prime - Mdf 6% 4% 3% 21% 0% 7% 8% 3% 4% 9% 6%
Fin-Tek - Painted Trim 6% 4% 3% 8% 8% 0% 8% 3% 11% 2% 0%
Vi-Lux 6% 0% 9% 4% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 5% 11%
Ultra-Flex 5% 4% 9% 4% 8% 7% 5% 9% 9% 5% 6%
Enkeboll Designs 5% 4% 6% 4% 8% 0% 3% 12% 4% 9% 0%
Dixie Pacific 5% 0% 11% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 2% 5% 6%
Focal Point 5% 0% 6% 0% 4% 0% 3% 3% 2% 2% 6%
Truchoice Arauco Moulding & Millwork
4% 0% 9% 4% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 7% 6%
Zaspa Architectural Woodwork & Stairs
3% 0% 6% 8% 0% 0% 5% 3% 0% 7% 6%
Moultrie 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Indicated At Least One 77% 87% 80% 88% 50% 71% 80% 71% 77% 77% 72%
None 23% 13% 20% 13% 50% 29% 20% 29% 23% 23% 28%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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193
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: INTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 9% 13% 11% 4% 8% 14% 10% 6% 13% 7% 6%
Permacast (HB&G) 7% 9% 11% 13% 0% 0% 10% 9% 9% 12% 0%
Versalex Trimboard 7% 22% 6% 4% 4% 14% 10% 3% 11% 7% 6%
Fypon 7% 9% 3% 13% 4% 7% 7% 6% 6% 7% 6%
Crown Columns And Millwork
6% 4% 3% 17% 4% 0% 10% 3% 6% 5% 11%
Outwater/Oracdecor 5% 0% 6% 13% 4% 7% 2% 12% 4% 9% 0%
Aristocast 4% 4% 3% 8% 4% 0% 7% 3% 0% 7% 11%
Flex Trim 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 7% 3% 3% 0% 2% 17%
East Coast Moulding (Ecmo) 3% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 0% 7% 0%
Kleer Trimboards 3% 9% 3% 0% 0% 7% 2% 3% 4% 2% 0%
Enkeboll Designs 2% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 2% 2% 0%
Royal Group 2% 0% 6% 0% 0% 7% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Tufboard 2% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Plantinum Prime - Mdf 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Vi-Lux 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
White River Hardwoods 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Chadsworth 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Dixie Pacific 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Fin-Tek - Painted Trim 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Ultra-Flex 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 69% 87% 74% 79% 42% 64% 73% 68% 75% 72% 56%
None 31% 13% 26% 21% 58% 36% 27% 32% 26% 28% 44%
Brand Used the Most
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194
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: INTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Fypon 5.40 5.24 5.45 5.50 5.44 5.40 5.39 5.43 5.25 5.64 5.00
Kleer Trimboards 5.35 5.64 4.89 5.25 5.57 6.00 5.00 5.64 5.71 5.20 4.00
White River Hardwoods 5.32 6.33 5.38 5.33 4.67 4.33 5.17 5.90 5.42 5.47 4.50
Permacast (HB&G) 5.23 5.80 5.24 5.17 4.62 5.20 5.17 5.42 5.32 5.23 5.00
Versalex Trimboard 5.21 5.70 4.82 5.50 4.86 5.17 5.22 5.20 5.06 5.46 5.00
Crown Columns and Millwork 5.05 5.33 4.93 5.12 5.00 5.40 5.07 4.75 5.26 4.83 5.00
Outwater/OracDecor 5.02 5.27 5.06 5.14 4.56 4.40 4.95 5.26 5.00 5.10 4.50
Focal Point 4.96 6.00 5.00 4.67 4.40 5.00 5.00 4.89 5.22 5.00 4.00
Enkeboll Designs 4.95 5.00 4.71 5.25 5.00 4.00 4.40 5.67 4.90 5.22 3.00
Flex Trim 4.95 4.45 4.93 5.11 5.18 4.90 4.91 5.08 5.04 4.74 5.12
WindsorONE (Windsor Mill) 4.93 5.22 4.67 4.60 5.17 6.00 4.50 5.22 5.17 4.93 4.00
Chadsworth 4.93 4.83 5.00 4.38 5.30 4.83 4.57 5.54 4.88 5.05 4.00
Ornamental Moulding's 4.91 4.00 4.93 4.86 5.09 4.50 4.82 5.25 4.71 5.15 3.00
TUFboard 4.89 4.80 4.78 4.86 5.09 4.57 4.91 5.12 4.92 4.94 4.71
Dixie Pacific 4.86 4.00 5.00 5.14 4.60 4.00 4.95 4.75 4.90 5.00 4.00
Ultra-Flex 4.84 5.33 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.50 4.58 5.33 5.09 4.73 4.33
Royal Group 4.83 5.25 4.73 4.80 4.75 6.00 4.73 4.71 5.00 4.83 4.50
East Coast Moulding (ECMO) 4.79 4.67 5.00 4.75 4.00 4.00 4.88 4.67 4.50 5.15 3.00
Plantinum Prime - MDF 4.72 5.50 3.80 5.25 4.33 5.00 4.55 5.00 4.50 5.00 4.50
Aristocast 4.62 4.00 4.38 4.93 4.89 4.40 4.57 5.00 4.46 4.73 4.57
Fin-Tek - Painted Trim 4.60 5.00 4.14 4.75 4.86 4.50 4.67 4.50 4.80 4.56 3.00
Moultrie 4.60 5.50 4.50 4.80 4.20 4.00 4.50 4.86 4.50 4.60 5.00
Vi-Lux 4.60 5.25 4.00 5.40 4.00 4.00 4.86 4.00 4.50 4.80 4.25
TruChoice Arauco Moulding& Millwork
4.38 4.50 4.11 4.83 4.25 4.00 4.41 4.33 4.50 4.75 2.67
Zaspa Architectural Woodwork & Stairs
4.15 4.00 3.20 5.00 4.75 4.00 3.43 5.20 3.75 5.00 2.00
Quality Ratings
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195
DECORATIVE MOULDINGS & COLUMNS: INTERIOR
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.17 6.30 6.26 5.75 6.31 6.21 6.07 6.32 6.40 5.93 6.11
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.94 6.13 5.69 5.79 6.23 6.07 5.75 6.21 6.13 5.74 5.89
Product Price 5.81 5.78 5.80 5.71 5.96 5.79 5.93 5.62 5.72 5.67 6.39
Ease Of Installation 5.69 5.83 5.43 5.75 5.85 5.93 5.67 5.62 5.64 5.58 6.06
Warranty 5.56 5.78 5.49 5.25 5.73 5.07 5.60 5.68 5.77 5.33 5.56
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.04 5.43 4.74 4.96 5.15 4.93 5.03 5.09 5.17 4.88 5.06
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.69 5.00 4.66 4.38 4.73 4.57 4.75 4.62 4.55 4.70 5.00
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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DOORS: GARAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Overhead Door 70% 64% 80% 74% 55% 88% 66% 68% 72% 59% 83%
Wayne-Dalton 66% 64% 63% 74% 65% 88% 66% 62% 80% 48% 78%
Jeld-Wen 65% 64% 53% 70% 74% 75% 60% 73% 65% 70% 56%
Clopay 61% 77% 77% 56% 48% 75% 57% 73% 78% 50% 61%
Raynor 46% 50% 37% 63% 36% 63% 43% 46% 50% 50% 22%
C.H.I. Overhead Doors 25% 23% 17% 33% 13% 25% 23% 16% 13% 28% 22%
Amarr 23% 27% 23% 19% 23% 38% 15% 32% 24% 26% 11%
Real Carriage Door 23% 14% 17% 22% 29% 25% 14% 32% 20% 28% 6%
Windsor Republic Doors 23% 9% 20% 26% 23% 50% 12% 27% 20% 26% 6%
Garaga 15% 5% 13% 11% 13% 25% 8% 14% 9% 17% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 7% 9% 3% 0% 13% 0% 5% 11% 7% 7% 6%
Brand Familiarity
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197
DOORS: GARAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wayne-Dalton 35% 36% 30% 41% 39% 50% 40% 27% 35% 26% 67%
Overhead Door 33% 23% 43% 33% 19% 38% 37% 16% 30% 30% 28%
Jeld-Wen 31% 23% 30% 33% 32% 38% 31% 27% 26% 41% 11%
Clopay 28% 46% 30% 26% 10% 25% 25% 30% 28% 28% 17%
Raynor 18% 14% 7% 37% 10% 0% 19% 16% 15% 24% 0%
C.H.I. Overhead Doors 9% 9% 7% 4% 3% 0% 8% 3% 4% 9% 0%
Amarr 7% 9% 13% 4% 7% 13% 6% 11% 9% 9% 6%
Real Carriage Door 5% 0% 3% 4% 10% 0% 3% 8% 2% 9% 0%
Windsor Republic Doors 3% 0% 3% 7% 0% 13% 3% 0% 0% 7% 0%
Garaga 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 85% 86% 93% 96% 68% 100% 88% 78% 83% 87% 89%
None 15% 14% 7% 4% 32% 0% 12% 22% 17% 13% 11%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
198
DOORS: GARAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wayne-Dalton 20% 14% 20% 22% 23% 25% 25% 11% 20% 9% 50%
Overhead Door 20% 9% 27% 19% 16% 25% 22% 11% 26% 11% 17%
Jeld-Wen 13% 18% 17% 15% 10% 13% 15% 14% 11% 24% 0%
Clopay 12% 32% 10% 15% 0% 13% 12% 14% 9% 15% 17%
Raynor 7% 5% 3% 19% 3% 0% 9% 5% 4% 13% 0%
C.H.I. Overhead Doors 4% 5% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Amarr 3% 5% 7% 4% 0% 13% 0% 8% 7% 2% 0%
Real Carriage Door 2% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 8% 2% 4% 0%
Windsor Republic Doors 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 13% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 82% 86% 87% 96% 61% 100% 86% 70% 80% 83% 83%
None 18% 14% 13% 4% 39% 0% 14% 30% 20% 17% 17%
Brand Used the Most
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199
DOORS: GARAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Overhead Door 5.55 5.29 5.63 5.50 5.70 4.82 5.69 5.55 5.50 5.51 5.72
Wayne-Dalton 5.29 5.19 5.33 5.19 5.42 5.27 5.33 5.22 5.11 5.25 5.88
Real Carriage Door 5.23 6.00 5.00 4.82 5.44 5.00 5.23 5.29 4.83 5.40 6.00
JELD-WEN 5.22 5.44 5.17 5.08 5.25 4.89 5.27 5.23 5.05 5.25 5.62
Clopay 5.21 5.75 5.25 5.00 4.75 4.78 5.32 5.17 5.05 5.27 5.62
Raynor 5.00 4.79 4.58 5.48 4.86 4.62 5.00 5.14 4.57 5.29 5.80
Amarr 4.97 5.12 4.86 4.38 5.57 5.00 4.62 5.31 4.69 5.07 5.67
C.H.I. Overhead Doors 4.88 5.00 4.60 4.87 5.00 4.67 4.90 4.89 4.36 5.12 5.20
Windsor Republic Doors 4.63 5.00 4.50 4.36 4.89 4.80 4.15 5.08 3.75 5.12 6.00
Garaga 4.53 4.25 4.75 4.57 4.50 4.67 4.60 4.33 3.29 5.09 7.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
200
DOORS: GARAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.31 6.55 6.10 6.15 6.48 5.75 6.28 6.49 6.46 6.20 6.22
Product Price 5.95 5.77 6.10 6.04 5.87 6.12 6.08 5.70 5.93 5.91 6.11
Warranty 5.95 6.09 5.87 5.85 6.03 5.75 5.91 6.08 6.09 5.91 5.72
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.85 6.05 5.87 6.15 5.42 5.88 5.95 5.65 6.02 5.61 6.00
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.52 5.73 5.50 5.74 5.19 5.62 5.62 5.32 5.57 5.37 5.78
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.46 5.95 4.93 5.52 5.58 5.62 5.43 5.49 5.70 5.22 5.50
Ease Of Installation 5.42 5.82 5.00 5.52 5.45 5.88 5.38 5.38 5.37 5.48 5.39
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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DISHWASHERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 93% 95% 86% 100% 97% 93% 93% 94% 94% 94% 91%
Whirlpool 92% 95% 89% 95% 97% 93% 97% 88% 92% 94% 96%
Kitchenaid 91% 95% 83% 100% 97% 79% 95% 94% 92% 92% 96%
Maytag 90% 85% 83% 100% 97% 93% 92% 88% 92% 90% 91%
Bosch 90% 85% 80% 100% 97% 93% 87% 94% 92% 90% 86%
Kenmore (Sears) 89% 90% 83% 95% 97% 86% 92% 91% 92% 90% 91%
Jenn-Air 86% 90% 80% 85% 91% 79% 90% 82% 94% 82% 82%
Lg 86% 80% 77% 95% 94% 86% 87% 85% 81% 88% 91%
Electrolux 84% 85% 74% 85% 91% 86% 85% 79% 89% 74% 96%
Amana 82% 75% 66% 95% 94% 86% 84% 76% 78% 82% 86%
Viking 80% 80% 71% 85% 91% 64% 84% 85% 81% 80% 86%
Thermador 77% 75% 71% 80% 91% 64% 82% 82% 78% 78% 86%
Dacor 65% 60% 54% 65% 91% 64% 61% 85% 69% 74% 55%
Fisher & Paykel 63% 65% 49% 70% 79% 57% 59% 79% 58% 74% 55%
Miele 63% 75% 54% 50% 73% 50% 57% 79% 61% 66% 59%
Gagganeau 51% 35% 37% 50% 76% 43% 43% 70% 42% 56% 55%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 94% 100% 100% 100% 98% 97% 97% 100% 96%
None 2% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 3% 0% 5%
Brand Familiarity
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202
DISHWASHERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 63% 70% 60% 60% 70% 64% 69% 58% 61% 58% 86%
Whirlpool 51% 40% 49% 55% 55% 57% 51% 46% 42% 54% 55%
Bosch 41% 55% 23% 40% 55% 50% 36% 49% 33% 60% 14%
Kitchenaid 39% 30% 34% 40% 52% 36% 36% 49% 28% 52% 32%
Maytag 32% 30% 29% 35% 36% 36% 33% 30% 31% 34% 32%
Lg 27% 40% 26% 25% 24% 50% 23% 27% 28% 34% 14%
Kenmore (Sears) 25% 35% 20% 25% 24% 36% 25% 21% 25% 28% 18%
Viking 24% 35% 14% 25% 30% 7% 21% 39% 33% 28% 5%
Jenn-Air 24% 15% 23% 15% 33% 21% 23% 24% 17% 28% 23%
Electrolux 21% 25% 14% 20% 24% 14% 18% 27% 11% 20% 36%
Thermador 20% 25% 14% 15% 27% 7% 16% 33% 25% 22% 9%
Miele 16% 30% 3% 15% 24% 21% 10% 27% 17% 24% 0%
Amana 15% 25% 6% 30% 15% 36% 15% 12% 6% 26% 14%
Fisher & Paykel 15% 20% 9% 20% 15% 21% 12% 18% 11% 20% 9%
Dacor 13% 15% 6% 10% 18% 14% 10% 15% 14% 16% 0%
Gagganeau 7% 10% 0% 10% 12% 7% 7% 9% 6% 10% 5%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 91% 95% 100% 93% 97% 97% 94% 98% 96%
None 3% 0% 9% 5% 0% 7% 3% 3% 6% 2% 5%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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203
DISHWASHERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 30% 35% 31% 20% 36% 29% 31% 33% 42% 18% 46%
Whirlpool 13% 10% 20% 15% 9% 29% 18% 0% 8% 16% 18%
Bosch 13% 15% 11% 10% 15% 14% 12% 15% 17% 16% 0%
Kitchenaid 8% 5% 6% 5% 9% 0% 5% 12% 6% 8% 5%
Maytag 5% 5% 3% 10% 3% 0% 5% 6% 3% 6% 5%
Electrolux 4% 0% 3% 10% 6% 0% 5% 6% 0% 6% 9%
Lg 3% 5% 6% 5% 0% 7% 3% 3% 3% 6% 0%
Miele 3% 5% 0% 10% 3% 7% 2% 6% 3% 6% 0%
Viking 3% 5% 0% 5% 3% 7% 2% 3% 6% 2% 0%
Dacor 2% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 3% 0% 3% 2% 0%
Kenmore (Sears) 2% 0% 3% 5% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 2% 5%
Thermador 2% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 4% 0%
Amana 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Jenn-Air 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 90% 86% 95% 97% 93% 90% 94% 89% 96% 86%
None 8% 10% 14% 5% 3% 7% 10% 6% 11% 4% 14%
Brand Used the Most
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204
DISHWASHERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Bosch 5.88 6.00 5.84 5.68 6.00 6.25 5.80 5.85 5.81 6.06 5.58
Thermador 5.60 5.81 5.48 5.53 5.65 5.64 5.40 5.97 5.53 5.80 5.26
Miele 5.58 5.69 5.30 5.90 5.71 5.56 5.64 5.52 5.68 5.81 4.77
Viking 5.57 6.06 5.29 5.53 5.61 5.73 5.54 5.57 5.76 5.56 5.26
KitchenAid 5.34 5.37 5.29 5.55 5.24 5.54 5.38 5.18 5.24 5.50 5.14
Maytag 5.32 5.39 5.35 5.36 5.21 5.60 5.34 5.13 5.10 5.52 5.25
Jenn-Air 5.21 5.53 4.92 5.42 5.23 4.85 5.29 5.20 5.07 5.37 5.11
Fisher & Paykel 5.18 5.07 4.78 5.86 5.23 5.75 5.25 4.93 5.56 4.98 5.08
Gagganeau 5.18 4.75 4.42 5.80 5.64 5.43 5.21 5.08 5.30 5.03 5.33
Whirlpool 5.12 5.45 5.15 4.86 5.06 5.60 5.00 5.16 5.05 5.17 5.14
LG 5.09 5.47 4.97 4.90 5.16 5.57 5.02 5.03 5.22 5.08 4.90
Dacor 5.09 5.31 4.71 5.08 5.30 4.90 5.12 5.10 5.07 5.18 4.83
GE Appliances 5.00 5.20 4.97 4.73 5.09 5.47 4.91 4.97 4.93 5.10 4.90
Electrolux 4.99 5.11 4.66 5.16 5.19 5.43 4.83 5.10 4.95 5.07 4.90
Kenmore (Sears) 4.89 5.00 4.89 4.81 4.88 4.93 4.98 4.69 4.90 5.00 4.60
Amana 4.79 5.19 4.62 4.76 4.78 5.14 4.85 4.48 4.71 4.96 4.53
Quality Ratings
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205
DISHWASHERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.38 6.06 6.40 6.37 6.56 6.77 6.18 6.58 6.44 6.38 6.32
Warranty 6.06 5.94 6.20 5.95 6.06 6.62 5.78 6.32 5.81 6.12 6.32
Product Price 6.00 5.56 6.30 6.00 5.97 6.31 5.85 6.13 5.81 6.00 6.32
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.90 5.83 5.87 5.74 6.06 6.23 5.71 6.10 5.72 6.06 5.79
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.87 5.83 6.10 5.79 5.72 6.08 5.78 5.94 5.59 5.96 6.11
Ease Of Installation 5.32 5.39 5.43 5.26 5.22 5.92 5.04 5.58 4.84 5.62 5.37
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.27 5.17 5.13 5.42 5.38 5.38 5.20 5.35 4.94 5.31 5.74
Green/Sustainable Features 4.76 5.06 4.40 4.21 5.25 5.69 4.47 4.87 4.72 5.04 4.11
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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206
DOORS: ENTRY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 79% 78% 85% 91% 68% 92% 81% 82% 89% 75% 88%
Pella 79% 83% 76% 89% 68% 92% 79% 75% 82% 77% 81%
Masonite 71% 67% 73% 77% 68% 75% 72% 71% 80% 65% 75%
Therma-Tru 69% 72% 67% 74% 64% 67% 71% 68% 77% 58% 81%
Stanley 64% 67% 61% 71% 64% 75% 60% 75% 61% 67% 75%
Peachtree 64% 56% 64% 77% 46% 67% 62% 64% 71% 58% 56%
Weather Shield 61% 44% 73% 66% 59% 75% 54% 79% 57% 67% 69%
Simpson 51% 56% 49% 60% 55% 75% 52% 54% 57% 52% 56%
Milgard 47% 22% 55% 49% 64% 25% 54% 46% 50% 46% 56%
Perma-Door 46% 50% 55% 46% 27% 67% 44% 39% 50% 44% 38%
Bitco 43% 56% 39% 49% 18% 50% 43% 32% 46% 38% 38%
Benchmark 38% 33% 39% 43% 36% 42% 41% 32% 41% 38% 38%
Ideal 28% 11% 27% 37% 23% 17% 32% 18% 39% 17% 25%
Johnson Metal Products 28% 22% 27% 29% 27% 33% 31% 14% 23% 33% 19%
Taylor 26% 28% 18% 29% 27% 25% 28% 18% 27% 19% 38%
Pinecrest 24% 11% 18% 37% 18% 17% 27% 18% 23% 23% 25%
Tru Tech Doors 23% 17% 30% 20% 27% 33% 29% 7% 21% 25% 31%
Woodgrain Doors 23% 17% 21% 23% 32% 25% 28% 11% 27% 17% 31%
Plastpro/Distinction 21% 17% 24% 26% 18% 17% 28% 11% 21% 21% 31%
Provia 19% 22% 18% 20% 18% 25% 22% 11% 21% 15% 31%
Upstate Door 15% 17% 15% 11% 18% 17% 18% 7% 16% 13% 19%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 97% 100% 91% 100% 99% 93% 98% 96% 100%
None 3% 0% 3% 0% 9% 0% 2% 7% 2% 4% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
207
DOORS: ENTRY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 51% 28% 49% 60% 55% 58% 49% 50% 48% 52% 50%
Therma-Tru 50% 50% 42% 51% 36% 33% 47% 46% 52% 42% 38%
Masonite 38% 50% 33% 31% 36% 25% 38% 36% 39% 33% 38%
Pella 38% 39% 33% 31% 27% 33% 31% 36% 36% 33% 19%
Stanley 31% 28% 21% 31% 36% 42% 28% 25% 27% 33% 19%
Simpson 23% 11% 15% 23% 32% 25% 21% 18% 21% 21% 19%
Weather Shield 19% 11% 15% 14% 18% 0% 16% 18% 9% 23% 6%
Peachtree 16% 0% 12% 17% 18% 17% 16% 4% 9% 19% 6%
Perma-Door 14% 22% 6% 17% 5% 0% 16% 7% 16% 8% 13%
Milgard 13% 6% 9% 9% 32% 8% 16% 7% 11% 17% 6%
Benchmark 12% 17% 9% 14% 5% 8% 12% 11% 14% 10% 6%
Bitco 11% 17% 3% 9% 5% 0% 10% 4% 9% 8% 0%
Johnson Metal Products 10% 11% 9% 9% 5% 8% 12% 0% 5% 15% 0%
Woodgrain Doors 8% 11% 6% 6% 14% 0% 10% 7% 11% 8% 0%
Tru Tech Doors 7% 0% 12% 3% 5% 0% 9% 0% 5% 6% 6%
Taylor 5% 0% 3% 9% 5% 0% 7% 0% 9% 2% 0%
Pinecrest 5% 0% 3% 6% 5% 0% 6% 0% 5% 4% 0%
Ideal 4% 0% 0% 6% 5% 0% 4% 0% 5% 2% 0%
Plastpro/Distinction 3% 0% 3% 6% 5% 0% 6% 0% 2% 2% 13%
Provia 2% 0% 0% 3% 5% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Upstate Door 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 91% 94% 85% 100% 82% 75% 96% 86% 93% 85% 100%
None 9% 6% 15% 0% 18% 25% 4% 14% 7% 15% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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208
DOORS: ENTRY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Therma-Tru 24% 17% 18% 37% 14% 25% 22% 25% 25% 19% 31%
Jeld-Wen 19% 17% 18% 20% 36% 17% 21% 29% 25% 17% 31%
Simpson 9% 6% 3% 11% 9% 8% 9% 4% 7% 10% 0%
Pella 8% 17% 9% 9% 0% 0% 10% 7% 9% 6% 13%
Masonite 7% 17% 12% 6% 0% 0% 9% 11% 11% 6% 6%
Stanley 5% 6% 3% 9% 0% 17% 3% 4% 2% 8% 0%
Weather Shield 4% 0% 3% 3% 5% 0% 3% 4% 2% 2% 6%
Milgard 2% 6% 0% 0% 9% 0% 3% 4% 2% 4% 0%
Taylor 2% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Bitco 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Perma-Door 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Plastpro/Distinction 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Indicated At Least One 85% 83% 76% 100% 73% 67% 87% 86% 86% 79% 94%
None 15% 17% 24% 0% 27% 33% 13% 14% 14% 21% 6%
Brand Used the Most
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209
DOORS: ENTRY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Therma-Tru 5.68 5.79 5.96 5.52 5.43 5.56 5.71 5.65 5.74 5.69 5.46
Pella 5.66 5.62 5.58 5.58 6.00 5.67 5.66 5.65 5.85 5.42 5.85
Simpson 5.31 5.92 4.88 5.22 5.50 5.22 5.26 5.50 5.23 5.52 4.89
JELD-WEN 5.17 4.25 5.79 5.19 5.19 5.67 5.14 5.00 5.12 5.07 5.64
Stanley 5.10 4.67 5.52 4.93 5.33 4.90 5.27 4.83 5.17 5.18 4.67
Peachtree 5.05 4.27 5.45 4.83 5.91 5.11 5.10 4.90 5.00 5.11 5.00
Weather Shield 5.04 4.42 5.71 4.65 5.15 4.80 5.26 4.74 5.18 4.94 5.00
Masonite 5.03 5.00 5.40 4.77 5.00 5.00 5.04 5.05 5.08 4.95 5.17
Bitco 4.81 5.27 4.64 4.68 4.40 4.29 4.78 5.30 5.12 4.65 4.17
Tru Tech Doors 4.79 4.50 4.70 4.71 5.33 5.75 4.64 4.67 5.10 4.57 4.80
Milgard 4.78 4.00 5.06 4.26 5.50 5.00 4.88 4.43 4.83 4.69 4.89
Johnson Metal Products 4.71 4.43 5.22 4.73 4.29 4.00 5.00 4.17 5.00 4.65 4.00
Perma-Door 4.66 4.71 4.72 4.59 4.57 4.50 4.74 4.54 4.80 4.60 4.33
Benchmark 4.55 4.40 4.38 4.73 4.67 5.00 4.48 4.55 4.63 4.50 4.50
Plastpro/Distinction 4.54 4.40 4.75 4.56 4.25 3.50 4.75 4.00 4.33 4.58 4.80
Taylor 4.53 4.12 4.83 4.64 4.57 3.00 4.68 4.71 4.85 4.08 4.83
Pinecrest 4.46 4.25 4.17 4.69 4.40 3.00 4.53 4.71 4.50 4.64 3.75
Woodgrain Doors 4.41 3.80 4.71 4.62 4.29 4.00 4.55 4.00 4.83 4.00 4.20
ProVia 4.29 4.67 4.00 4.25 4.25 4.00 4.18 5.00 4.67 4.40 3.40
Ideal 4.18 3.40 4.33 4.15 4.67 4.00 4.29 3.86 4.12 4.08 4.75
Upstate Door 4.11 4.00 3.80 4.50 4.25 3.00 4.15 4.67 4.29 3.88 4.33
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
210
DOORS: ENTRY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.45 6.47 6.48 6.34 6.62 6.62 6.32 6.71 6.55 6.29 6.60
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.92 5.93 5.68 6.09 5.94 5.88 5.90 6.00 5.84 5.79 6.47
Warranty 5.92 5.67 6.36 5.71 5.94 6.00 5.80 6.21 5.89 5.89 6.07
Product Price 5.91 5.53 6.12 5.80 6.19 5.75 6.02 5.71 5.92 5.76 6.27
Ease Of Installation 5.57 5.47 5.52 5.69 5.50 6.00 5.63 5.29 5.34 5.76 5.67
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.52 5.87 5.40 5.40 5.62 5.50 5.54 5.46 5.53 5.47 5.60
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.35 5.80 5.44 5.23 5.06 5.25 5.41 5.25 5.29 5.34 5.53
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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211
DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 89% 83% 89% 91% 88% 100% 91% 78% 89% 83% 95%
Masonite 83% 79% 81% 80% 92% 81% 82% 84% 85% 81% 81%
Simpson 55% 50% 50% 49% 58% 63% 43% 60% 56% 47% 48%
Craftmaster 48% 29% 58% 51% 50% 56% 52% 38% 42% 47% 62%
Benchmark 42% 25% 42% 37% 58% 50% 43% 32% 40% 36% 48%
Stanley (Mirrored) 41% 38% 39% 34% 58% 75% 39% 30% 39% 44% 43%
Colorist 33% 13% 35% 31% 42% 38% 34% 22% 29% 22% 48%
Trustile 29% 29% 31% 26% 29% 25% 25% 35% 21% 39% 29%
Woodharbor Doors 26% 8% 19% 34% 33% 31% 25% 22% 27% 19% 29%
Woodgrain Doors 25% 8% 19% 17% 50% 38% 23% 16% 19% 22% 33%
T.M. Cobb 21% 4% 15% 14% 46% 31% 20% 14% 19% 11% 33%
Upstate Doors 18% 8% 15% 9% 29% 25% 13% 14% 15% 11% 19%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 96% 100% 100% 100% 98% 100% 100% 97% 100%
None 2% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
212
DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Masonite 58% 67% 58% 51% 67% 50% 59% 65% 56% 58% 71%
Jeld-Wen 50% 42% 46% 54% 54% 56% 61% 30% 48% 50% 52%
Simpson 33% 38% 31% 26% 46% 38% 27% 43% 40% 28% 29%
Craftmaster 16% 13% 15% 26% 13% 6% 27% 8% 10% 22% 29%
Stanley (Mirrored) 13% 8% 8% 11% 29% 13% 16% 11% 12% 19% 10%
Trustile 13% 17% 15% 11% 13% 0% 13% 22% 10% 22% 10%
Benchmark 12% 13% 4% 9% 21% 13% 14% 5% 12% 11% 10%
Woodgrain Doors 9% 0% 8% 6% 17% 6% 13% 0% 8% 6% 10%
Woodharbor Doors 8% 0% 8% 17% 8% 6% 13% 5% 8% 8% 14%
Colorist 8% 4% 12% 6% 13% 6% 11% 5% 10% 3% 14%
T.M. Cobb 7% 0% 0% 0% 33% 6% 5% 11% 12% 3% 5%
Upstate Doors 2% 0% 4% 0% 8% 0% 5% 0% 4% 0% 5%
Indicated At Least One 92% 96% 89% 91% 96% 94% 89% 97% 94% 89% 95%
None 8% 4% 12% 9% 4% 6% 11% 3% 6% 11% 5%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
213
DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Masonite 30% 38% 42% 31% 25% 31% 27% 46% 31% 39% 33%
Jeld-Wen 26% 17% 23% 29% 33% 31% 34% 11% 23% 31% 24%
Simpson 10% 13% 4% 6% 21% 19% 5% 14% 17% 0% 10%
Trustile 5% 8% 8% 0% 4% 0% 0% 14% 6% 6% 0%
Craftmaster 4% 4% 0% 9% 4% 0% 7% 3% 4% 6% 5%
Colorist 2% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0% 4% 0% 0%
T.M. Cobb 2% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 5% 4% 0% 0%
Woodharbor Doors 2% 0% 4% 3% 0% 6% 2% 0% 0% 3% 5%
Woodgrain Doors 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5%
Stanley (Mirrored) 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 85% 88% 81% 83% 96% 88% 80% 95% 89% 86% 81%
None 15% 13% 19% 17% 4% 13% 20% 5% 12% 14% 19%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
214
DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Simpson 5.59 6.00 5.18 5.32 6.00 5.60 5.61 5.56 5.81 5.30 5.55
JELD-WEN 5.28 4.95 5.74 5.03 5.46 5.65 5.20 5.25 5.24 5.29 5.36
Masonite 5.12 5.05 5.36 4.87 5.25 5.00 5.06 5.26 5.04 5.19 5.16
Stanley (mirrored) 4.92 4.40 4.58 4.67 5.73 5.08 4.91 4.79 4.90 5.00 4.78
TruStile 4.88 4.88 4.89 5.22 4.50 3.25 5.00 5.19 5.27 4.82 4.33
Woodharbor Doors 4.87 2.33 4.71 5.67 4.78 3.80 5.60 4.36 5.33 4.60 4.17
CraftMaster 4.71 3.75 5.00 4.58 5.07 4.89 4.76 4.53 4.75 4.64 4.77
Benchmark 4.69 3.88 4.62 4.60 5.27 5.12 4.82 4.20 5.09 4.33 4.45
T.M. Cobb 4.64 2.00 4.80 3.20 5.54 4.00 5.08 4.38 5.55 3.43 4.43
Woodgrain Doors 4.55 2.33 5.00 4.00 5.08 3.83 5.07 4.22 5.27 4.45 3.57
Colorist 4.49 3.50 5.09 3.92 4.91 4.57 4.62 4.18 5.12 3.92 4.20
Upstate Doors 4.40 3.67 4.67 3.67 4.75 3.50 5.00 4.25 5.11 3.71 4.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
215
DOORS: INTERIOR PASSAGE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.41 6.38 6.24 6.45 6.57 6.43 6.36 6.49 6.59 6.42 5.94
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.12 6.33 6.29 5.90 6.04 6.36 6.00 6.17 6.17 6.06 6.06
Product Price 6.10 5.81 6.19 6.03 6.35 6.07 6.31 5.83 6.11 6.03 6.18
Ease Of Installation 5.80 5.62 5.48 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.78 5.74 5.80 6.16 5.12
Warranty 5.79 5.71 5.90 5.55 6.04 5.64 5.60 6.09 5.80 6.16 5.06
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.33 5.67 5.19 5.28 5.22 5.43 5.27 5.37 5.59 5.48 4.35
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.31 5.48 5.05 5.59 5.04 5.50 5.22 5.34 5.17 5.52 5.29
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/LOAD CENTERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Ge Appliances 90% 86% 95% 91% 89% 88% 91% 91% 89% 95% 86%
Square D By ScheiderElectric
88% 95% 87% 100% 71% 94% 91% 77% 98% 76% 79%
Siemens 85% 86% 92% 96% 75% 94% 88% 82% 90% 83% 86%
Eaton Electrical 61% 62% 51% 73% 61% 69% 62% 53% 65% 55% 57%
ICC 49% 43% 43% 55% 43% 63% 41% 44% 48% 43% 43%
Indicated At Least One 99% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 100% 97% 100% 98% 100%
None 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/LOAD CENTERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Square D By ScheiderElectric
73% 86% 78% 82% 61% 94% 79% 62% 87% 64% 71%
Ge Appliances 58% 67% 68% 41% 54% 63% 57% 59% 60% 60% 50%
Siemens 49% 57% 46% 50% 36% 56% 43% 47% 46% 50% 36%
Eaton Electrical 24% 33% 30% 14% 21% 38% 24% 21% 25% 24% 29%
ICC 11% 14% 19% 5% 7% 13% 12% 12% 14% 10% 14%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 97% 100% 86% 100% 97% 91% 98% 93% 93%
None 5% 0% 3% 0% 14% 0% 3% 9% 2% 7% 7%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/LOAD CENTERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Square D By ScheiderElectric
46% 48% 54% 55% 32% 63% 45% 44% 65% 29% 36%
Ge Appliances 24% 14% 30% 27% 25% 25% 26% 24% 19% 26% 43%
Siemens 11% 10% 8% 9% 14% 6% 12% 9% 6% 14% 14%
Eaton Electrical 5% 14% 0% 0% 4% 6% 2% 6% 4% 5% 0%
Indicated At Least One 85% 86% 92% 91% 75% 100% 85% 82% 94% 74% 93%
None 15% 14% 8% 9% 25% 0% 16% 18% 6% 26% 7%
Brand Used the Most
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/LOAD CENTERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Square D by ScheiderElectric
5.98 6.10 6.00 5.97 5.85 6.05 5.86 6.18 6.09 5.76 6.08
Siemens 5.58 5.68 5.54 5.65 5.48 5.39 5.38 6.03 5.61 5.61 5.33
GE Appliances 5.35 5.63 5.34 5.03 5.50 5.78 5.04 5.68 5.27 5.55 5.00
Eaton Electrical 5.02 5.29 5.15 4.86 4.77 5.21 4.81 5.25 5.07 5.03 4.56
ICC 4.97 5.00 5.28 4.88 4.59 4.92 5.00 4.95 4.86 5.29 4.43
Quality Ratings
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EXTERIOR FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING (CONSTRUCTION PHASE)
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tuff-N-Dri 52% 57% 48% 61% 50% 54% 59% 45% 44% 61% 82%
Delta (Cosella-Dorken) 39% 33% 42% 36% 40% 39% 42% 29% 29% 42% 64%
Watchdog 34% 20% 39% 39% 35% 39% 37% 23% 20% 42% 64%
Rub-R-Wall 33% 40% 29% 29% 25% 46% 32% 23% 20% 42% 46%
House Guard 2001 30% 30% 26% 32% 35% 23% 34% 26% 20% 37% 55%
Mar-Flex 30% 27% 32% 29% 30% 31% 35% 16% 18% 42% 36%
Polywall 30% 27% 29% 29% 25% 39% 31% 16% 16% 40% 36%
Indicated At Least One 68% 70% 55% 75% 70% 85% 69% 55% 56% 74% 91%
None 32% 30% 45% 25% 30% 15% 31% 45% 44% 26% 9%
Brand Familiarity
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EXTERIOR FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING (CONSTRUCTION PHASE)
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tuff-N-Dri 25% 20% 16% 32% 30% 15% 25% 26% 18% 26% 46%
Delta (Cosella-Dorken) 21% 17% 19% 21% 20% 23% 23% 10% 15% 26% 18%
House Guard 2001 9% 10% 7% 11% 10% 15% 8% 10% 6% 9% 27%
Watchdog 9% 10% 0% 11% 10% 0% 6% 13% 6% 9% 9%
Polywall 7% 7% 0% 14% 5% 8% 8% 3% 4% 12% 0%
Mar-Flex 7% 3% 3% 11% 5% 8% 5% 7% 2% 9% 9%
Rub-R-Wall 7% 7% 0% 14% 0% 8% 6% 3% 2% 12% 0%
Indicated At Least One 55% 53% 42% 64% 45% 54% 54% 45% 36% 63% 82%
None 45% 47% 58% 36% 55% 46% 46% 55% 64% 37% 18%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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EXTERIOR FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING (CONSTRUCTION PHASE)
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tuff-N-Dri 17% 17% 10% 18% 20% 8% 15% 19% 13% 14% 36%
Delta (Cosella-Dorken) 12% 7% 13% 7% 15% 23% 11% 3% 7% 14% 9%
Watchdog 5% 3% 0% 7% 5% 0% 3% 7% 6% 0% 9%
Rub-R-Wall 3% 3% 0% 11% 0% 8% 3% 3% 2% 7% 0%
House Guard 2001 3% 0% 7% 4% 0% 8% 2% 3% 0% 2% 18%
Mar-Flex 3% 3% 0% 7% 0% 8% 2% 3% 0% 7% 0%
Polywall 3% 3% 0% 7% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 5% 0%
Indicated At Least One 45% 37% 29% 61% 40% 54% 40% 39% 29% 49% 73%
None 55% 63% 71% 39% 60% 46% 60% 61% 71% 51% 27%
Brand Used the Most
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EXTERIOR FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING (CONSTRUCTION PHASE)
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tuff-N-Dri 5.18 4.83 5.11 5.35 5.60 4.14 5.16 5.65 5.34 4.90 5.56
Delta (Cosella-Dorken) 4.96 4.42 5.29 4.62 5.62 5.20 4.91 5.00 5.15 4.91 4.62
WatchDog 4.50 3.89 4.29 4.92 5.00 3.83 4.27 5.50 4.40 4.47 4.75
Rub-R-Wall 4.46 4.36 4.33 5.00 4.00 4.00 4.25 5.18 4.57 4.29 4.83
Mar-Flex 4.22 3.80 4.17 4.56 4.50 4.60 3.92 5.00 4.23 4.30 3.75
Polywall 4.20 4.10 4.09 4.44 4.20 3.83 4.14 4.71 4.36 4.20 3.75
House Guard 2001 4.06 3.80 4.00 3.78 4.86 4.33 3.92 4.33 4.33 3.88 4.00
Quality Ratings
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 89% 92% 94% 90% 84% 95% 91% 87% 95% 84% 100%
Pella 82% 96% 79% 81% 79% 86% 80% 91% 83% 82% 89%
Jeld-Wen 81% 80% 88% 77% 90% 81% 83% 87% 93% 70% 100%
Marvin 78% 88% 77% 77% 68% 86% 74% 83% 85% 72% 78%
Therma_Tru 74% 88% 79% 71% 58% 81% 75% 70% 83% 64% 89%
Certainteed 66% 80% 65% 68% 47% 71% 62% 74% 61% 66% 78%
Peachtree 64% 64% 62% 71% 53% 71% 62% 61% 66% 60% 67%
Weather Shield 62% 68% 62% 61% 53% 76% 54% 70% 63% 54% 78%
Masonite 57% 60% 56% 58% 53% 52% 63% 44% 54% 54% 72%
Hurd Windows And Doors 55% 60% 53% 42% 63% 57% 52% 52% 51% 54% 56%
Crestline 51% 44% 56% 61% 32% 71% 45% 48% 51% 52% 44%
Atrium 50% 60% 62% 39% 42% 57% 51% 48% 49% 46% 72%
Kolbe & Kolbe 50% 60% 47% 42% 47% 38% 43% 74% 39% 54% 56%
Stanley 44% 56% 44% 36% 26% 52% 39% 39% 42% 38% 50%
Eagle 42% 48% 44% 36% 42% 38% 42% 48% 39% 44% 44%
Milgard 40% 28% 38% 32% 84% 38% 46% 35% 34% 48% 44%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
40% 44% 56% 39% 11% 52% 40% 30% 29% 40% 67%
Indicated at least one 99% 100% 97% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 98% 100%
None 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Betterbilt 39% 20% 56% 29% 37% 52% 32% 35% 32% 36% 50%
Benchmark 33% 44% 35% 23% 32% 33% 35% 26% 24% 40% 33%
Ply Gem 32% 20% 47% 29% 26% 52% 32% 13% 27% 28% 56%
Simonton 32% 36% 41% 29% 16% 57% 29% 17% 34% 28% 39%
Windsor Windows And Doors 29% 12% 29% 45% 32% 33% 29% 30% 32% 36% 11%
Simpson 29% 24% 32% 23% 26% 24% 29% 22% 22% 28% 33%
Nana Walls 27% 20% 32% 19% 42% 24% 25% 39% 22% 26% 44%
Fleetwood Windows And Doors
20% 12% 27% 7% 37% 29% 14% 26% 15% 22% 22%
Cwd Windows And Doors 20% 16% 27% 10% 21% 29% 14% 22% 10% 22% 28%
Panda Windows And Doors 18% 4% 32% 16% 16% 19% 15% 26% 12% 18% 33%
La Cantina Doors 17% 4% 21% 7% 42% 14% 15% 22% 10% 20% 22%
Weiland Doors 16% 8% 27% 10% 21% 14% 14% 26% 10% 18% 28%
Pgt 15% 12% 29% 7% 11% 19% 17% 9% 7% 16% 33%
Provia 15% 4% 27% 16% 11% 29% 12% 13% 7% 18% 28%
Royal Group 14% 8% 24% 10% 11% 24% 12% 9% 10% 14% 22%
Indicated At Least One 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Brand Familiarity (continued)
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 58% 76% 47% 68% 42% 62% 55% 65% 56% 66% 44%
Jeld-Wen 45% 32% 47% 52% 47% 71% 37% 44% 46% 48% 33%
Therma_Tru 45% 48% 50% 48% 26% 67% 42% 35% 51% 40% 44%
Pella 32% 48% 32% 29% 21% 38% 23% 57% 32% 42% 11%
Marvin 27% 32% 32% 19% 21% 24% 20% 48% 29% 32% 6%
Certainteed 21% 20% 18% 23% 26% 48% 14% 17% 24% 22% 11%
Masonite 20% 20% 21% 23% 21% 29% 23% 9% 17% 22% 28%
Weather Shield 15% 4% 9% 19% 11% 29% 5% 13% 10% 16% 0%
Milgard 14% 0% 12% 0% 58% 14% 14% 13% 12% 16% 11%
Crestline 11% 4% 12% 26% 5% 43% 5% 9% 5% 22% 6%
Peachtree 11% 8% 15% 10% 11% 24% 5% 17% 7% 18% 0%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
11% 8% 15% 16% 0% 14% 11% 9% 10% 10% 17%
Stanley 11% 8% 12% 3% 16% 14% 6% 13% 12% 10% 0%
Ply Gem 10% 4% 15% 7% 11% 29% 6% 0% 7% 8% 17%
Hurd Windows And Doors 7% 4% 12% 10% 5% 24% 6% 0% 5% 12% 6%
Simonton 11% 12% 12% 3% 5% 14% 6% 9% 7% 6% 17%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Betterbilt 9% 0% 15% 3% 5% 19% 5% 0% 5% 10% 0%
Simpson 8% 12% 3% 3% 16% 14% 6% 4% 7% 8% 6%
Atrium 7% 8% 12% 3% 5% 10% 8% 4% 5% 10% 6%
Benchmark 7% 8% 12% 0% 11% 10% 8% 4% 2% 12% 6%
Kolbe & Kolbe 6% 0% 3% 10% 11% 14% 3% 4% 0% 12% 0%
Eagle 4% 0% 6% 7% 5% 0% 6% 4% 2% 6% 6%
Nana Walls 4% 0% 3% 3% 16% 5% 3% 9% 0% 8% 6%
Fleetwood Windows And Doors
3% 0% 3% 0% 16% 0% 3% 9% 5% 4% 0%
Windsor Windows And Doors 3% 0% 6% 3% 0% 0% 3% 4% 5% 2% 0%
Panda Windows And Doors 2% 0% 3% 3% 5% 5% 2% 4% 5% 2% 0%
Pgt 2% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 11%
La Cantina Doors 2% 0% 0% 0% 11% 5% 0% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Royal Group 2% 0% 3% 3% 0% 5% 2% 0% 2% 0% 6%
Cwd Windows And Doors 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Provia 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 3% 4% 0% 0% 11% 5% 2% 4% 2% 4% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years (continued)
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Therma_Tru 19% 16% 29% 19% 5% 29% 17% 17% 17% 20% 22%
Andersen 16% 24% 12% 13% 16% 19% 15% 13% 22% 12% 11%
Jeld-Wen 12% 4% 12% 23% 11% 5% 15% 13% 15% 14% 6%
Pella 8% 16% 6% 7% 5% 5% 6% 17% 12% 8% 0%
Masonite 6% 4% 6% 13% 0% 10% 8% 0% 2% 8% 11%
Milgard 5% 0% 0% 0% 32% 0% 6% 9% 5% 6% 6%
Marvin 5% 12% 3% 3% 0% 5% 2% 13% 5% 4% 6%
Crestline 3% 0% 0% 10% 0% 10% 2% 0% 2% 4% 0%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
3% 4% 3% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% 6%
Atrium 2% 4% 0% 0% 5% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Benchmark 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Ply Gem 2% 0% 3% 0% 5% 5% 2% 0% 5% 0% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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DOORS: PATIO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Simonton 3% 4% 0% 3% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Weather Shield 3% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Certainteed 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Betterbilt 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Fleetwood Windows And Doors
1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0%
Pgt 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Royal Group 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Simpson 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 96% 88% 100% 84% 95% 92% 91% 95% 92% 89%
None 8% 4% 12% 0% 16% 5% 8% 9% 5% 8% 11%
Brand Used the Most (continued)
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 5.72 5.76 5.49 5.97 5.67 5.70 5.69 5.81 5.74 5.80 5.45
Pella 5.56 5.62 5.41 5.52 5.76 5.40 5.46 5.95 5.68 5.67 5.00
Therma_Tru 5.54 6.00 5.38 5.28 5.58 5.89 5.41 5.56 5.86 5.47 5.06
Marvin 5.46 5.58 4.90 5.81 5.73 5.20 5.22 6.35 5.44 5.69 4.94
Kolbe & Kolbe 5.25 5.59 4.72 5.21 5.64 5.00 5.03 5.78 5.32 5.30 5.00
JELD-WEN 5.05 4.82 4.88 5.04 5.63 5.45 4.88 5.14 5.38 4.87 4.67
Nana Walls 4.79 5.20 4.00 4.83 5.67 4.17 4.39 6.00 5.90 4.14 4.56
Peachtree 4.74 4.56 4.52 4.79 5.33 4.76 4.67 4.93 4.93 4.62 4.62
Weather Shield 4.61 4.79 4.43 4.43 5.00 4.58 4.54 4.82 4.87 4.61 4.07
CertainTeed 4.61 5.00 4.09 4.61 4.91 4.76 4.43 4.89 4.68 4.73 4.14
Milgard 4.47 4.00 3.86 4.00 5.39 4.11 4.39 5.11 5.00 4.28 4.00
Simpson 4.45 5.29 4.00 4.14 4.71 3.83 4.67 4.33 5.09 4.19 4.00
Masonite 4.43 4.88 3.95 4.42 4.67 4.54 4.45 4.18 4.52 4.43 4.23
Hurd Windows and Doors 4.42 4.38 3.80 5.00 4.71 4.29 4.42 4.54 4.35 4.48 4.36
Stanley 4.38 4.69 4.00 4.33 4.71 4.08 4.50 4.40 5.05 3.95 4.00
Quality Ratings
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DOORS: PATIO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Simonton 4.31 5.00 3.93 4.36 4.00 4.21 4.29 4.75 5.07 3.82 3.86
Atrium 4.28 4.76 3.86 4.50 4.11 4.00 4.22 4.82 4.59 4.28 3.77
Eagle 4.26 4.25 3.71 4.42 5.11 3.33 4.23 5.09 4.65 4.17 3.78
Benchmark 4.13 4.33 3.69 3.71 4.88 3.50 4.20 4.57 4.75 4.05 3.17
Windsor Windows and Doors 4.09 3.33 4.36 3.86 4.43 3.75 4.00 4.71 4.86 3.68 2.50
Crestline 4.08 4.08 3.95 4.05 4.57 4.47 3.70 4.64 4.09 4.27 3.38
Silver Line (an Andersen Company)
4.02 3.67 4.05 4.38 3.67 4.08 4.11 3.57 4.46 4.04 3.50
Ply Gem 4.00 4.50 3.94 3.90 3.83 4.38 3.91 3.00 4.67 3.71 3.70
BetterBilt 3.98 3.71 4.05 3.80 4.25 3.83 4.00 4.12 4.13 3.95 3.80
La Cantina Doors 3.70 2.00 3.00 1.50 5.00 2.75 3.09 5.80 4.80 3.55 2.75
PGT 3.68 4.00 4.00 1.50 3.67 3.40 3.83 3.50 4.50 3.11 4.00
Weiland Doors 3.65 4.00 3.78 2.33 4.00 2.75 3.56 4.29 4.67 3.22 3.20
Fleetwood Windows and Doors
3.61 2.33 2.70 1.50 5.75 2.43 3.20 5.67 4.86 3.17 2.75
Panda Windows and Doors 3.59 1.00 3.50 3.33 5.33 3.50 3.17 4.50 5.00 3.18 3.17
ProVia 3.37 1.00 3.20 4.00 3.67 3.71 2.89 4.00 5.25 2.80 3.00
CWD Windows and Doors 3.00 2.50 2.90 2.33 4.00 2.43 2.70 4.40 3.40 2.92 2.80
Royal Group 2.82 1.50 3.00 2.33 3.67 3.33 2.56 2.50 4.20 2.12 2.50
Quality Ratings (continued)
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ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Georgia Pacific 86% 86% 100% 74% 88% 94% 82% 93% 84% 88% 90%
Boise Cascade 80% 86% 87% 71% 88% 88% 79% 86% 82% 78% 100%
Trus Joist (Weyerhaeuser) 78% 76% 87% 79% 84% 88% 82% 79% 76% 84% 100%
LP 71% 38% 83% 79% 76% 81% 73% 64% 67% 71% 100%
Trim Joist 47% 48% 60% 47% 28% 63% 39% 54% 43% 53% 30%
Roseburg 44% 29% 43% 41% 64% 56% 38% 54% 39% 51% 40%
Open Joist 35% 33% 43% 35% 32% 38% 33% 43% 27% 45% 40%
Indicated At Least One 94% 95% 100% 88% 96% 100% 92% 96% 94% 94% 100%
None 6% 5% 0% 12% 4% 0% 8% 4% 6% 6% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Georgia Pacific 53% 67% 63% 41% 44% 56% 49% 61% 53% 53% 50%
Trus Joist (Weyerhaeuser) 51% 57% 40% 53% 60% 69% 49% 50% 45% 61% 40%
Boise Cascade 48% 67% 43% 27% 72% 44% 50% 50% 49% 45% 70%
LP 43% 10% 40% 62% 52% 50% 47% 32% 39% 43% 70%
Roseburg 16% 5% 10% 15% 28% 13% 15% 14% 14% 14% 20%
Trim Joist 15% 19% 7% 21% 12% 31% 11% 14% 12% 20% 0%
Open Joist 12% 19% 10% 6% 12% 31% 8% 7% 6% 18% 0%
Indicated At Least One 90% 95% 93% 85% 92% 100% 89% 89% 90% 90% 100%
None 10% 5% 7% 15% 8% 0% 11% 11% 10% 10% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trus Joist (Weyerhaeuser) 25% 24% 20% 27% 28% 38% 20% 29% 22% 28% 20%
Boise Cascade 19% 33% 17% 9% 24% 13% 21% 18% 22% 16% 20%
Georgia Pacific 18% 33% 27% 9% 8% 13% 15% 29% 22% 14% 20%
LP 16% 0% 13% 29% 16% 25% 17% 11% 16% 14% 30%
Roseburg 5% 0% 3% 6% 8% 0% 6% 4% 2% 8% 0%
Open Joist 2% 5% 3% 0% 0% 6% 2% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Trim Joist 2% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 95% 83% 85% 84% 94% 83% 89% 88% 84% 90%
None 14% 5% 17% 15% 16% 6% 17% 11% 12% 16% 10%
Brand Used the Most
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ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Trus Joist (Weyerhaeuser) 5.75 5.41 5.82 5.70 6.00 6.13 5.65 5.79 5.89 5.73 5.20
Georgia Pacific 5.70 5.90 5.62 5.58 5.83 5.69 5.62 5.87 5.92 5.56 5.30
Boise Cascade 5.67 5.68 5.55 5.47 6.08 5.31 5.70 5.82 5.73 5.62 5.60
LP 5.65 5.33 5.50 5.65 6.00 5.38 5.66 5.81 5.52 5.82 5.50
Trim Joist 5.12 4.73 5.29 5.19 5.00 5.70 4.91 5.18 5.14 5.17 4.33
Roseburg 5.07 5.38 5.00 4.75 5.28 5.00 5.00 5.22 5.33 4.89 4.80
Open Joist 5.07 4.62 5.60 4.71 5.12 5.83 4.96 4.92 5.18 5.00 5.00
Quality Ratings
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236
ENGINEERED I-JOISTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.57 6.55 6.64 6.59 6.48 6.53 6.53 6.68 6.70 6.44 6.56
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.22 6.00 6.36 6.21 6.29 6.20 6.20 6.28 6.30 6.09 6.44
Product Price 6.03 5.65 6.08 6.21 6.10 6.40 6.00 5.88 5.84 6.12 6.56
Warranty 5.95 5.95 6.04 6.10 5.62 6.33 5.69 6.28 6.09 5.81 5.89
Ease Of Installation 5.94 5.80 5.88 6.24 5.71 6.33 5.82 5.96 6.07 5.86 5.67
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.84 5.60 5.84 6.14 5.67 6.20 5.67 6.00 5.84 5.79 6.11
Green/Sustainable Features 4.73 4.70 4.68 4.86 4.62 5.67 4.40 4.88 4.88 4.63 4.44
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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EXTERIOR TRIM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Handletrim (James Hardie) 73% 68% 87% 80% 61% 58% 74% 90% 76% 74% 78%
Certainteed 73% 80% 84% 70% 61% 79% 75% 69% 71% 76% 78%
Azek Trimboards 67% 88% 61% 77% 57% 74% 69% 72% 76% 76% 44%
Fypon 50% 56% 45% 63% 44% 42% 53% 59% 43% 60% 61%
Lp Smartside 47% 36% 52% 60% 35% 47% 49% 41% 45% 48% 50%
Trextrim 44% 48% 32% 57% 52% 68% 43% 41% 51% 48% 33%
Miratec 33% 16% 45% 37% 30% 32% 30% 41% 25% 48% 22%
Versatex Trimboard 27% 36% 19% 13% 35% 37% 25% 17% 31% 21% 17%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
26% 44% 26% 20% 22% 37% 28% 21% 27% 31% 22%
Kleer Trimboards 25% 44% 13% 23% 26% 42% 21% 24% 31% 26% 11%
Atlantic Shutters 24% 32% 23% 10% 30% 21% 23% 24% 20% 26% 22%
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 24% 32% 10% 27% 26% 26% 21% 24% 25% 26% 11%
Royal Group 23% 28% 23% 27% 17% 32% 23% 21% 27% 26% 11%
Cellwood Shutters 21% 28% 19% 13% 22% 21% 20% 21% 20% 21% 17%
Techtrim 20% 16% 16% 23% 22% 32% 18% 14% 20% 17% 22%
Nichiha 19% 12% 29% 13% 17% 21% 16% 21% 14% 26% 11%
Variform By Ply Gem 19% 20% 16% 13% 22% 37% 15% 10% 18% 19% 11%
Koma 18% 36% 13% 7% 17% 21% 20% 10% 20% 17% 11%
Plycem 17% 12% 16% 17% 17% 21% 16% 10% 14% 17% 17%
Inteplast Tufboard 16% 20% 10% 13% 22% 26% 12% 17% 14% 19% 11%
Quality Edge 15% 8% 10% 20% 17% 32% 12% 7% 12% 19% 6%
Richwood Exterior Furnishings By Ply Gem
15% 16% 10% 13% 17% 21% 13% 10% 14% 12% 17%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 100% 100% 74% 84% 97% 97% 90% 98% 100%
None 5% 0% 0% 0% 26% 16% 3% 3% 10% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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238
EXTERIOR TRIM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Handletrim (James Hardie) 56% 40% 71% 60% 57% 47% 51% 79% 53% 60% 67%
Azek Trimboards 42% 64% 19% 57% 39% 58% 33% 59% 41% 60% 17%
Certainteed 53% 56% 48% 60% 39% 68% 49% 45% 43% 60% 56%
Fypon 25% 28% 10% 37% 22% 21% 20% 35% 12% 31% 39%
LP Smartside 20% 4% 19% 30% 17% 11% 21% 17% 14% 24% 17%
Trextrim 19% 20% 10% 23% 30% 32% 18% 17% 22% 24% 6%
Miratec 15% 4% 23% 20% 13% 5% 15% 24% 6% 31% 6%
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 10% 20% 0% 7% 17% 5% 12% 10% 12% 10% 6%
Royal Group 7% 4% 10% 13% 0% 5% 10% 3% 10% 5% 6%
Versatex Trimboard 7% 12% 7% 7% 4% 16% 5% 7% 8% 7% 6%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
7% 8% 7% 10% 0% 11% 7% 3% 4% 10% 6%
Kleer Trimboards 5% 12% 0% 3% 4% 11% 2% 7% 4% 7% 0%
Nichiha 4% 4% 10% 0% 0% 0% 3% 7% 0% 7% 6%
Variform By Ply Gem 4% 4% 0% 3% 0% 11% 0% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Richwood Exterior Furnishings By Ply Gem
4% 4% 0% 7% 0% 0% 3% 3% 4% 0% 6%
Techtrim 3% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Cellwood Shutters 3% 8% 3% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 2% 6%
Koma 2% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Quality Edge 2% 0% 0% 3% 4% 5% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Atlantic Shutters 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Inteplast Tufboard 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Plycem 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 94% 100% 100% 97% 74% 84% 95% 97% 88% 98% 100%
None 6% 0% 0% 3% 26% 16% 5% 3% 12% 2% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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239
EXTERIOR TRIM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Handletrim (James Hardie) 30% 16% 48% 27% 22% 11% 31% 38% 35% 17% 44%
Azek Trimboards 12% 20% 3% 23% 4% 16% 10% 17% 8% 21% 6%
Certainteed 11% 8% 7% 13% 4% 5% 13% 0% 6% 10% 11%
Fypon 7% 12% 3% 3% 13% 11% 7% 7% 2% 10% 17%
Lp Smartside 7% 0% 13% 10% 4% 5% 7% 10% 6% 10% 6%
Trextrim 7% 12% 3% 7% 9% 16% 5% 7% 10% 7% 0%
Miratec 6% 0% 10% 3% 9% 5% 7% 3% 2% 10% 6%
Versatex Trimboard 3% 8% 3% 0% 0% 5% 3% 0% 6% 0% 0%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
2% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Nichiha 2% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 2% 6%
Windsorone (Windsor Mill) 2% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Kleer Trimboards 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Koma 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Royal Group 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 90% 92% 97% 93% 70% 79% 92% 90% 82% 93% 100%
None 10% 8% 3% 7% 30% 21% 8% 10% 18% 7% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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240
EXTERIOR TRIM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
HandleTrim (James Hardie) 5.88 5.78 6.03 5.76 5.81 5.91 5.88 5.83 5.86 5.66 6.36
AZEK Trimboards 5.58 5.33 5.25 5.92 5.92 5.50 5.57 5.67 5.60 5.75 5.00
CertainTeed 5.53 5.81 5.24 5.62 5.50 5.69 5.49 5.48 5.67 5.27 5.67
Fypon 5.45 5.47 5.27 5.52 5.55 5.78 5.29 5.58 5.15 5.64 5.73
LP SmartSide 5.23 4.55 4.94 5.58 5.78 4.56 5.25 5.53 5.50 4.70 5.50
TrexTrim 5.23 5.31 5.00 5.06 5.50 5.46 5.08 5.23 5.65 4.85 4.50
Mastic Home Exteriors by Ply Gem
5.09 5.09 4.67 5.83 5.00 4.14 5.32 5.50 5.27 4.46 6.50
Kleer Trimboards 5.00 5.25 3.60 5.00 5.67 4.88 5.00 5.12 5.38 4.64 4.33
Versatex Trimboard 5.00 5.09 4.12 5.60 5.38 4.57 5.06 5.25 5.06 4.67 5.40
WindsorONE (Windsor Mill) 4.79 5.33 3.00 4.33 5.83 3.60 5.14 4.89 5.07 4.09 6.00
MiraTEC 4.70 2.80 4.67 5.00 5.50 3.00 4.90 5.14 4.31 4.95 5.00
Royal Group 4.63 4.29 4.12 5.25 5.00 4.00 4.93 4.50 5.21 3.73 5.50
Variform by Ply Gem 4.59 4.00 4.17 5.50 5.20 4.29 4.90 4.40 5.09 3.50 5.67
Atlantic Shutters 4.50 4.00 4.44 3.67 5.57 3.00 4.94 4.38 4.91 3.91 4.83
TechTrim 4.48 4.00 4.29 4.43 5.20 4.00 4.92 3.75 4.80 3.75 5.00
Cellwood Shutters 4.39 3.71 3.86 5.50 5.20 3.00 4.62 4.83 4.73 3.78 5.00
KOMA 4.15 4.22 3.60 3.50 5.00 2.75 4.69 3.67 4.73 3.00 5.00
Inteplast TUFboard 4.11 3.80 3.00 4.25 5.20 3.20 4.62 4.20 4.62 3.00 6.50
Plycem 4.11 2.33 3.67 4.67 5.25 2.75 4.45 4.50 4.78 3.00 4.67
Nichiha 4.09 2.75 4.60 3.25 5.00 2.75 4.45 4.29 4.62 3.45 5.00
Richwood Exterior Furnishings by Ply Gem
4.00 3.80 3.00 4.25 5.00 2.75 4.56 4.00 4.75 2.00 5.00
Quality Edge 3.88 1.50 3.40 4.33 5.00 3.50 4.33 3.00 4.29 3.25 5.00
Quality Ratings
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EXTERIOR TRIM
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.56 6.70 6.43 6.54 6.62 6.40 6.54 6.69 6.52 6.64 6.44
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.23 6.35 6.27 5.96 6.44 6.40 6.30 5.96 6.20 6.31 6.11
Warranty 6.14 6.17 6.00 6.11 6.44 5.93 6.20 6.15 6.30 6.21 5.67
Product Price 5.95 6.00 6.17 5.79 5.75 5.53 6.05 5.96 5.88 6.08 5.83
Ease Of Installation 5.73 6.13 5.37 5.89 5.56 5.73 5.71 5.77 5.82 5.79 5.39
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.59 5.83 5.60 5.36 5.62 5.53 5.70 5.38 5.60 5.64 5.44
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.04 4.91 5.30 5.04 4.75 5.07 5.12 4.85 4.98 5.31 4.61
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dow Styrofoam 65% 62% 72% 80% 44% 75% 61% 60% 71% 61% 53%
Georgia-Pacific (DensglassGold)
61% 50% 78% 64% 56% 75% 60% 55% 54% 63% 88%
Weyerhaeuser 61% 42% 69% 68% 59% 68% 58% 55% 60% 68% 41%
Zip System Wall Sheathing (Huber Engineered Woods)
58% 81% 66% 56% 30% 64% 58% 50% 54% 66% 53%
US Gypsum 58% 58% 63% 60% 48% 71% 52% 55% 58% 63% 41%
Celotex 57% 54% 56% 72% 52% 61% 60% 50% 64% 51% 59%
Owens Corning 57% 54% 63% 60% 48% 75% 45% 65% 54% 63% 47%
Johns Manville 55% 46% 59% 52% 59% 64% 52% 50% 54% 61% 41%
LP 50% 35% 63% 56% 41% 57% 50% 35% 44% 56% 47%
Thermax 40% 31% 44% 48% 37% 46% 39% 35% 40% 42% 35%
Gold Bond 41% 31% 50% 32% 41% 46% 36% 40% 39% 44% 29%
Greenguard (Pactiv) 34% 35% 38% 36% 22% 39% 29% 35% 29% 39% 29%
Thermoply 32% 15% 53% 32% 26% 46% 31% 20% 23% 37% 53%
R-Max 31% 42% 41% 8% 22% 32% 29% 25% 29% 34% 18%
Norbord Industries 30% 12% 41% 36% 19% 43% 24% 15% 23% 32% 29%
Ainsworth 19% 8% 28% 12% 22% 21% 19% 10% 17% 20% 18%
Atlas Reboard 17% 8% 28% 8% 15% 21% 16% 5% 14% 20% 12%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 100% 96% 89% 100% 95% 95% 94% 100% 94%
None 5% 0% 0% 4% 11% 0% 5% 5% 6% 0% 6%
Brand Familiarity
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243
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Weyerhaeuser 38% 23% 41% 40% 48% 36% 37% 45% 35% 46% 29%
Dow Styrofoam 36% 39% 34% 48% 22% 50% 27% 40% 39% 37% 24%
Owens Corning 34% 42% 25% 40% 26% 46% 23% 45% 29% 42% 24%
Us Gypsum 33% 35% 25% 36% 33% 46% 23% 40% 31% 37% 24%
Georgia-Pacific (DensglassGold)
30% 23% 41% 32% 26% 32% 29% 35% 21% 29% 65%
Zip System Wall Sheathing (Huber Engineered Woods)
30% 58% 25% 16% 15% 32% 26% 30% 25% 44% 0%
LP 23% 8% 25% 32% 22% 29% 19% 20% 19% 29% 12%
Celotex 22% 23% 28% 20% 19% 32% 19% 20% 27% 20% 18%
Johns Manville 22% 19% 16% 24% 30% 32% 15% 30% 17% 32% 12%
Thermax 14% 15% 9% 28% 11% 4% 16% 30% 15% 15% 18%
Gold Bond 14% 12% 6% 8% 19% 7% 13% 10% 8% 12% 18%
Greenguard (Pactiv) 14% 15% 9% 12% 7% 18% 7% 15% 12% 10% 12%
Norbord Industries 9% 4% 13% 8% 4% 7% 7% 10% 6% 7% 12%
Thermoply 8% 0% 19% 4% 7% 4% 11% 5% 2% 7% 29%
R-Max 8% 12% 6% 8% 4% 4% 7% 15% 10% 7% 0%
Ainsworth 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 89% 89% 88% 96% 85% 89% 90% 85% 83% 98% 88%
None 11% 12% 13% 4% 15% 11% 10% 15% 17% 2% 12%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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244
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Zip System Wall Sheathing (Huber Engineered Woods)
17% 39% 9% 8% 7% 18% 18% 5% 17% 20% 0%
Weyerhaeuser 14% 8% 13% 8% 26% 14% 13% 15% 17% 10% 12%
Lp 8% 8% 6% 16% 7% 7% 10% 10% 10% 10% 6%
Us Gypsum 8% 12% 6% 12% 7% 14% 7% 10% 6% 12% 12%
Dow Styrofoam 8% 0% 9% 8% 11% 14% 5% 5% 12% 2% 6%
Georgia-Pacific (DensglassGold)
6% 4% 9% 8% 7% 0% 11% 5% 6% 2% 24%
Owens Corning 6% 8% 9% 4% 4% 11% 5% 5% 6% 10% 0%
Thermax 3% 0% 3% 4% 4% 0% 3% 5% 0% 5% 6%
Celotex 3% 8% 0% 0% 7% 4% 3% 5% 6% 2% 0%
Johns Manville 2% 0% 0% 12% 0% 4% 2% 5% 2% 5% 0%
Norbord Industries 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 4% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Greenguard (Pactiv) 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Thermoply 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 12%
Gold Bond 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 6%
R-Max 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 83% 85% 78% 92% 82% 89% 86% 70% 83% 85% 82%
None 17% 15% 22% 8% 19% 11% 15% 30% 17% 15% 18%
Brand Used the Most
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245
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
ZIP System Wall Sheathing (Huber Engineered Woods)
5.63 5.81 5.58 5.73 5.10 5.26 5.87 5.47 5.72 5.69 5.18
Dow Styrofoam 5.55 5.32 5.50 5.79 5.57 5.42 5.66 5.47 5.67 5.22 6.09
US Gypsum 5.46 5.56 5.46 5.53 5.27 5.41 5.54 5.35 5.45 5.39 5.70
Weyerhaeuser 5.41 5.00 5.59 5.21 5.67 5.48 5.44 5.24 5.63 5.15 5.50
Owens Corning 5.36 5.44 5.21 5.63 5.20 5.36 5.34 5.41 5.62 5.03 5.67
Georgia-Pacific (DensGlass Gold)
5.31 5.12 5.34 5.17 5.59 5.04 5.51 5.19 5.58 4.94 5.50
LP 5.23 4.85 4.96 5.73 5.54 5.12 5.31 5.15 5.52 4.89 5.36
Johns Manville 5.22 5.27 5.00 5.38 5.33 5.29 5.22 5.13 5.53 4.91 5.30
Gold Bond 5.17 4.60 5.26 5.09 5.54 4.69 5.44 5.25 5.39 4.83 5.67
GreenGuard (Pactiv) 5.11 4.75 5.20 5.70 4.71 5.09 5.38 4.67 5.28 4.89 5.29
Celotex 5.01 4.93 5.19 4.87 5.06 5.14 4.90 5.15 5.11 4.96 4.82
Quality Ratings
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246
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.47 6.73 6.40 6.43 6.32 6.20 6.53 6.71 6.56 6.37 6.43
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.08 6.09 6.20 6.04 5.95 6.08 6.08 6.07 6.30 6.11 5.29
Product Price 5.95 5.86 6.28 5.96 5.64 5.76 6.02 6.00 6.00 5.86 6.00
Warranty 5.92 6.14 5.84 6.13 5.59 5.92 5.81 6.36 6.05 5.89 5.64
Ease Of Installation 5.76 5.95 5.60 5.96 5.55 5.84 5.68 5.93 6.16 5.43 5.36
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.62 5.86 5.48 5.78 5.36 5.44 5.74 5.50 5.88 5.37 5.43
Green/Sustainable Features 5.03 5.64 4.64 4.96 4.95 5.00 4.96 5.36 5.44 4.86 4.21
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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FAUCETS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Delta 86% 91% 87% 80% 96% 86% 93% 79% 91% 90% 83%
American Standard 87% 100% 82% 100% 79% 86% 88% 90% 87% 92% 83%
Kohler 87% 91% 82% 95% 89% 81% 88% 95% 91% 87% 83%
Moen 86% 96% 82% 80% 86% 81% 84% 95% 80% 90% 88%
Pfister 82% 91% 76% 80% 93% 67% 88% 90% 82% 92% 75%
Peerless 67% 73% 63% 70% 64% 52% 71% 68% 67% 74% 54%
Eljer 64% 77% 55% 75% 61% 52% 66% 74% 67% 69% 54%
Elkay 63% 86% 58% 70% 43% 38% 65% 79% 58% 67% 63%
Grohe 58% 73% 45% 65% 61% 19% 65% 79% 58% 59% 58%
Sterling 58% 64% 53% 75% 43% 52% 59% 53% 60% 54% 54%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 53% 68% 34% 75% 50% 38% 56% 58% 53% 54% 50%
Franke 41% 55% 37% 55% 36% 24% 40% 79% 49% 46% 29%
Hansgrohe 42% 55% 40% 30% 43% 19% 41% 68% 40% 46% 38%
Briggs 39% 36% 42% 45% 36% 24% 41% 53% 29% 44% 54%
Brand Familiarity
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248
FAUCETS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Danze 40% 46% 37% 50% 32% 29% 43% 42% 33% 41% 50%
Jado 31% 32% 26% 40% 25% 19% 27% 53% 27% 39% 21%
Blanco 31% 32% 26% 50% 14% 19% 27% 47% 27% 31% 29%
Brizo 29% 23% 26% 35% 32% 19% 25% 53% 24% 31% 33%
Chicago 29% 27% 24% 45% 14% 24% 22% 42% 24% 31% 21%
Porcher 27% 32% 26% 25% 18% 19% 24% 37% 29% 28% 13%
Symmons 24% 36% 18% 25% 11% 19% 22% 21% 27% 18% 17%
Hansa 23% 23% 18% 35% 14% 29% 16% 32% 20% 26% 17%
KWC 19% 18% 18% 15% 14% 14% 13% 32% 13% 21% 17%
Dornbracht 18% 9% 18% 25% 18% 19% 12% 37% 18% 18% 17%
Decolav 17% 9% 21% 20% 7% 19% 15% 11% 18% 10% 17%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 95% 100% 100% 95% 100% 95% 96% 100% 100%
None 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 4% 0% 0%
Brand Familiarity (continued)
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Moen 66% 64% 61% 65% 61% 67% 59% 68% 62% 67% 54%
Kohler 64% 64% 47% 80% 64% 52% 59% 79% 76% 54% 46%
Delta 63% 68% 61% 50% 75% 67% 69% 42% 71% 62% 54%
American Standard 52% 73% 40% 60% 36% 38% 50% 58% 56% 56% 25%
Pfister 27% 27% 29% 20% 32% 14% 35% 16% 22% 36% 25%
Eljer 20% 27% 16% 30% 11% 24% 19% 16% 22% 23% 8%
Elkay 22% 32% 13% 25% 14% 14% 19% 26% 20% 26% 8%
Grohe 21% 32% 11% 15% 14% 5% 12% 47% 24% 18% 0%
Sterling 20% 27% 11% 30% 14% 14% 24% 5% 16% 18% 25%
Peerless 17% 18% 21% 20% 7% 19% 21% 0% 22% 10% 17%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 17% 27% 13% 25% 14% 19% 16% 26% 20% 21% 13%
Franke 11% 9% 11% 15% 4% 5% 7% 21% 16% 8% 0%
Hansgrohe 11% 14% 5% 5% 11% 0% 3% 37% 11% 10% 0%
Danze 9% 9% 3% 10% 7% 5% 3% 21% 4% 13% 0%
Blanco 8% 9% 5% 15% 4% 10% 4% 16% 7% 8% 8%
Briggs 8% 14% 8% 5% 4% 0% 10% 5% 4% 8% 13%
Porcher 5% 9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 11% 2% 3% 0%
Jado 5% 9% 3% 5% 7% 0% 3% 21% 7% 8% 0%
Symmons 5% 18% 0% 0% 4% 0% 6% 5% 7% 5% 0%
Brizo 5% 9% 5% 0% 0% 5% 2% 11% 2% 5% 4%
Chicago 5% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 11% 2% 3% 4%
KWC 3% 5% 3% 0% 4% 0% 3% 5% 4% 3% 0%
Dornbracht 2% 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 11% 0% 5% 0%
Hansa 2% 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 5% 2% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 95% 100% 100% 95% 100% 95% 96% 100% 100%
None 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 4% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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FAUCETS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Moen 32% 36% 29% 35% 29% 29% 37% 16% 22% 44% 29%
Kohler 23% 14% 18% 25% 25% 14% 13% 53% 29% 13% 17%
Delta 18% 9% 26% 20% 25% 29% 24% 5% 24% 18% 21%
American Standard 6% 14% 5% 5% 4% 5% 9% 0% 9% 3% 8%
Pfister 3% 0% 8% 5% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 3% 13%
Danze 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Elkay 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Grohe 2% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Eljer 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Franke 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0%
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Hansgrohe 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 3% 0%
Sterling 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Indicated At Least One 92% 82% 95% 100% 86% 81% 96% 84% 89% 90% 96%
None 8% 18% 5% 0% 14% 19% 4% 16% 11% 10% 4%
Brand Used the Most
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FAUCETS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 6.04 5.70 6.17 6.20 6.07 6.00 6.04 6.14 6.32 5.84 5.90
Grohe 5.87 6.06 5.87 5.57 5.89 4.00 5.86 6.39 5.90 5.96 5.60
Moen 5.70 5.54 5.58 6.18 5.75 6.05 5.59 5.77 5.95 5.57 5.50
Hansgrohe 5.64 5.67 5.73 5.00 5.79 4.00 5.58 6.24 5.64 5.74 5.40
American Standard 5.40 5.21 5.62 5.24 5.38 5.48 5.43 5.25 5.60 5.34 5.14
Delta 5.23 4.82 5.29 5.35 5.40 5.90 5.19 4.67 5.54 5.00 5.05
Franke 5.11 5.42 4.94 4.67 5.55 4.00 4.87 6.00 5.75 4.77 4.00
Blanco 5.03 4.67 5.20 5.00 5.20 5.00 4.88 5.40 5.20 5.00 4.71
Danze 4.94 4.67 5.06 4.64 5.40 3.86 5.09 5.20 5.00 5.24 4.33
Eljer 4.87 4.85 4.82 4.94 4.89 5.33 4.76 4.88 5.08 4.88 4.23
Elkay 4.85 5.09 4.71 4.93 4.67 4.60 4.85 5.00 5.12 4.73 4.53
Brizo 4.84 5.00 4.80 4.25 5.33 3.50 5.05 4.92 5.00 5.06 4.22
Jado 4.78 5.38 4.88 3.88 4.88 3.40 4.91 5.08 5.38 4.50 4.00
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures 4.76 4.94 4.71 4.69 4.73 4.22 4.87 4.77 4.92 4.69 4.62
Symmons 4.72 5.62 4.50 3.80 4.75 3.40 5.06 4.83 5.27 4.20 4.00
Dornbracht 4.61 5.00 4.73 3.60 5.20 3.25 4.73 5.12 4.89 4.40 4.50
Pfister 4.60 3.86 4.76 4.41 5.07 4.80 4.58 4.52 4.78 4.32 4.89
KWC 4.57 4.40 4.64 4.00 5.00 4.00 4.69 4.57 5.38 4.18 4.00
Chicago 4.56 4.83 4.33 4.40 5.20 3.83 4.89 4.36 4.92 4.65 3.50
Hansa 4.55 5.00 4.42 4.29 4.80 3.86 4.86 4.62 4.75 4.46 4.25
Porcher 4.53 4.75 4.75 3.40 4.60 3.25 4.65 4.80 4.75 4.47 3.67
Sterling 4.50 4.19 4.54 4.69 4.62 4.83 4.40 4.62 4.65 4.52 4.15
Peerless 4.49 4.28 4.62 4.53 4.47 4.75 4.45 4.50 4.91 4.12 4.58
Briggs 4.47 4.38 4.67 4.11 4.50 3.80 4.67 4.31 5.00 4.43 4.00
Decolav 4.19 4.50 4.38 3.25 4.50 3.25 4.54 4.00 4.78 4.00 3.40
Quality Ratings
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FAUCETS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.59 6.78 6.33 6.50 6.92 6.82 6.48 6.81 6.90 6.63 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
6.09 6.00 5.94 6.10 6.38 6.59 5.89 6.38 6.55 5.94 5.52
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.07 5.89 5.92 6.15 6.38 6.59 6.00 5.81 6.45 5.80 5.83
Product Price 6.03 5.89 6.14 5.80 6.17 6.06 6.11 5.69 6.28 5.86 5.87
Warranty 5.93 5.89 5.72 6.10 6.12 6.47 5.75 6.06 6.32 5.69 5.61
Ease Of Installation 5.80 5.94 5.81 5.85 5.62 6.47 5.69 5.50 6.32 5.66 5.09
Green/Sustainable Features 4.78 4.50 4.61 5.10 4.96 5.94 4.54 4.50 5.40 4.34 4.35
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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FIREPLACES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Heat & Glo 75% 73% 68% 83% 91% 56% 86% 67% 69% 81% 94%
Heatilator 77% 77% 54% 83% 95% 69% 78% 67% 64% 81% 94%
Majestic 61% 77% 43% 66% 52% 44% 61% 58% 56% 57% 65%
Lennox Hearth Products 56% 50% 51% 55% 62% 44% 62% 38% 47% 62% 59%
Vermont Castings 53% 73% 38% 66% 43% 44% 61% 38% 53% 62% 35%
Napoleon 45% 50% 35% 45% 52% 31% 48% 42% 42% 46% 47%
Regency 33% 36% 19% 24% 43% 19% 32% 25% 26% 38% 18%
Fmi 31% 27% 24% 17% 43% 19% 26% 33% 18% 32% 41%
Town & Country Fireplaces 28% 27% 24% 17% 24% 19% 25% 21% 22% 30% 12%
Monessen 24% 27% 14% 21% 19% 19% 22% 13% 20% 19% 18%
Spark Modern Fires 24% 27% 8% 24% 24% 19% 19% 21% 18% 24% 12%
Montigo 24% 23% 11% 17% 29% 19% 20% 13% 16% 22% 18%
Valor (Miles Industries) 21% 23% 11% 14% 24% 19% 17% 13% 16% 19% 12%
Indicated At Least One 92% 100% 97% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 94%
None 8% 5% 16% 3% 5% 19% 4% 13% 13% 5% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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254
FIREPLACES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Heat & Glo 41% 32% 41% 59% 33% 25% 51% 29% 35% 49% 53%
Heatilator 43% 27% 32% 52% 62% 38% 44% 42% 33% 49% 59%
Majestic 29% 41% 24% 21% 24% 13% 26% 38% 29% 19% 35%
Lennox Hearth Products 17% 9% 19% 17% 33% 13% 20% 21% 18% 22% 18%
Vermont Castings 13% 14% 11% 10% 19% 6% 16% 8% 15% 11% 12%
Napoleon 11% 18% 8% 3% 19% 6% 12% 13% 13% 11% 6%
Regency 6% 0% 0% 3% 5% 6% 1% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Town & Country Fireplaces 5% 0% 11% 3% 0% 6% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6%
Monessen 4% 9% 3% 3% 5% 13% 4% 0% 4% 5% 6%
Fmi 4% 0% 8% 0% 5% 0% 6% 0% 2% 3% 12%
Spark Modern Fires 3% 5% 0% 3% 5% 6% 0% 8% 2% 3% 6%
Montigo 2% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 6%
Valor (Miles Industries) 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 84% 96% 84% 97% 95% 81% 96% 88% 87% 95% 100%
None 16% 9% 24% 10% 14% 25% 13% 17% 20% 16% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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255
FIREPLACES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Heat & Glo 20% 18% 22% 38% 10% 13% 25% 25% 16% 30% 29%
Heatilator 23% 14% 22% 21% 33% 19% 25% 17% 18% 27% 24%
Majestic 10% 27% 5% 7% 5% 6% 10% 13% 15% 3% 12%
Lennox Hearth Products 9% 5% 11% 7% 14% 13% 10% 4% 11% 8% 6%
Vermont Castings 5% 0% 5% 7% 10% 0% 7% 4% 6% 5% 6%
Napoleon 3% 9% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 4% 6% 0% 0%
Town & Country Fireplaces 3% 0% 3% 3% 0% 6% 0% 4% 0% 3% 6%
Monessen 2% 9% 0% 3% 0% 13% 1% 0% 4% 3% 0%
Fmi 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 6%
Spark Modern Fires 2% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 8% 2% 0% 6%
Montigo 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Valor (Miles Industries) 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 81% 86% 76% 90% 81% 75% 86% 79% 78% 81% 100%
None 19% 14% 24% 10% 19% 25% 15% 21% 22% 19% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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256
FIREPLACES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Heatilator 5.42 5.25 5.58 5.24 5.68 5.54 5.48 5.22 5.52 5.30 5.47
Vermont Castings 5.23 5.43 5.76 4.59 5.27 4.50 5.36 5.15 5.44 4.74 6.50
Heat & Glo 5.15 4.95 5.03 5.22 5.43 5.30 5.13 5.14 5.18 5.08 5.25
Lennox Hearth Products 5.08 4.81 5.18 4.75 5.71 4.25 5.14 5.33 5.00 4.94 5.89
Majestic 4.95 5.00 4.95 4.65 5.38 5.38 4.84 5.05 5.16 4.68 5.00
Napoleon 4.45 4.36 4.60 3.88 5.15 4.14 4.45 4.64 4.57 4.25 4.71
Town & Country Fireplaces 4.31 3.78 4.58 4.11 4.83 5.25 4.04 4.56 4.12 4.28 6.00
Regency 4.29 3.82 4.80 3.80 4.80 3.50 4.30 4.60 4.33 4.30 4.00
FMI 4.15 3.62 4.08 3.88 4.73 3.25 4.32 4.00 3.92 4.16 4.43
Monessen 4.14 4.38 3.71 4.00 4.60 4.50 4.05 4.20 4.14 4.00 4.67
Montigo 3.93 3.57 3.71 3.62 4.86 2.75 4.11 4.17 3.67 3.86 5.33
Spark Modern Fires 3.87 3.75 3.50 3.60 4.83 3.00 3.83 4.38 3.92 3.67 5.00
Valor (Miles Industries) 3.70 3.43 3.57 3.29 4.67 3.00 3.76 4.00 3.50 3.69 5.00
Quality Ratings
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257
FIREPLACES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.34 6.53 6.11 6.35 6.53 6.50 6.32 6.32 6.63 6.13 6.00
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.03 5.95 5.86 6.15 6.24 6.33 6.03 5.84 6.12 5.83 6.18
Warranty 5.99 6.05 5.64 6.15 6.24 6.33 6.05 5.58 6.19 5.77 5.88
Product Price 5.88 5.58 6.04 5.65 6.29 6.00 5.92 5.68 5.70 5.90 6.29
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.74 5.89 5.50 6.00 5.59 5.67 5.80 5.63 6.00 5.57 5.41
Ease Of Installation 5.70 5.79 5.50 5.69 5.94 6.42 5.58 5.63 5.72 5.60 5.82
Green/Sustainable Features 4.63 5.11 4.18 4.38 5.24 5.33 4.44 4.79 4.81 4.63 4.18
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 90% 86% 94% 88% 95% 93% 91% 89% 92% 86% 100%
Pergo 84% 79% 89% 79% 95% 93% 86% 77% 83% 89% 86%
Mohawk 77% 75% 86% 67% 81% 82% 78% 73% 76% 78% 86%
Wilsonart 76% 79% 75% 67% 86% 71% 78% 77% 78% 81% 57%
Mannington 67% 71% 67% 63% 67% 46% 75% 73% 61% 75% 71%
Shaw 60% 57% 81% 46% 67% 54% 67% 69% 61% 64% 79%
Harris Tarkett 44% 43% 47% 42% 43% 43% 46% 42% 44% 47% 36%
Quick-Step 27% 21% 25% 17% 33% 32% 22% 19% 24% 25% 21%
Bhk Of America 24% 32% 14% 25% 24% 32% 18% 23% 25% 19% 21%
Kahrs 23% 25% 17% 17% 24% 32% 16% 15% 22% 22% 7%
Kronotex 21% 21% 11% 21% 24% 29% 13% 19% 22% 19% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 96% 97% 96% 100% 100% 98% 92% 97% 97% 100%
None 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 0% 2% 8% 3% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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259
FLOORING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 62% 64% 61% 54% 52% 64% 53% 65% 59% 50% 79%
Mohawk 39% 43% 28% 42% 38% 36% 35% 42% 32% 36% 57%
Wilsonart 38% 32% 39% 21% 43% 36% 35% 31% 39% 25% 36%
Shaw 35% 32% 44% 25% 38% 32% 33% 46% 34% 33% 50%
Pergo 34% 36% 22% 33% 43% 54% 20% 35% 34% 31% 29%
Mannington 27% 32% 22% 17% 33% 18% 27% 31% 22% 19% 57%
Harris Tarkett 10% 7% 11% 8% 10% 11% 13% 0% 10% 8% 7%
Quick-Step 8% 11% 8% 4% 14% 7% 11% 8% 3% 14% 21%
Bhk Of America 5% 7% 3% 4% 10% 4% 6% 8% 3% 3% 21%
Kahrs 3% 7% 3% 0% 5% 0% 7% 0% 3% 6% 0%
Kronotex 2% 4% 0% 4% 5% 4% 4% 0% 2% 6% 0%
Indicated At Least One 81% 93% 89% 75% 95% 89% 91% 81% 86% 89% 93%
None 11% 7% 11% 25% 5% 11% 9% 19% 14% 11% 7%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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260
FLOORING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 29% 21% 36% 21% 19% 29% 26% 23% 27% 28% 14%
Mohawk 14% 7% 17% 8% 14% 11% 15% 8% 9% 6% 43%
Shaw 11% 11% 8% 21% 10% 7% 9% 23% 10% 17% 7%
Pergo 9% 7% 8% 17% 14% 25% 4% 12% 12% 11% 7%
Mannington 8% 14% 3% 4% 10% 0% 13% 4% 7% 8% 7%
Wilsonart 7% 11% 8% 0% 10% 4% 11% 4% 10% 6% 0%
Quick-Step 3% 4% 3% 4% 5% 7% 4% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Kahrs 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Harris Tarkett 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 82% 82% 86% 75% 81% 82% 86% 73% 78% 89% 79%
None 18% 18% 14% 25% 19% 18% 15% 27% 22% 11% 21%
Brand Used the Most
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261
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REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 5.53 5.62 5.58 5.73 5.09 5.55 5.56 5.43 5.61 5.34 5.73
Mohawk 5.39 5.45 5.50 5.25 5.25 5.20 5.34 5.71 5.47 5.30 5.38
Shaw 5.32 5.12 5.31 5.83 5.13 4.94 5.29 5.64 5.29 5.37 5.27
Wilsonart 5.25 5.00 5.54 5.21 5.09 4.70 5.43 5.38 5.36 5.10 5.33
Pergo 5.16 5.12 5.34 5.12 4.91 5.29 5.20 4.92 5.27 5.02 5.15
Mannington 5.11 5.27 5.09 5.12 4.94 4.73 5.18 5.22 5.20 5.03 5.10
Harris Tarkett 4.61 4.38 5.00 4.36 4.30 4.07 4.97 4.38 4.79 4.50 4.20
BHK of America 4.53 4.00 4.90 4.33 5.00 3.30 5.38 4.71 4.53 4.40 5.00
Kronotex 4.46 3.57 4.56 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.80 4.67 4.47 4.45 0.00
Quick-Step 4.41 4.86 4.50 3.40 4.50 4.00 4.88 3.86 4.35 4.29 5.33
Kahrs 4.34 4.12 4.45 3.50 5.00 3.50 5.08 4.17 4.56 4.17 3.00
Quality Ratings
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262
FLOORING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 91% 96% 94% 90% 90% 90% 97% 82% 88% 94% 100%
Congoleum 78% 92% 74% 77% 74% 70% 81% 82% 77% 85% 70%
Mannington 72% 92% 62% 71% 74% 70% 76% 68% 74% 76% 65%
Tarkett 47% 68% 38% 48% 42% 55% 49% 41% 51% 59% 20%
Azrock 36% 52% 21% 36% 32% 25% 36% 36% 40% 37% 15%
Indicated At Least One 92% 96% 94% 90% 90% 90% 97% 82% 88% 94% 100%
None 8% 4% 6% 10% 11% 10% 3% 18% 12% 7% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
263
FLOORING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 66% 60% 71% 74% 53% 75% 70% 46% 65% 63% 75%
Congoleum 29% 24% 18% 42% 16% 25% 27% 23% 30% 22% 25%
Mannington 28% 32% 18% 36% 32% 25% 34% 14% 30% 26% 30%
Tarkett 16% 24% 12% 16% 11% 20% 16% 9% 16% 20% 5%
Azrock 6% 16% 0% 7% 5% 5% 9% 0% 5% 11% 0%
Indicated At Least One 76% 68% 79% 84% 63% 85% 81% 50% 72% 76% 80%
None 24% 32% 21% 16% 37% 15% 19% 50% 28% 24% 20%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
264
FLOORING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 47% 36% 56% 52% 37% 50% 51% 32% 37% 48% 65%
Mannington 9% 8% 9% 13% 11% 5% 13% 5% 12% 9% 10%
Congoleum 6% 4% 6% 7% 5% 5% 6% 5% 9% 4% 0%
Tarkett 4% 4% 6% 3% 0% 5% 5% 0% 2% 4% 5%
Azrock 2% 8% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Indicated At Least One 67% 60% 77% 74% 53% 70% 76% 41% 61% 70% 80%
None 33% 40% 24% 26% 47% 30% 24% 59% 40% 30% 20%
Brand Used the Most
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FLOORING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 5.78 5.59 5.73 5.88 5.95 5.65 5.93 5.33 5.82 5.71 5.85
Mannington 5.47 5.46 5.42 5.32 5.81 5.25 5.62 5.18 5.61 5.38 5.38
Congoleum 5.40 5.32 5.33 5.43 5.59 5.38 5.46 5.24 5.64 5.28 5.14
Tarkett 5.21 5.16 5.40 4.94 5.56 4.77 5.53 4.60 5.17 5.21 5.50
Azrock 5.20 5.12 5.30 5.23 5.14 5.29 5.31 4.80 5.10 5.27 5.33
Quality Ratings
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266
FLOORING: WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Lumber Liquidators 68% 71% 76% 65% 73% 62% 75% 75% 81% 67% 65%
Bruce 66% 75% 66% 65% 73% 52% 68% 86% 79% 65% 59%
Armstrong 63% 71% 68% 70% 55% 71% 63% 71% 58% 73% 71%
Mohawk 58% 68% 58% 55% 64% 67% 58% 64% 63% 63% 53%
Shaw 57% 57% 71% 60% 46% 57% 61% 61% 51% 67% 65%
Andersen 50% 57% 37% 55% 68% 57% 48% 57% 44% 60% 47%
Mannington 47% 57% 47% 45% 55% 48% 53% 50% 47% 52% 59%
Harris Tarkett 34% 46% 32% 40% 27% 43% 32% 39% 37% 42% 18%
Carlisle 30% 32% 21% 25% 46% 33% 22% 43% 40% 25% 18%
Hartco 27% 18% 29% 30% 36% 24% 27% 32% 30% 27% 24%
Mullican Flooring 26% 29% 32% 20% 23% 24% 20% 43% 26% 29% 24%
Kentucky Wood Floors 25% 25% 26% 20% 27% 33% 20% 29% 26% 25% 24%
Br 111 24% 25% 18% 25% 32% 19% 24% 29% 21% 31% 12%
Columbia Flooring 23% 18% 24% 20% 36% 29% 17% 36% 19% 29% 24%
Teragren 24% 25% 21% 15% 36% 24% 20% 32% 19% 31% 18%
Kahrs 22% 21% 21% 15% 36% 24% 17% 36% 23% 27% 12%
Robbins 21% 25% 18% 10% 23% 19% 15% 29% 16% 25% 12%
Decorative Flooring 20% 18% 18% 10% 36% 24% 20% 18% 16% 25% 18%
Goodwin Heart Pine 20% 21% 18% 15% 27% 19% 19% 25% 16% 27% 12%
Lyptus 20% 25% 18% 10% 27% 19% 17% 29% 21% 21% 18%
Lauzon 20% 21% 18% 15% 23% 19% 17% 25% 16% 23% 18%
Mirage (Boa Franc) 20% 21% 16% 15% 27% 19% 15% 29% 16% 25% 12%
Bhk Of America 18% 18% 16% 10% 23% 19% 14% 21% 14% 21% 12%
Indicated At Least One 95% 96% 100% 90% 96% 91% 97% 100% 93% 98% 100%
None 5% 4% 0% 10% 5% 10% 3% 0% 7% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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267
FLOORING: WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Bruce 37% 46% 34% 35% 32% 29% 37% 43% 33% 42% 35%
Armstrong 36% 39% 26% 45% 27% 43% 36% 21% 28% 35% 41%
Mohawk 28% 29% 21% 30% 32% 38% 29% 14% 19% 33% 29%
Shaw 28% 14% 32% 30% 32% 29% 27% 25% 23% 29% 29%
Lumber Liquidators 22% 18% 24% 20% 27% 29% 24% 14% 23% 21% 24%
Andersen 21% 29% 8% 30% 27% 24% 20% 21% 14% 27% 24%
Mannington 14% 21% 13% 15% 14% 14% 19% 11% 7% 17% 35%
Carlisle 11% 11% 3% 5% 23% 5% 9% 14% 16% 6% 0%
Columbia Flooring 8% 7% 8% 5% 5% 10% 3% 11% 2% 6% 18%
Mullican Flooring 6% 11% 8% 5% 0% 0% 3% 18% 7% 6% 6%
Br 111 6% 7% 5% 5% 0% 0% 3% 11% 2% 8% 0%
Bhk Of America 6% 4% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 7% 0% 4% 6%
Harris Tarkett 5% 7% 3% 15% 0% 5% 7% 4% 2% 10% 0%
Kahrs 5% 4% 8% 5% 5% 5% 7% 4% 2% 6% 12%
Decorative Flooring 5% 4% 3% 5% 9% 5% 7% 0% 2% 4% 12%
Hartco 5% 0% 5% 10% 0% 0% 5% 4% 2% 6% 0%
Kentucky Wood Floors 4% 7% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 7% 5% 2% 6%
Mirage (Boa Franc) 3% 7% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 7% 2% 4% 0%
Goodwin Heart Pine 2% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 2% 4% 2% 0% 6%
Lauzon 2% 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Lyptus 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Robbins 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 2% 2% 0%
Teragren 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 86% 90% 75% 86% 76% 83% 96% 79% 88% 94%
None 14% 14% 11% 25% 14% 24% 17% 4% 21% 13% 6%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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268
FLOORING: WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Bruce 14% 25% 13% 10% 5% 19% 14% 11% 14% 17% 6%
Armstrong 13% 11% 16% 5% 18% 19% 12% 11% 19% 4% 24%
Shaw 13% 0% 16% 15% 18% 10% 14% 11% 5% 19% 12%
Lumber Liquidators 10% 7% 11% 15% 14% 10% 14% 7% 9% 10% 18%
Andersen 6% 14% 0% 5% 5% 5% 2% 14% 5% 8% 0%
Mohawk 5% 7% 5% 5% 0% 0% 7% 4% 0% 6% 12%
Carlisle 5% 0% 3% 0% 14% 5% 2% 7% 9% 0% 0%
Mullican Flooring 3% 4% 5% 5% 0% 0% 2% 11% 2% 4% 6%
Harris Tarkett 2% 0% 0% 10% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Mannington 2% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 12%
Robbins 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 2% 2% 0%
Br 111 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Columbia Flooring 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6%
Goodwin Heart Pine 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0%
Kahrs 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Kentucky Wood Floors 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Teragren 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 79% 75% 82% 75% 82% 71% 76% 89% 70% 81% 94%
None 21% 25% 18% 25% 18% 29% 24% 11% 30% 19% 6%
Brand Used the Most
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269
FLOORING: WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Armstrong 5.54 5.52 5.70 5.50 5.27 5.53 5.67 5.27 5.61 5.38 5.86
Bruce 5.51 5.64 5.86 4.69 5.39 5.57 5.50 5.50 5.49 5.34 6.20
Mohawk 5.40 5.33 5.62 5.15 5.33 5.60 5.45 5.18 5.39 5.35 5.60
Shaw 5.36 4.56 5.63 5.50 5.54 5.46 5.51 5.00 5.28 5.17 6.00
Andersen 5.30 5.39 5.35 4.85 5.50 5.23 5.33 5.28 5.35 5.12 5.78
Mannington 5.25 5.06 5.63 5.10 5.07 5.00 5.56 4.81 5.00 5.18 5.91
Carlisle 5.05 5.30 4.67 4.50 5.42 5.50 4.62 5.19 5.37 4.60 5.33
Kentucky Wood Floors 4.81 4.25 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.38 4.85 5.10 5.43 3.85 5.75
Goodwin Heart Pine 4.79 3.83 5.00 5.50 5.00 3.80 4.82 5.38 5.00 4.43 6.50
Hartco 4.73 3.80 4.85 5.43 4.50 4.83 4.88 4.40 4.79 4.53 5.25
Harris Tarkett 4.69 4.23 4.86 5.00 4.83 4.30 4.75 4.92 5.12 4.27 5.33
Mullican Flooring 4.59 4.00 4.69 4.80 5.00 3.67 4.33 5.21 4.67 4.31 5.50
BR 111 4.57 4.11 4.62 5.17 4.57 3.40 4.47 5.30 4.82 4.35 5.00
Kahrs 4.52 2.83 4.89 5.50 4.88 4.00 4.20 5.09 4.91 4.07 5.50
Robbins 4.48 4.12 4.50 4.33 5.00 4.00 4.11 5.10 5.00 4.07 5.00
Lyptus 4.42 4.14 4.38 4.33 4.83 3.40 4.20 5.22 5.10 3.64 5.00
Teragren 4.34 3.29 4.56 4.50 4.89 4.00 3.75 5.18 4.78 3.94 5.33
Mirage (Boa Franc) 4.33 3.86 4.43 4.75 4.50 3.17 4.33 5.11 4.44 4.15 5.00
Lumber Liquidators 4.33 4.32 4.42 3.64 4.68 4.69 4.30 4.15 4.48 3.97 5.00
Columbia Flooring 4.31 3.17 4.60 4.20 4.88 3.50 4.20 5.00 4.50 3.80 5.75
BHK of America 4.00 3.14 4.43 4.00 4.50 3.40 3.70 4.75 4.12 3.69 5.50
Decorative Flooring 4.00 2.50 4.25 3.67 5.00 3.57 4.00 4.50 4.33 3.31 6.00
Lauzon 3.96 3.57 3.88 4.00 4.60 3.17 3.80 4.75 4.44 3.42 4.67
Quality Ratings
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270
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Liftmaster 86% 76% 92% 85% 90% 82% 87% 88% 85% 88% 88%
Genie 81% 81% 85% 79% 79% 86% 83% 63% 77% 83% 88%
Craftsmen 76% 81% 77% 73% 76% 82% 76% 69% 68% 85% 81%
Wayne-Dalton 66% 62% 65% 73% 59% 59% 66% 69% 60% 65% 81%
Chamberlain 63% 52% 58% 70% 69% 73% 62% 56% 62% 60% 75%
Overhead Door 63% 52% 77% 58% 59% 55% 61% 75% 57% 65% 69%
Raynor 41% 43% 39% 52% 31% 55% 38% 38% 47% 43% 19%
Linear 20% 24% 15% 21% 17% 32% 16% 19% 15% 28% 13%
Access Master 16% 19% 12% 12% 7% 18% 11% 6% 11% 13% 13%
Marantec 13% 14% 8% 9% 14% 14% 9% 19% 11% 8% 19%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 96% 97% 100% 96% 99% 100% 98% 98% 100%
None 2% 0% 4% 3% 0% 5% 1% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
271
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Liftmaster 59% 52% 54% 64% 66% 55% 61% 63% 60% 55% 69%
Overhead Door 32% 19% 39% 33% 24% 32% 30% 25% 23% 33% 44%
Genie 29% 29% 39% 21% 24% 36% 27% 19% 25% 28% 38%
Chamberlain 27% 29% 31% 24% 24% 32% 30% 6% 30% 20% 31%
Craftsmen 20% 29% 23% 18% 10% 27% 20% 6% 11% 30% 19%
Wayne-Dalton 19% 29% 15% 27% 3% 18% 20% 13% 17% 15% 31%
Raynor 7% 10% 4% 18% 0% 18% 7% 0% 9% 8% 6%
Linear 2% 5% 0% 3% 0% 5% 1% 0% 0% 3% 6%
Marantec 2% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 1% 6% 2% 0% 6%
Access Master 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Indicated At Least One 94% 95% 92% 97% 90% 91% 94% 94% 93% 93% 100%
None 6% 5% 8% 3% 10% 9% 6% 6% 8% 8% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
272
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Liftmaster 39% 38% 35% 42% 55% 27% 45% 56% 42% 43% 50%
Overhead Door 17% 5% 19% 15% 17% 14% 14% 19% 11% 13% 31%
Genie 10% 14% 12% 9% 10% 18% 10% 6% 13% 13% 0%
Chamberlain 8% 5% 12% 9% 7% 14% 9% 0% 11% 3% 13%
Wayne-Dalton 8% 19% 4% 6% 0% 9% 6% 6% 9% 3% 6%
Craftsmen 6% 10% 12% 3% 0% 0% 9% 0% 2% 13% 0%
Raynor 2% 0% 0% 9% 0% 9% 1% 0% 2% 5% 0%
Marantec 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 6% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 91% 92% 97% 90% 91% 93% 94% 93% 90% 100%
None 8% 10% 8% 3% 10% 9% 7% 6% 8% 10% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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273
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
LiftMaster 5.78 5.44 5.76 5.88 5.89 5.60 5.84 5.74 5.73 5.62 6.46
Overhead Door 5.72 5.08 6.00 5.62 5.89 5.69 5.74 5.69 5.83 5.50 6.00
Raynor 5.40 4.40 5.42 5.79 5.64 5.38 5.50 5.11 5.50 5.26 5.67
Wayne-Dalton 5.35 4.71 5.43 5.43 5.68 5.13 5.40 5.50 5.61 4.91 5.83
Genie 5.32 5.05 5.57 5.17 5.40 5.10 5.42 5.20 5.29 5.18 5.85
Chamberlain 5.24 4.62 5.37 5.37 5.30 4.94 5.38 5.07 5.44 4.90 5.36
Craftsmen 4.86 4.58 4.96 4.81 5.00 4.42 5.02 4.75 4.81 4.75 5.33
Linear 4.69 3.83 4.50 4.67 6.00 4.14 4.85 5.00 5.00 4.27 6.50
Marantec 4.29 3.00 4.40 4.50 5.25 3.67 4.12 4.83 5.00 3.00 5.00
Access Master 4.00 3.40 4.00 3.83 6.00 3.75 4.00 4.25 4.43 3.33 5.50
Quality Ratings
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274
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Briggs & Stratton 89% 87% 83% 93% 90% 89% 90% 83% 90% 86% 83%
American Honda 86% 81% 93% 85% 90% 89% 91% 75% 90% 84% 83%
Generac 85% 87% 77% 93% 90% 73% 91% 88% 84% 86% 100%
Dewalt 83% 74% 77% 85% 90% 81% 85% 71% 78% 82% 83%
Coleman 79% 68% 77% 78% 95% 77% 83% 67% 82% 73% 83%
Cummins Onan 73% 68% 70% 74% 80% 69% 74% 71% 73% 71% 83%
Campbell Hausfield 64% 65% 63% 70% 80% 69% 71% 63% 69% 67% 83%
Devilbiss 53% 39% 53% 74% 50% 50% 62% 38% 57% 47% 83%
Indicated At Least One 97% 94% 97% 96% 100% 96% 98% 92% 96% 96% 100%
None 9% 7% 3% 4% 0% 4% 2% 8% 4% 4% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
275
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Honda 49% 52% 70% 33% 50% 54% 50% 54% 53% 51% 50%
Generac 47% 52% 37% 56% 40% 39% 55% 33% 43% 47% 67%
Dewalt 46% 29% 37% 48% 40% 58% 31% 33% 33% 43% 33%
Briggs & Stratton 40% 39% 33% 56% 15% 42% 41% 21% 35% 35% 67%
Campbell Hausfield 26% 19% 23% 26% 30% 27% 22% 25% 22% 28% 17%
Coleman 19% 19% 20% 19% 15% 15% 19% 21% 22% 16% 17%
Cummins Onan 18% 10% 17% 26% 20% 12% 21% 17% 24% 12% 17%
Devilbiss 9% 0% 10% 19% 10% 15% 7% 8% 10% 8% 17%
Indicated At Least One 91% 94% 93% 89% 85% 89% 97% 79% 90% 90% 100%
None 9% 7% 7% 11% 15% 12% 3% 21% 10% 10% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
276
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dewalt 26% 16% 20% 30% 30% 27% 22% 21% 18% 31% 0%
American Honda 24% 29% 30% 22% 25% 19% 29% 29% 29% 24% 33%
Generac 23% 29% 27% 11% 20% 15% 26% 21% 20% 24% 33%
Briggs & Stratton 10% 10% 3% 19% 0% 15% 7% 4% 8% 8% 17%
Cummins Onan 2% 0% 0% 7% 5% 4% 3% 0% 2% 2% 17%
Campbell Hausfield 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Coleman 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Devilbiss 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 87% 90% 83% 89% 80% 81% 93% 75% 80% 90% 100%
None 13% 10% 17% 11% 20% 19% 7% 25% 20% 10% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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277
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Honda 6.23 6.30 6.14 6.06 6.44 6.04 6.32 6.18 6.12 6.33 6.29
Generac 5.52 5.64 5.69 5.47 5.21 5.52 5.57 5.41 5.55 5.47 5.67
DeWalt 5.51 5.10 5.61 5.70 5.63 5.38 5.49 5.68 5.55 5.48 5.50
Cummins Onan 5.47 5.31 5.43 5.62 5.52 5.35 5.47 5.58 5.82 5.18 5.14
Briggs & Stratton 5.21 5.20 5.00 5.54 5.07 4.93 5.24 5.39 5.15 5.31 4.88
Coleman 4.88 4.78 4.97 4.97 4.79 4.92 4.64 5.44 5.09 4.71 4.57
Devilbiss 4.67 4.65 4.57 4.64 4.88 5.00 4.56 4.75 4.61 4.69 5.00
Campbell Hausfield 4.61 4.72 4.57 4.44 4.74 4.62 4.48 5.00 4.64 4.55 5.00
Quality Ratings
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278
GENERATORS: PORTABLE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.65 6.46 6.84 6.54 6.81 6.43 6.69 6.78 6.68 6.61 6.67
Warranty 6.33 6.18 6.40 6.33 6.50 6.52 6.33 6.11 6.44 6.30 5.83
Product Price 6.01 6.07 6.04 5.92 6.00 5.95 6.00 6.11 5.85 6.15 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
6.00 6.04 6.12 5.79 6.06 6.10 6.00 5.89 6.15 5.91 5.67
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.82 6.18 5.68 5.58 5.75 6.24 5.65 5.83 5.76 5.98 5.00
Ease Of Installation 5.62 5.71 5.36 5.21 6.50 5.57 5.63 5.67 5.71 5.57 5.50
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.14 5.75 4.80 5.00 4.81 5.24 5.11 5.11 5.17 5.15 4.83
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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GENERATORS: STATIONARY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 90% 94% 85% 93% 94% 90% 88% 95% 97% 86% 78%
Generac 86% 90% 85% 86% 94% 80% 92% 88% 86% 93% 78%
Siemens 70% 58% 85% 68% 69% 85% 75% 58% 72% 64% 89%
Cummins Onan 70% 68% 73% 68% 69% 70% 71% 68% 72% 67% 67%
Eaton Electrical 48% 39% 52% 50% 38% 65% 52% 28% 49% 43% 33%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 97% 96% 100% 95% 98% 100% 98% 98% 100%
None 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 5% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
280
GENERATORS: STATIONARY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Generac 60% 65% 64% 61% 50% 65% 63% 58% 53% 74% 56%
Kohler 45% 48% 39% 36% 50% 30% 38% 55% 40% 45% 44%
Cummins Onan 18% 10% 24% 18% 25% 25% 19% 15% 18% 17% 33%
Siemens 16% 10% 24% 18% 25% 20% 23% 13% 14% 19% 44%
Eaton Electrical 9% 7% 9% 11% 13% 10% 15% 3% 9% 10% 11%
Indicated At Least One 89% 90% 88% 89% 75% 85% 83% 93% 84% 91% 89%
None 11% 10% 12% 11% 25% 15% 17% 8% 16% 10% 11%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
281
GENERATORS: STATIONARY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Generac 41% 48% 42% 50% 19% 55% 38% 43% 37% 52% 33%
Kohler 27% 29% 18% 18% 31% 10% 19% 35% 23% 26% 11%
Cummins Onan 7% 3% 6% 7% 19% 10% 4% 10% 7% 5% 22%
Eaton Electrical 4% 0% 3% 11% 6% 10% 6% 0% 7% 2% 0%
Siemens 2% 3% 3% 4% 0% 0% 6% 0% 5% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 80% 84% 73% 89% 75% 85% 73% 88% 79% 86% 67%
None 20% 16% 27% 11% 25% 15% 27% 13% 21% 14% 33%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
282
GENERATORS: STATIONARY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 5.87 5.86 6.03 5.88 5.58 5.79 5.74 6.06 5.85 5.89 5.88
Generac 5.64 5.75 5.75 5.57 5.28 5.78 5.62 5.60 5.60 5.67 5.70
Cummins Onan 5.57 5.41 5.81 5.70 5.14 5.64 5.48 5.66 5.63 5.50 5.50
Siemens 5.52 5.26 5.60 5.57 5.64 5.76 5.47 5.45 5.69 5.26 5.56
Eaton Electrical 4.92 4.71 4.78 5.12 5.38 5.38 4.77 4.88 5.14 4.56 5.25
Quality Ratings
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283
GENERATORS: STATIONARY
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.52 6.58 6.62 6.36 6.50 6.29 6.54 6.60 6.53 6.47 6.67
Warranty 6.46 6.46 6.75 6.32 6.17 6.41 6.34 6.60 6.56 6.39 6.17
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
6.18 6.31 6.38 6.00 5.92 6.24 6.23 6.11 6.31 6.03 6.17
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.18 6.35 6.33 6.08 5.75 6.35 6.20 6.09 6.22 6.25 5.50
Product Price 6.16 6.23 6.29 6.04 6.00 6.29 6.17 6.09 6.16 6.14 6.33
Ease Of Installation 5.99 6.19 6.17 5.68 5.83 5.94 5.91 6.09 6.07 5.92 5.83
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.74 6.08 5.83 5.76 4.75 5.65 5.71 5.80 5.69 5.81 5.67
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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284
HOUSEWRAP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tyvek (Dupont) 97% 100% 92% 100% 100% 89% 100% 100% 96% 100% 100%
Typar (Fiberweb) 60% 65% 54% 65% 64% 50% 65% 63% 67% 58% 57%
James Hardie 60% 61% 62% 56% 68% 39% 67% 63% 56% 63% 79%
Certawrap (Certainteed) 56% 65% 50% 50% 52% 50% 56% 50% 52% 58% 50%
Pinkwrap (Owens Corning) 52% 48% 39% 59% 52% 39% 53% 50% 50% 50% 50%
Greenguard (Pactiv) 37% 39% 31% 38% 40% 6% 46% 38% 33% 40% 43%
Weathermate (Dow) 34% 44% 27% 44% 16% 28% 35% 33% 30% 40% 29%
Dri-Shield (Protectionwrap) 31% 44% 19% 32% 20% 22% 32% 25% 26% 33% 29%
Delta-Dry (Cosella Dorken) 24% 26% 23% 29% 16% 6% 32% 17% 22% 23% 36%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 2% 0% 8% 0% 0% 11% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
285
HOUSEWRAP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tyvek (Dupont) 83% 87% 81% 91% 72% 78% 83% 88% 85% 85% 71%
James Hardie 28% 39% 31% 24% 16% 22% 29% 25% 24% 30% 29%
Certawrap (Certainteed) 22% 26% 23% 21% 12% 22% 20% 21% 15% 30% 14%
Pinkwrap (Owens Corning) 19% 30% 12% 12% 24% 11% 21% 17% 17% 23% 14%
Typar (Fiberweb) 18% 26% 15% 24% 16% 22% 21% 17% 19% 25% 14%
Weathermate (Dow) 14% 13% 8% 21% 12% 17% 12% 17% 13% 18% 7%
Dri-Shield (Protectionwrap) 9% 13% 4% 6% 8% 6% 8% 8% 6% 10% 7%
Greenguard (Pactiv) 7% 9% 4% 9% 8% 0% 11% 4% 9% 5% 7%
Delta-Dry (Cosella Dorken) 2% 0% 0% 6% 4% 0% 2% 8% 2% 5% 0%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 92% 100% 84% 89% 96% 96% 93% 100% 86%
None 5% 0% 8% 0% 16% 11% 5% 4% 7% 0% 14%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
286
HOUSEWRAP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tyvek (Dupont) 68% 65% 62% 74% 64% 67% 64% 75% 72% 60% 64%
Weathermate (Dow) 7% 4% 8% 6% 8% 11% 6% 4% 9% 5% 0%
Certawrap (Certainteed) 6% 9% 0% 9% 8% 6% 6% 8% 6% 8% 7%
Typar (Fiberweb) 5% 13% 4% 6% 0% 6% 8% 0% 2% 10% 7%
James Hardie 5% 9% 8% 3% 0% 0% 6% 4% 4% 8% 0%
Pinkwrap (Owens Corning) 2% 0% 4% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 7%
Indicated At Least One 93% 100% 85% 100% 80% 89% 92% 92% 93% 93% 86%
None 7% 0% 15% 0% 20% 11% 8% 8% 7% 8% 14%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
287
HOUSEWRAP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Tyvek (DuPont) 6.16 6.16 6.35 6.00 6.19 6.47 6.05 6.26 6.30 5.87 6.50
James Hardie 5.57 5.67 6.00 5.00 5.65 5.67 5.55 5.56 5.73 5.33 5.58
Weathermate (DOW) 5.33 5.36 5.45 5.12 5.75 5.83 5.03 6.00 5.42 5.16 5.60
PinkWrap (Owens Corning) 5.23 5.23 5.65 4.59 5.71 5.33 5.28 5.00 5.32 5.00 5.38
Typar (Fiberweb) 5.17 5.53 5.50 4.79 5.00 5.60 4.94 5.62 5.40 4.88 5.00
CertaWrap (CertainTeed) 5.17 5.00 5.38 5.17 5.07 5.36 5.18 5.00 5.35 4.84 5.38
GreenGuard (Pactiv) 4.78 5.09 5.20 4.20 4.90 5.50 4.68 5.00 4.83 4.56 5.14
DELTA-DRY (Cosella Dorken) 4.63 4.57 4.50 4.73 4.75 5.50 4.58 4.50 4.80 4.10 5.20
Dri-Shield (Protectionwrap) 4.59 4.67 5.00 4.00 5.00 5.40 4.46 4.50 4.80 4.27 4.75
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
288
HOUSEWRAP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.67 6.74 6.77 6.65 6.50 6.50 6.67 6.77 6.78 6.51 6.67
Ease Of Installation 5.94 6.17 6.14 5.76 5.75 5.88 5.98 5.86 5.90 5.89 6.25
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.91 5.96 6.18 5.79 5.75 6.00 5.92 5.82 6.04 5.70 6.00
Warranty 5.78 5.96 6.09 5.68 5.40 5.50 5.72 6.14 5.70 5.81 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.64 5.87 5.95 5.32 5.55 5.44 5.64 5.77 5.66 5.62 5.58
Product Price 5.56 5.78 6.00 5.32 5.20 5.44 5.57 5.59 5.36 5.62 6.17
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.87 4.91 5.18 4.50 5.10 4.94 4.92 4.68 4.98 4.92 4.25
Green/Sustainable Features 4.71 4.57 5.45 4.50 4.40 4.81 4.84 4.27 4.98 4.54 4.08
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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289
HVAC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Carrier 90% 83% 97% 83% 100% 89% 91% 92% 83% 91% 100%
Rheem 88% 92% 85% 86% 91% 94% 89% 79% 90% 91% 78%
Lennox 85% 88% 82% 86% 96% 78% 92% 79% 87% 89% 83%
Trane 85% 79% 91% 79% 96% 83% 89% 79% 77% 89% 91%
York 77% 75% 79% 83% 73% 72% 79% 79% 63% 87% 74%
American Standard 76% 71% 70% 83% 77% 72% 73% 83% 77% 76% 70%
Bryant 75% 58% 70% 90% 77% 83% 73% 71% 60% 82% 74%
Whirlpool 69% 71% 64% 66% 68% 72% 68% 58% 70% 67% 61%
Ruud 65% 63% 64% 72% 68% 78% 70% 50% 60% 69% 70%
Mitsubishi Electronics 64% 67% 55% 59% 86% 72% 62% 67% 67% 66% 61%
Goodman 63% 54% 76% 48% 77% 72% 64% 58% 60% 64% 70%
LG 59% 63% 55% 52% 68% 67% 52% 71% 57% 66% 44%
Heil 40% 29% 42% 45% 46% 39% 41% 42% 43% 42% 35%
Climate Master 40% 42% 33% 48% 32% 50% 42% 21% 40% 42% 30%
Payne 34% 25% 27% 31% 64% 44% 30% 42% 27% 40% 35%
Daikin 29% 38% 33% 24% 23% 44% 23% 38% 33% 31% 22%
Uponor 27% 38% 21% 31% 32% 28% 30% 29% 30% 29% 30%
Viega 27% 38% 21% 31% 32% 22% 29% 38% 27% 31% 30%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 100% 93% 100% 100% 99% 96% 97% 98% 100%
None 2% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 2% 4% 3% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
290
HVAC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Carrier 47% 54% 52% 41% 50% 39% 44% 71% 33% 56% 52%
Lennox 38% 42% 36% 45% 32% 11% 44% 46% 30% 49% 26%
American Standard 34% 46% 33% 17% 32% 28% 27% 46% 43% 29% 22%
Trane 31% 29% 42% 28% 23% 17% 32% 42% 17% 40% 30%
Rheem 28% 46% 24% 21% 36% 17% 29% 46% 33% 33% 22%
Bryant 24% 17% 21% 31% 36% 22% 27% 25% 17% 31% 26%
Goodman 23% 21% 21% 17% 36% 28% 23% 21% 20% 20% 35%
Mitsubishi Electronics 20% 42% 18% 10% 23% 17% 23% 25% 27% 26% 9%
York 18% 25% 15% 10% 27% 17% 17% 25% 7% 29% 9%
Whirlpool 17% 33% 12% 10% 5% 6% 17% 17% 10% 20% 9%
LG 16% 25% 12% 0% 18% 0% 14% 21% 13% 16% 4%
Ruud 15% 17% 9% 14% 23% 0% 17% 21% 10% 16% 17%
Uponor 5% 13% 0% 3% 5% 0% 5% 8% 7% 6% 0%
Climate Master 3% 4% 3% 7% 0% 6% 3% 4% 0% 6% 4%
Daikin 2% 8% 3% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 3% 2% 4%
Heil 3% 0% 0% 3% 9% 0% 3% 4% 0% 6% 0%
Payne 2% 0% 3% 0% 9% 6% 0% 8% 0% 4% 4%
Viega 2% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 4% 7% 0% 4%
Indicated At Least One 96% 100% 100% 90% 91% 94% 96% 96% 90% 96% 100%
None 4% 0% 0% 10% 9% 6% 5% 4% 10% 4% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
291
HVAC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Carrier 17% 4% 21% 24% 23% 17% 18% 21% 10% 26% 13%
Lennox 14% 17% 15% 17% 9% 6% 18% 13% 17% 13% 17%
Goodman 10% 4% 9% 3% 14% 11% 9% 0% 7% 4% 17%
Trane 10% 0% 21% 3% 9% 11% 9% 8% 0% 15% 9%
American Standard 9% 8% 15% 3% 0% 11% 8% 4% 17% 4% 4%
Rheem 7% 13% 6% 7% 5% 0% 6% 17% 10% 6% 9%
York 6% 13% 6% 3% 5% 11% 6% 4% 7% 7% 4%
Bryant 5% 0% 0% 10% 14% 6% 8% 0% 3% 6% 9%
Ruud 3% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% 4%
Mitsubishi Electronics 2% 8% 3% 0% 0% 6% 2% 4% 10% 0% 0%
Whirlpool 2% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Payne 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Uponor 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 88% 75% 100% 86% 77% 83% 91% 75% 80% 89% 87%
None 12% 25% 0% 14% 23% 17% 9% 25% 20% 11% 13%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
292
HVAC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Carrier 5.59 5.57 5.51 5.59 5.76 5.53 5.66 5.52 5.86 5.38 5.86
Trane 5.42 5.13 5.70 5.16 5.52 5.06 5.53 5.33 5.81 5.19 5.50
Lennox 5.36 5.21 5.34 5.71 5.12 5.24 5.48 5.09 5.50 5.35 5.17
Mitsubishi Electronics 5.26 5.50 5.24 4.94 5.41 5.00 5.39 5.25 5.64 5.18 5.00
American Standard 5.21 4.75 5.28 5.11 5.62 5.12 5.26 5.08 5.52 5.08 5.00
Bryant 5.17 4.65 5.00 5.45 5.43 5.00 5.30 5.00 5.55 4.96 5.38
Rheem 5.13 4.92 5.06 5.21 5.35 4.90 5.17 5.22 5.29 4.97 5.41
Ruud 4.95 4.76 5.04 4.96 5.00 4.59 5.12 4.79 5.23 4.80 5.00
LG 4.93 4.72 4.80 5.19 5.11 4.86 5.05 4.81 5.30 4.82 4.78
York 4.89 5.05 5.00 4.58 5.05 4.87 4.95 4.83 5.27 4.82 4.69
Whirlpool 4.88 4.45 5.13 4.77 5.16 5.12 4.76 5.00 5.28 4.67 4.86
Heil 4.73 4.00 4.81 4.57 5.36 4.38 4.87 4.60 5.20 4.58 4.38
Uponor 4.65 5.22 4.12 4.22 5.00 4.33 4.60 5.00 5.60 4.41 3.86
Climate Master 4.50 4.08 4.77 4.33 5.00 4.36 4.61 4.17 5.00 4.26 4.43
Viega 4.41 5.00 4.25 3.78 4.57 4.00 4.40 4.67 5.33 4.00 4.29
Daikin 4.36 4.40 4.69 3.71 4.33 4.33 4.35 4.40 5.18 3.95 4.20
Goodman 4.29 4.12 4.15 4.56 4.39 4.67 4.30 3.88 5.33 3.83 4.07
Payne 4.29 3.71 4.36 4.11 4.60 4.20 4.29 4.36 4.70 4.08 4.38
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
293
HVAC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.49 6.17 6.52 6.52 6.76 6.33 6.57 6.39 6.54 6.51 6.40
Warranty 6.28 5.83 6.48 6.32 6.29 6.00 6.42 6.06 6.42 6.24 6.20
Product Price 5.97 5.83 6.03 5.84 6.18 5.80 6.10 5.67 5.88 5.82 6.45
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.88 5.67 5.88 5.84 6.18 5.67 5.95 5.83 5.92 5.90 5.80
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.87 5.94 5.88 5.72 6.00 5.87 5.92 5.72 6.25 5.78 5.65
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.57 5.28 5.58 5.52 5.94 5.13 5.72 5.44 5.75 5.45 5.65
Ease Of Installation 5.51 5.33 5.52 5.44 5.76 5.53 5.65 5.00 5.79 5.47 5.25
Green/Sustainable Features 4.91 4.78 4.88 4.96 5.06 4.73 4.85 5.28 5.00 5.00 4.60
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
294
INSULATION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 87% 78% 94% 83% 96% 85% 88% 91% 88% 87% 90%
Certainteed 80% 82% 74% 88% 78% 75% 82% 76% 86% 79% 70%
Johns Manville 75% 70% 77% 71% 83% 85% 75% 67% 76% 72% 80%
Dow 71% 89% 69% 63% 65% 70% 68% 86% 71% 81% 50%
Celotex 57% 63% 54% 54% 48% 60% 53% 57% 60% 55% 45%
Icynene 51% 59% 49% 46% 44% 40% 50% 57% 45% 51% 55%
Basf 48% 48% 43% 54% 30% 30% 49% 43% 43% 45% 45%
Knauf Insulation 45% 37% 54% 42% 48% 40% 47% 48% 41% 45% 60%
Us Gypsum 45% 52% 43% 42% 39% 45% 43% 48% 48% 43% 40%
Honeywell 41% 44% 31% 33% 48% 45% 31% 57% 45% 36% 30%
Guardian 35% 44% 31% 38% 30% 40% 34% 38% 45% 28% 35%
Greenfiber 33% 41% 34% 25% 22% 25% 31% 38% 29% 38% 20%
Roxul 25% 52% 14% 17% 13% 20% 21% 38% 24% 30% 10%
Bio-Based Insulation 25% 37% 20% 21% 13% 10% 22% 38% 29% 23% 10%
Bayer Material/Science 23% 22% 17% 21% 22% 10% 22% 24% 17% 21% 25%
Logix 20% 19% 11% 25% 17% 20% 16% 19% 19% 17% 15%
Sealite (Ncfi) 18% 22% 11% 13% 13% 10% 16% 14% 14% 17% 10%
Insulstar (Ncfi) 16% 22% 9% 17% 9% 10% 16% 10% 12% 17% 10%
Indicated At Least One 97% 96% 100% 96% 96% 95% 99% 95% 95% 100% 95%
None 3% 4% 0% 4% 4% 5% 2% 5% 5% 0% 5%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
295
INSULATION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 71% 48% 80% 67% 83% 65% 72% 67% 64% 70% 80%
Certainteed 51% 37% 43% 79% 39% 50% 50% 43% 52% 49% 40%
Johns Manville 38% 33% 29% 33% 52% 45% 37% 24% 36% 40% 25%
Dow 37% 48% 40% 25% 30% 35% 34% 48% 33% 43% 30%
Celotex 21% 22% 17% 25% 13% 25% 16% 24% 17% 23% 15%
Honeywell 21% 30% 11% 17% 17% 15% 16% 29% 17% 23% 10%
Us Gypsum 21% 22% 17% 17% 17% 15% 21% 14% 19% 21% 10%
Roxul 19% 22% 3% 4% 4% 10% 6% 14% 12% 9% 0%
Knauf Insulation 19% 11% 26% 4% 26% 15% 21% 10% 12% 13% 40%
Icynene 17% 22% 14% 8% 9% 10% 15% 14% 14% 17% 5%
Guardian 12% 15% 9% 13% 13% 5% 12% 19% 14% 11% 10%
Greenfiber 10% 19% 11% 4% 0% 5% 10% 10% 10% 11% 5%
Basf 7% 11% 6% 8% 0% 5% 7% 5% 0% 15% 0%
Bio-Based Insulation 6% 11% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 10% 5% 4% 0%
Insulstar (Ncfi) 5% 15% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 5% 0% 11% 0%
Bayer Material/Science 5% 11% 3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 5% 0% 9% 0%
Logix 3% 0% 0% 8% 4% 5% 2% 5% 5% 0% 5%
Indicated At Least One 96% 93% 100% 96% 96% 95% 97% 95% 95% 100% 90%
None 4% 7% 0% 4% 4% 5% 3% 5% 5% 0% 10%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
296
INSULATION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 35% 19% 34% 38% 57% 35% 34% 43% 38% 34% 35%
Certainteed 17% 11% 14% 38% 4% 20% 19% 5% 17% 19% 10%
Johns Manville 9% 11% 9% 4% 13% 15% 9% 5% 10% 9% 10%
Us Gypsum 7% 4% 9% 4% 4% 5% 7% 0% 7% 2% 10%
Icynene 6% 11% 6% 0% 4% 5% 4% 10% 5% 9% 0%
Dow 5% 11% 3% 4% 4% 10% 4% 5% 5% 9% 0%
Knauf Insulation 5% 4% 14% 0% 0% 0% 7% 5% 5% 0% 20%
Honeywell 3% 4% 6% 0% 0% 5% 3% 0% 5% 2% 0%
Celotex 2% 0% 0% 4% 4% 0% 2% 5% 2% 2% 0%
Greenfiber 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 5% 0% 2% 5%
Insulstar (Ncfi) 2% 4% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Guardian 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 0%
Roxul 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 89% 97% 96% 91% 95% 96% 86% 95% 94% 90%
None 7% 11% 3% 4% 9% 5% 4% 14% 5% 6% 10%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
297
INSULATION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dow 5.80 5.75 5.85 5.94 5.67 5.93 5.65 6.05 5.82 5.88 5.45
Owens Corning 5.80 5.27 5.86 5.81 6.16 5.72 5.81 5.82 5.93 5.63 5.89
Icynene 5.68 5.75 5.79 5.58 5.50 6.00 5.57 5.73 5.61 5.73 5.70
Johns Manville 5.65 5.42 5.90 5.28 5.82 5.83 5.51 5.88 5.72 5.56 5.69
CertainTeed 5.62 5.43 5.41 6.00 5.71 5.81 5.55 5.68 5.78 5.41 5.73
US Gypsum 5.57 5.29 5.72 5.30 5.91 5.40 5.48 5.92 5.57 5.45 5.88
Celotex 5.38 5.17 5.59 5.23 5.46 5.38 5.13 6.07 5.34 5.50 5.11
Honeywell 5.38 5.08 5.57 5.50 5.36 5.70 5.08 5.64 5.36 5.32 5.57
Knauf Insulation 5.30 4.40 5.63 4.90 5.77 5.22 5.32 5.25 5.16 5.00 6.09
Roxul 5.28 5.60 4.50 5.75 4.75 5.60 5.27 5.11 5.54 5.07 5.00
BASF 5.02 4.93 5.29 5.08 4.70 5.29 4.92 5.27 5.05 5.13 4.78
GreenFiber 4.89 4.73 4.85 5.33 4.71 5.00 4.57 5.40 4.93 4.85 4.67
Guardian 4.68 4.50 4.83 4.89 4.50 4.67 4.48 5.22 4.71 4.46 5.00
Logix 4.55 3.20 4.17 5.33 5.40 5.20 3.92 5.40 5.00 3.75 5.00
SEALITE (NCFI) 4.52 3.83 4.43 5.33 5.00 4.67 4.31 5.00 4.67 4.30 5.00
Bio-Based Insulation 4.52 4.36 4.78 4.40 4.50 4.67 4.18 5.11 4.64 4.31 5.00
InsulStar (NCFI) 4.50 4.00 3.75 5.75 4.75 4.67 4.36 4.75 4.00 4.78 5.00
Bayer Material/Science 4.48 4.29 4.17 5.00 4.33 4.67 4.33 4.50 4.10 4.60 4.75
Quality Ratings
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298
INSULATION
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.52 6.71 6.53 6.35 6.48 6.37 6.54 6.61 6.52 6.55 6.44
Product Price 5.95 5.67 6.21 5.57 6.29 5.63 6.00 6.11 5.58 6.02 6.61
Ease Of Installation 5.80 6.08 5.85 5.74 5.48 5.95 5.71 6.00 5.82 5.84 5.67
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.79 5.25 6.09 5.52 6.24 5.63 5.80 5.94 5.55 5.80 6.33
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.60 5.83 6.00 5.09 5.24 5.21 5.69 5.67 5.40 5.82 5.50
Warranty 5.39 5.92 5.59 5.13 4.76 5.21 5.48 5.28 5.20 5.57 5.39
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.25 5.21 5.41 4.87 5.43 4.95 5.23 5.61 4.98 5.34 5.61
Green/Sustainable Features 5.03 6.00 5.12 4.22 4.67 4.47 4.98 5.78 5.10 4.95 5.06
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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299
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Whirlpool 95% 100% 95% 91% 97% 100% 98% 88% 91% 97% 100%
Ge Appliances 92% 94% 92% 91% 97% 92% 98% 85% 89% 97% 96%
Kenmore (Sears) 91% 100% 85% 91% 90% 92% 94% 82% 89% 90% 92%
Frigidaire 88% 100% 87% 91% 79% 85% 94% 79% 84% 95% 83%
Maytag 88% 94% 85% 91% 86% 92% 89% 85% 87% 92% 83%
Lg 87% 100% 82% 91% 83% 77% 92% 82% 87% 92% 79%
Bosch 86% 100% 82% 91% 79% 77% 87% 88% 87% 92% 75%
Electrolux 83% 94% 77% 87% 79% 62% 89% 79% 76% 95% 75%
Magic Chef 78% 94% 74% 83% 69% 77% 84% 67% 78% 82% 71%
Amana 76% 94% 67% 87% 69% 62% 81% 73% 80% 80% 63%
Hotpoint 76% 94% 69% 83% 79% 77% 82% 73% 76% 87% 71%
Thermador 74% 77% 80% 65% 76% 46% 77% 82% 76% 80% 67%
Miele 63% 77% 64% 57% 59% 31% 63% 76% 60% 72% 54%
Fisher & Paykel 60% 82% 56% 61% 55% 39% 63% 67% 60% 69% 50%
Haier 51% 71% 49% 44% 48% 46% 61% 33% 47% 59% 46%
Asko 47% 65% 51% 39% 45% 31% 50% 55% 42% 56% 50%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 97% 91% 100% 100% 98% 94% 96% 97% 100%
None 2% 0% 3% 9% 0% 0% 2% 6% 4% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
300
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Whirlpool 61% 65% 62% 52% 72% 54% 71% 52% 47% 69% 83%
Ge Appliances 58% 65% 64% 57% 52% 69% 58% 58% 51% 64% 67%
Bosch 44% 59% 46% 52% 35% 31% 47% 52% 44% 62% 25%
Lg 34% 41% 33% 39% 31% 31% 39% 30% 38% 44% 17%
Frigidaire 33% 29% 44% 39% 17% 31% 39% 24% 27% 44% 29%
Kenmore (Sears) 30% 35% 21% 39% 24% 46% 29% 18% 36% 23% 21%
Maytag 30% 24% 26% 30% 28% 31% 27% 24% 24% 31% 25%
Thermador 26% 53% 26% 26% 17% 0% 27% 39% 18% 44% 21%
Electrolux 23% 24% 23% 22% 17% 0% 26% 21% 16% 33% 13%
Basf 21% 12% 23% 22% 10% 15% 19% 15% 11% 21% 25%
Amana 20% 12% 23% 22% 10% 15% 19% 15% 11% 21% 25%
Miele 16% 24% 18% 9% 10% 0% 10% 30% 11% 23% 8%
Fisher & Paykel 12% 18% 10% 9% 7% 0% 11% 12% 4% 23% 0%
Haier 9% 6% 10% 13% 7% 15% 8% 9% 9% 15% 0%
Magic Chef 9% 6% 15% 4% 3% 15% 10% 3% 4% 8% 17%
Asko 7% 18% 8% 0% 3% 0% 3% 15% 4% 8% 8%
Hotpoint 7% 6% 8% 9% 3% 0% 10% 3% 4% 8% 8%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 95% 91% 100% 100% 98% 91% 93% 97% 100%
None 3% 0% 5% 9% 0% 0% 2% 9% 7% 3% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
301
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Ge Appliances 26% 12% 39% 13% 28% 39% 24% 24% 29% 18% 33%
Whirlpool 20% 18% 15% 30% 24% 8% 27% 15% 16% 15% 42%
Lg 8% 12% 5% 9% 10% 15% 10% 3% 9% 8% 8%
Frigidaire 7% 6% 13% 4% 3% 0% 10% 6% 2% 15% 4%
Bosch 7% 12% 8% 0% 7% 0% 7% 9% 11% 5% 0%
Kenmore (Sears) 7% 12% 3% 13% 3% 23% 5% 3% 11% 3% 4%
Amana 6% 0% 5% 9% 3% 8% 3% 6% 2% 5% 8%
Thermador 4% 12% 0% 4% 3% 0% 2% 9% 4% 5% 0%
Haier 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Fisher & Paykel 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0%
Maytag 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Electrolux 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 81% 82% 92% 87% 90% 92% 92% 82% 87% 85% 100%
None 9% 18% 8% 13% 10% 8% 8% 18% 13% 15% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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302
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Bosch 5.84 6.11 5.65 5.77 6.00 5.58 5.72 6.18 5.89 6.00 5.48
Thermador 5.54 6.07 5.56 5.41 5.31 4.00 5.53 5.87 5.44 5.71 5.45
Whirlpool 5.44 4.90 5.53 5.44 5.66 5.36 5.57 5.21 5.25 5.67 5.41
LG 5.31 5.42 5.21 5.28 5.39 4.91 5.25 5.58 5.37 5.39 5.04
Miele 5.30 5.60 5.24 5.06 5.35 4.40 5.09 5.79 5.53 5.12 5.19
Electrolux 5.18 5.22 5.17 5.04 5.30 5.00 5.15 5.30 5.18 5.24 5.09
GE Appliances 5.15 5.00 5.43 4.84 5.09 5.54 5.08 5.12 5.02 5.26 5.19
Maytag 5.10 5.11 4.92 5.32 5.14 5.15 5.03 5.22 5.04 5.07 5.25
Fisher & Paykel 5.05 5.13 5.15 5.00 4.89 4.43 5.02 5.27 5.00 5.06 5.13
Kenmore (Sears) 5.03 4.58 5.26 4.88 5.13 5.50 4.84 5.23 5.02 4.95 5.15
Asko 4.80 5.00 5.08 4.00 4.73 4.00 4.51 5.50 4.86 4.58 5.07
Amana 4.75 4.89 4.74 4.79 4.61 5.10 4.69 4.75 4.67 4.67 5.11
Frigidaire 4.74 3.95 5.08 4.92 4.63 5.33 4.81 4.33 4.56 4.95 4.71
Hotpoint 4.34 4.28 4.35 4.14 4.54 5.10 4.37 4.00 4.15 4.46 4.47
Magic Chef 4.21 4.44 4.12 4.12 4.26 4.33 4.21 4.15 4.07 4.35 4.24
Haier 4.14 4.36 4.68 3.25 3.88 3.17 4.30 4.07 3.68 4.32 4.67
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
303
LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.58 6.79 6.61 6.50 6.50 6.25 6.67 6.56 6.51 6.55 6.75
Warranty 6.06 6.29 5.97 6.35 5.85 6.17 5.95 6.26 6.00 5.97 6.29
Product Price 5.86 6.07 5.92 5.60 5.88 5.92 5.93 5.70 5.56 5.91 6.29
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.70 5.86 5.61 6.10 5.42 5.58 5.81 5.52 5.41 5.73 6.12
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.57 5.86 5.44 6.15 5.15 5.75 5.65 5.33 5.46 5.70 5.58
Ease Of Installation 5.42 6.00 5.31 5.90 4.88 5.08 5.67 5.04 5.31 5.61 5.33
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.05 5.50 4.67 5.80 4.77 4.83 5.23 4.78 4.95 5.09 5.17
Green/Sustainable Features 4.98 4.86 4.53 5.45 5.31 5.17 4.84 5.19 4.54 5.45 5.04
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
304
LIGHTING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Halo 70% 78% 58% 69% 82% 60% 71% 80% 70% 75% 65%
Progress 59% 70% 67% 50% 55% 45% 64% 67% 68% 50% 75%
Kichler 59% 70% 58% 44% 61% 35% 60% 73% 65% 56% 55%
Cooper 51% 61% 42% 63% 52% 45% 50% 60% 55% 54% 40%
Lightoilier 50% 78% 47% 31% 49% 25% 52% 70% 60% 52% 35%
Juno Lighting Group By Schneider Electric
49% 61% 42% 44% 49% 35% 43% 67% 55% 54% 20%
Thomas 48% 48% 42% 38% 67% 40% 55% 47% 58% 42% 55%
Sea Gull 46% 48% 39% 38% 49% 25% 43% 57% 45% 44% 40%
Lumiere 45% 39% 42% 38% 55% 40% 38% 60% 53% 46% 25%
Cree 43% 52% 39% 38% 49% 40% 40% 57% 43% 54% 25%
Rejuvenation Lamp & Fixture
33% 44% 28% 13% 42% 30% 29% 43% 43% 33% 15%
Modern Fan 29% 26% 31% 25% 36% 35% 28% 33% 33% 35% 15%
Savoy House 28% 22% 31% 13% 33% 15% 29% 30% 28% 29% 20%
Indicated At Least One 81% 91% 92% 81% 88% 65% 93% 97% 85% 90% 95%
None 11% 9% 8% 19% 12% 35% 7% 3% 15% 10% 5%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
305
LIGHTING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Halo 42% 44% 31% 44% 55% 35% 41% 50% 45% 50% 20%
Progress 31% 39% 39% 25% 24% 25% 36% 30% 33% 27% 45%
Juno Lighting Group By Schneider Electric
26% 39% 25% 25% 21% 20% 22% 40% 35% 29% 5%
Cooper 26% 39% 17% 19% 27% 15% 22% 37% 30% 27% 10%
Kichler 23% 30% 17% 19% 21% 5% 21% 33% 20% 27% 10%
Lightoilier 22% 57% 17% 0% 15% 5% 19% 40% 28% 23% 10%
Lumiere 19% 17% 22% 13% 15% 20% 16% 20% 23% 17% 10%
Thomas 17% 17% 19% 13% 21% 15% 21% 17% 20% 17% 20%
Cree 15% 26% 14% 13% 18% 20% 10% 30% 18% 21% 10%
Sea Gull 13% 13% 14% 6% 12% 5% 16% 10% 13% 10% 15%
Modern Fan 9% 9% 11% 13% 6% 15% 7% 10% 5% 15% 5%
Rejuvenation Lamp & Fixture
8% 17% 3% 0% 9% 10% 5% 10% 13% 6% 0%
Savoy House 5% 4% 11% 0% 0% 0% 5% 7% 3% 6% 5%
Indicated At Least One 85% 91% 86% 75% 82% 50% 90% 97% 75% 90% 90%
None 15% 9% 14% 25% 18% 50% 10% 3% 25% 10% 10%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
306
LIGHTING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Halo 21% 13% 19% 13% 27% 15% 22% 17% 20% 23% 10%
Progress 14% 17% 19% 13% 6% 10% 14% 17% 10% 13% 25%
Kichler 9% 13% 6% 13% 9% 0% 10% 13% 5% 13% 10%
Juno Lighting Group By Schneider Electric
6% 4% 6% 13% 6% 0% 9% 7% 5% 10% 0%
Cree 5% 13% 3% 6% 3% 5% 3% 10% 5% 8% 0%
Lightoilier 5% 13% 8% 0% 0% 5% 2% 13% 10% 4% 0%
Cooper 5% 9% 6% 0% 3% 0% 9% 0% 8% 2% 5%
Thomas 3% 0% 6% 0% 6% 0% 5% 3% 0% 2% 15%
Lumiere 3% 0% 3% 6% 0% 5% 2% 0% 3% 2% 0%
Sea Gull 3% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 10%
Savoy House 2% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 5%
Modern Fan 1% 0% 0% 6% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 75% 83% 81% 69% 67% 45% 83% 80% 65% 81% 80%
None 25% 17% 19% 31% 33% 55% 17% 20% 35% 19% 20%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
307
LIGHTING
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Halo 5.51 5.68 5.43 5.36 5.54 5.25 5.42 5.78 5.38 5.63 5.50
Juno Lighting Group by Schneider Electric
5.31 5.40 5.18 4.88 5.56 5.43 5.14 5.50 5.52 5.25 4.60
Kichler 5.27 5.29 5.68 4.64 5.14 5.29 5.33 5.16 5.26 5.18 5.50
Lightoilier 5.25 5.47 5.47 4.25 5.24 4.80 5.06 5.58 5.46 5.12 4.86
Progress 5.24 5.19 5.64 4.82 5.00 4.89 5.31 5.26 5.13 5.27 5.40
CREE 5.20 5.92 5.21 4.50 5.00 4.88 5.25 5.26 5.26 5.26 4.60
Cooper 5.16 5.73 5.00 4.73 5.11 4.89 5.19 5.25 5.28 5.11 5.00
Lumiere 5.08 4.40 5.35 5.29 5.11 5.25 4.88 5.25 5.00 5.12 5.17
Thomas 4.97 4.50 5.60 4.50 4.96 5.00 5.09 4.69 4.96 4.67 5.55
Rejuvenation Lamp & Fixture
4.88 5.09 4.90 4.00 4.93 4.83 4.84 4.93 5.00 4.88 4.00
Sea Gull 4.82 5.00 5.06 4.22 4.76 4.40 5.07 4.55 4.70 4.65 5.56
Modern Fan 4.63 4.17 5.00 4.60 4.54 4.71 4.56 4.67 4.50 4.83 4.00
Savoy House 4.42 4.33 4.82 3.75 4.33 4.33 4.39 4.50 4.50 4.27 4.75
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
308
LIGHTING CONTROLS/SWITCHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Leviton 86% 92% 89% 77% 96% 77% 92% 86% 87% 89% 90%
General Electric 86% 75% 81% 92% 91% 82% 83% 90% 84% 89% 75%
Lutron 72% 75% 70% 62% 82% 53% 73% 79% 64% 82% 65%
Johnson Controls 71% 79% 65% 73% 77% 71% 70% 79% 73% 71% 75%
Cooper 56% 46% 54% 58% 68% 65% 49% 66% 56% 55% 60%
Pass & Seymour 42% 50% 41% 42% 50% 47% 38% 59% 47% 48% 35%
Schneider Electric 41% 46% 32% 50% 46% 41% 41% 45% 42% 41% 45%
Carlon 37% 46% 32% 35% 46% 41% 35% 45% 51% 34% 20%
Life Touch 32% 33% 24% 39% 46% 47% 29% 38% 31% 39% 30%
Verve Living Systems 24% 29% 16% 23% 36% 35% 21% 28% 20% 30% 25%
Indicated At Least One 97% 96% 97% 92% 100% 94% 97% 97% 96% 96% 100%
None 3% 4% 3% 8% 0% 6% 3% 3% 4% 5% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
309
LIGHTING CONTROLS/SWITCHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Leviton 65% 63% 65% 58% 77% 59% 68% 62% 60% 73% 60%
General Electric 47% 33% 57% 39% 41% 53% 43% 41% 38% 52% 40%
Lutron 46% 54% 43% 31% 59% 29% 40% 69% 36% 61% 35%
Johnson Controls 30% 38% 19% 35% 36% 35% 30% 28% 31% 25% 40%
Cooper 26% 8% 24% 31% 32% 35% 14% 38% 22% 25% 25%
Pass & Seymour 24% 33% 24% 23% 23% 29% 18% 41% 31% 27% 10%
Carlon 12% 8% 14% 19% 9% 12% 11% 17% 16% 11% 10%
Schneider Electric 12% 8% 14% 15% 9% 18% 10% 14% 13% 9% 15%
Life Touch 9% 4% 8% 15% 9% 18% 8% 7% 9% 9% 10%
Verve Living Systems 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 12% 0% 0% 2% 0% 5%
Indicated At Least One 93% 96% 95% 89% 96% 94% 94% 93% 89% 96% 100%
None 7% 4% 5% 12% 5% 6% 6% 7% 11% 5% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
310
LIGHTING CONTROLS/SWITCHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Leviton 36% 38% 38% 27% 41% 29% 40% 31% 36% 43% 20%
General Electric 17% 21% 19% 12% 9% 12% 19% 10% 13% 16% 20%
Lutron 14% 17% 8% 12% 23% 12% 10% 24% 9% 18% 15%
Johnson Controls 6% 4% 3% 15% 5% 12% 8% 0% 7% 2% 15%
Pass & Seymour 5% 8% 5% 8% 0% 6% 6% 3% 7% 7% 0%
Cooper 5% 0% 8% 8% 0% 12% 2% 7% 4% 2% 10%
Schneider Electric 3% 4% 5% 4% 0% 0% 3% 7% 4% 0% 10%
Carlon 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 88% 92% 89% 89% 77% 82% 89% 86% 82% 91% 90%
None 12% 8% 11% 12% 23% 18% 11% 14% 18% 9% 10%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
311
LIGHTING CONTROLS/SWITCHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Leviton 5.86 5.74 5.89 6.22 5.55 6.07 5.84 5.76 5.91 6.00 5.39
Lutron 5.81 5.79 5.68 6.26 5.60 5.82 5.67 6.13 5.69 6.00 5.62
General Electric 5.51 5.60 5.74 5.59 5.00 5.44 5.61 5.35 5.49 5.62 5.31
Pass & Seymour 5.49 5.33 5.53 5.77 5.27 5.11 5.52 5.65 5.64 5.50 5.00
Johnson Controls 5.39 5.35 5.35 5.62 5.22 5.64 5.35 5.30 5.50 5.19 5.53
Cooper 5.24 5.00 5.36 5.50 4.93 5.31 5.26 5.16 5.03 5.35 5.50
Schneider Electric 4.96 4.55 5.50 5.12 4.50 4.75 5.07 4.85 5.00 4.74 5.33
Carlon 4.96 5.18 4.77 5.18 4.70 5.25 4.92 4.85 4.92 5.00 5.00
Life Touch 4.90 4.25 4.78 5.18 5.18 5.33 4.74 4.82 4.81 4.94 5.00
Verve Living Systems 4.39 3.86 4.50 4.71 4.50 4.71 4.15 4.50 4.10 4.31 5.20
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
312
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kwikset 93% 93% 93% 93% 100% 94% 96% 91% 95% 92% 100%
Schlage (Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions)
90% 100% 83% 93% 96% 71% 96% 100% 93% 92% 94%
Yale 76% 96% 70% 68% 77% 53% 81% 86% 81% 77% 75%
Stanley 76% 82% 73% 57% 91% 65% 77% 76% 83% 73% 63%
Baldwin 74% 86% 70% 54% 86% 29% 79% 91% 78% 75% 56%
Master Lock 73% 82% 73% 68% 82% 71% 74% 86% 85% 71% 69%
Dexter By Schlage 68% 79% 57% 71% 77% 41% 73% 86% 63% 75% 75%
Weiser 59% 54% 50% 61% 77% 47% 64% 52% 63% 65% 31%
Emtek 51% 64% 50% 29% 64% 18% 51% 76% 56% 53% 31%
Medeco 36% 54% 20% 21% 55% 18% 37% 48% 34% 41% 25%
E-Z Lock 34% 43% 37% 18% 41% 18% 33% 52% 24% 39% 44%
Fusion Hardware 24% 29% 20% 11% 36% 6% 24% 33% 22% 29% 6%
K2 22% 32% 13% 14% 32% 0% 26% 29% 17% 31% 6%
Indicated At Least One 2% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 88% 0% 3% 4% 0% 6% 1% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
313
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Schlage (Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions)
69% 79% 67% 75% 77% 41% 79% 86% 78% 73% 69%
Kwikset 69% 71% 67% 68% 73% 77% 71% 57% 68% 71% 69%
Baldwin 36% 46% 33% 18% 36% 12% 33% 52% 37% 33% 25%
Master Lock 32% 39% 20% 36% 36% 35% 36% 19% 22% 41% 31%
Stanley 32% 46% 17% 21% 36% 24% 34% 19% 27% 33% 25%
Dexter By Schlage 28% 25% 20% 32% 36% 24% 30% 24% 27% 29% 25%
Emtek 27% 25% 27% 14% 32% 6% 20% 52% 32% 22% 13%
Weiser 16% 14% 7% 7% 32% 6% 19% 5% 5% 22% 13%
Yale 14% 18% 7% 14% 9% 6% 13% 14% 12% 12% 13%
Medeco 11% 14% 7% 7% 14% 12% 10% 10% 12% 10% 6%
E-Z Lock 11% 7% 13% 4% 9% 6% 10% 5% 7% 6% 19%
K2 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Fusion Hardware 3% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 97% 96% 100% 94% 99% 100% 100% 96% 100%
None 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 6% 1% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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314
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Schlage (Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions)
32% 39% 33% 25% 41% 6% 40% 38% 39% 33% 25%
Kwikset 25% 21% 27% 21% 23% 41% 26% 0% 22% 20% 38%
Emtek 9% 7% 7% 7% 18% 0% 6% 29% 7% 10% 13%
Baldwin 6% 7% 10% 7% 0% 12% 3% 14% 10% 6% 0%
Master Lock 6% 7% 3% 14% 0% 12% 7% 0% 2% 6% 19%
Stanley 6% 7% 0% 0% 9% 6% 3% 5% 2% 6% 0%
Dexter By Schlage 3% 0% 0% 14% 0% 6% 4% 0% 7% 2% 0%
Yale 3% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 5% 0% 0%
Medeco 2% 4% 0% 4% 0% 0% 1% 5% 0% 4% 0%
Weiser 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
E-Z Lock 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 6%
K2 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 94% 96% 90% 93% 96% 82% 94% 100% 95% 90% 100%
None 6% 4% 10% 7% 5% 18% 6% 0% 5% 10% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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315
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Baldwin 5.90 6.12 6.26 5.50 5.57 6.60 5.74 6.19 6.20 5.52 6.36
Schlage (Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions)
5.82 5.75 6.00 6.07 5.44 5.83 5.92 5.50 5.83 5.71 6.12
Emtek 5.43 5.16 6.07 4.89 5.44 6.33 5.18 5.83 5.78 5.04 5.67
Yale 5.34 5.48 5.52 5.25 5.05 5.78 5.39 5.00 5.06 5.54 5.50
Medeco 5.26 5.12 6.00 5.50 4.93 6.33 5.24 5.00 5.25 5.27 5.20
Dexter by Schlage 5.19 5.41 5.50 5.10 4.76 6.14 5.20 4.78 5.56 4.95 5.14
Master Lock 5.17 5.35 5.23 5.21 4.91 5.42 5.21 4.89 5.03 5.22 5.46
Stanley 5.12 5.46 5.42 4.59 4.88 5.64 5.16 4.67 4.87 5.21 5.62
Weiser 4.81 5.07 5.25 4.67 4.43 5.75 4.80 4.25 4.41 5.03 5.50
Kwikset 4.77 4.59 5.20 4.63 4.63 6.00 4.65 4.29 4.60 4.78 5.16
E-Z Lock 4.45 4.08 4.55 5.00 4.55 6.00 4.27 4.45 4.27 4.32 5.14
Fusion Hardware 4.10 3.50 4.33 3.00 4.67 5.00 3.90 4.57 4.45 3.75 5.00
K2 3.69 3.56 3.75 3.00 4.11 0.00 3.55 4.17 3.75 3.59 5.00
Quality Ratings
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316
LOCKSETS/HARDWARE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.52 6.37 6.81 6.50 6.38 6.64 6.45 6.67 6.59 6.46 6.56
Ease Of Installation 6.13 6.33 6.22 6.12 5.76 6.64 6.06 6.00 6.15 6.09 6.19
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.84 5.89 5.63 6.00 5.86 6.43 5.70 5.90 6.00 5.61 6.12
Product Price 5.73 5.85 5.96 5.54 5.52 6.14 5.61 5.86 5.74 5.70 5.81
Warranty 5.66 5.52 6.07 5.73 5.24 5.93 5.48 6.05 6.00 5.43 5.50
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.62 5.63 5.63 5.85 5.33 6.00 5.39 6.10 5.74 5.63 5.31
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.76 5.15 5.15 4.50 4.10 5.50 4.50 5.10 4.77 4.72 4.88
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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317
MANUFACTURED STONE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 63% 52% 56% 64% 81% 62% 65% 52% 54% 66% 63%
Cultured Stone 61% 61% 56% 57% 75% 69% 55% 69% 57% 68% 50%
Coronado Stone 60% 52% 61% 54% 75% 54% 59% 62% 51% 68% 54%
Daltile Manufactured Stone 41% 39% 39% 29% 69% 39% 36% 52% 35% 49% 33%
Stonecraft 39% 44% 27% 46% 50% 54% 32% 48% 38% 45% 29%
Belgard (Oldcastle) 38% 35% 37% 29% 56% 31% 33% 48% 27% 49% 29%
Ply Gem Stone 35% 39% 24% 36% 50% 31% 32% 41% 27% 43% 29%
Arriscraft 28% 17% 29% 25% 50% 46% 24% 31% 16% 36% 33%
Quality Stone 25% 30% 15% 25% 44% 31% 27% 17% 16% 34% 21%
Environmental Stone Works 25% 22% 15% 21% 50% 31% 23% 21% 16% 32% 17%
Prostone 24% 22% 10% 29% 50% 39% 21% 21% 19% 32% 13%
United Stone Veneer 21% 30% 7% 18% 44% 23% 18% 24% 14% 32% 8%
Indicated At Least One 86% 78% 90% 86% 81% 85% 86% 83% 81% 89% 83%
None 14% 22% 10% 14% 19% 15% 14% 17% 19% 11% 17%
Brand Familiarity
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318
MANUFACTURED STONE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Cultured Stone 31% 26% 22% 32% 50% 46% 24% 35% 22% 47% 8%
Eldorado Stone 31% 17% 29% 32% 44% 31% 27% 35% 24% 36% 25%
Coronado Stone 26% 9% 24% 29% 50% 15% 23% 38% 16% 38% 17%
Belgard (Oldcastle) 14% 17% 17% 4% 19% 15% 12% 17% 8% 19% 13%
Daltile Manufactured Stone 12% 26% 2% 7% 31% 15% 8% 24% 11% 19% 4%
Stonecraft 12% 17% 2% 21% 19% 39% 9% 10% 8% 19% 8%
Environmental Stone Works 6% 9% 2% 4% 6% 15% 5% 0% 3% 4% 8%
Ply Gem Stone 6% 13% 2% 7% 6% 15% 8% 0% 5% 9% 4%
Arriscraft 5% 9% 7% 4% 0% 8% 6% 3% 3% 4% 13%
Quality Stone 5% 13% 2% 4% 6% 8% 8% 0% 0% 9% 8%
Prostone 5% 4% 0% 0% 19% 8% 2% 7% 0% 9% 0%
United Stone Veneer 3% 13% 0% 0% 6% 15% 2% 3% 0% 9% 0%
Indicated At Least One 75% 70% 68% 75% 75% 85% 67% 76% 62% 79% 71%
None 25% 30% 29% 25% 25% 15% 32% 24% 38% 21% 25%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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319
MANUFACTURED STONE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 17% 4% 22% 14% 25% 15% 17% 17% 16% 15% 21%
Coronado Stone 13% 4% 12% 14% 19% 8% 11% 17% 5% 17% 13%
Cultured Stone 13% 13% 10% 14% 6% 15% 9% 14% 8% 19% 0%
Belgard (Oldcastle) 7% 4% 12% 4% 6% 8% 6% 10% 8% 6% 8%
Stonecraft 5% 4% 0% 14% 6% 15% 5% 3% 8% 4% 4%
Daltile Manufactured Stone 4% 13% 0% 4% 6% 0% 3% 10% 5% 6% 0%
Arriscraft 3% 4% 7% 0% 0% 8% 5% 0% 3% 4% 4%
Environmental Stone Works 3% 4% 5% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 13%
Ply Gem Stone 3% 4% 0% 7% 0% 8% 3% 0% 5% 0% 4%
Prostone 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Quality Stone 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 71% 65% 68% 71% 69% 77% 65% 72% 60% 77% 67%
None 29% 35% 32% 29% 31% 23% 35% 28% 41% 23% 33%
Brand Used the Most
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320
MANUFACTURED STONE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 5.73 5.53 6.12 5.42 5.67 5.33 5.85 5.61 5.78 5.65 5.82
Cultured Stone 5.66 5.38 5.72 5.89 5.57 5.40 5.75 5.61 5.54 5.91 5.31
Coronado Stone 5.32 5.27 5.50 5.12 5.23 5.38 5.51 4.90 5.40 5.12 5.60
Daltile Manufactured Stone 5.21 6.00 5.39 4.44 4.92 5.17 5.23 5.19 5.40 5.12 5.11
Belgard (Oldcastle) 5.16 5.25 5.33 4.62 5.18 4.40 5.40 5.00 5.46 4.87 5.44
Stonecraft 4.89 5.09 4.93 4.85 4.62 4.75 5.14 4.62 5.00 4.71 5.12
Arriscraft 4.76 6.25 4.79 4.14 4.50 4.71 5.00 4.40 4.25 4.88 5.00
Environmental Stone Works 4.73 4.80 4.67 5.14 4.44 4.80 4.83 4.43 4.88 4.50 5.17
Ply Gem Stone 4.66 4.90 4.33 4.91 4.50 4.80 4.73 4.50 5.00 4.38 4.86
Quality Stone 4.66 4.86 5.00 4.43 4.29 4.80 4.67 4.50 4.62 4.50 5.20
ProStone 4.61 4.33 4.67 4.75 4.62 4.67 4.43 4.88 4.60 4.40 5.67
United Stone Veneer 4.58 5.29 4.20 4.20 4.43 4.75 4.42 4.75 4.71 4.53 4.50
Quality Ratings
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321
MANUFACTURED STONE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.30 6.40 6.14 6.40 6.36 6.00 6.33 6.38 6.18 6.47 6.06
Product Price 6.14 6.27 6.11 6.00 6.27 5.90 6.23 6.05 6.09 6.08 6.31
Ease Of Installation 6.07 6.60 5.89 6.15 5.64 6.10 6.09 6.00 6.05 6.25 5.69
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.93 6.07 5.64 6.00 6.36 5.30 6.21 5.67 5.73 5.97 6.12
Warranty 5.64 6.07 5.54 5.55 5.45 5.20 5.70 5.71 5.50 5.97 5.06
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.31 5.80 5.07 5.15 5.55 4.60 5.58 5.10 5.09 5.56 5.06
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.04 5.47 4.86 4.75 5.45 4.10 5.26 5.05 4.68 5.33 4.88
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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322
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Georgia-Pacific 83% 86% 80% 83% 87% 80% 83% 86% 82% 86% 79%
Lp Osb 63% 73% 56% 58% 65% 47% 65% 64% 52% 68% 71%
Advantech (Huber Engineered Woods)
62% 59% 72% 63% 30% 47% 61% 59% 55% 60% 64%
Lp Techshield 44% 46% 56% 29% 35% 27% 49% 36% 34% 46% 64%
Timberlake Products Co. 41% 50% 41% 38% 35% 47% 42% 32% 41% 42% 36%
Potlatch Corp. 38% 32% 28% 42% 61% 40% 44% 23% 34% 46% 29%
Roseburg 38% 46% 21% 33% 61% 33% 35% 46% 34% 42% 29%
Ilevel 35% 32% 39% 29% 30% 33% 32% 36% 32% 32% 43%
Norbord Industries 34% 27% 39% 33% 17% 20% 35% 23% 27% 30% 43%
Oregon Strand Board 24% 36% 15% 13% 26% 20% 27% 5% 14% 30% 14%
Ainsworth 23% 18% 18% 25% 26% 20% 23% 18% 23% 20% 21%
Indicated At Least One 95% 100% 92% 96% 91% 87% 94% 100% 93% 96% 93%
None 5% 0% 8% 4% 9% 13% 6% 0% 7% 4% 7%
Brand Familiarity
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323
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Georgia-Pacific 64% 73% 62% 63% 65% 60% 66% 64% 64% 70% 50%
Lp Osb 41% 46% 31% 46% 48% 27% 48% 27% 36% 40% 57%
Advantech (Huber Engineered Woods)
36% 46% 44% 38% 9% 40% 31% 46% 36% 38% 21%
Lp Techshield 17% 5% 28% 8% 9% 0% 20% 9% 7% 14% 43%
Roseburg 16% 23% 3% 13% 30% 20% 11% 23% 16% 16% 7%
Norbord Industries 11% 14% 15% 8% 4% 0% 16% 5% 2% 16% 21%
Potlatch Corp. 11% 5% 3% 13% 30% 0% 16% 5% 7% 14% 14%
Timberlake Products Co. 11% 18% 13% 8% 4% 13% 11% 9% 11% 10% 14%
Ilevel 10% 9% 13% 4% 9% 7% 11% 5% 5% 6% 36%
Ainsworth 6% 9% 3% 0% 13% 7% 6% 5% 0% 10% 7%
Oregon Strand Board 5% 5% 5% 4% 9% 0% 9% 0% 5% 8% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 100% 92% 92% 87% 87% 93% 96% 93% 94% 86%
None 7% 0% 8% 8% 13% 13% 7% 5% 7% 6% 14%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
324
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Georgia-Pacific 32% 27% 39% 33% 26% 47% 31% 27% 34% 36% 14%
Advantech (Huber Engineered Woods)
23% 23% 28% 29% 4% 13% 18% 41% 27% 18% 21%
Lp Osb 13% 18% 5% 17% 17% 7% 16% 9% 9% 18% 7%
Roseburg 6% 9% 0% 4% 13% 7% 4% 9% 9% 4% 0%
Lp Techshield 5% 0% 10% 0% 4% 0% 6% 5% 2% 4% 14%
Potlatch Corp. 3% 0% 0% 8% 9% 0% 6% 0% 5% 4% 0%
Ilevel 2% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 7%
Norbord Industries 2% 5% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 7%
Oregon Strand Board 2% 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Timberlake Products Co. 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 89% 91% 87% 92% 83% 80% 89% 91% 89% 92% 71%
None 11% 9% 13% 8% 17% 20% 11% 9% 11% 8% 29%
Brand Used the Most
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325
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Advantech (Huber Engineered Woods)
6.22 5.87 6.31 6.44 6.00 6.22 6.08 6.62 6.38 5.91 6.78
Georgia-Pacific 5.81 5.81 6.03 5.74 5.55 5.64 5.89 5.68 5.89 5.74 5.82
LP OSB 5.50 4.82 5.92 5.41 5.62 5.33 5.60 5.29 5.86 5.08 6.00
LP TechShield 5.47 4.55 5.84 5.38 5.67 4.80 5.66 5.10 5.39 5.24 6.20
Roseburg 5.22 4.73 5.70 5.22 5.27 4.86 5.27 5.33 5.16 5.23 5.50
iLevel 5.22 5.38 5.44 4.56 5.38 5.67 5.00 5.45 5.22 4.88 6.17
Timberlake Products Co. 5.10 5.08 5.21 5.10 4.89 5.25 5.27 4.33 4.86 5.22 5.60
Potlatch Corp. 5.09 4.25 5.00 5.09 5.56 4.86 5.21 4.71 4.89 5.17 5.50
Norbord Industries 5.00 4.00 5.33 4.90 5.40 5.20 5.07 4.62 4.94 4.94 5.33
Oregon Strand Board 4.89 4.33 5.12 4.50 5.57 4.75 5.00 4.33 4.70 4.94 5.50
Ainsworth 4.77 3.80 4.75 4.57 5.83 4.50 4.65 5.40 4.67 4.64 5.67
Quality Ratings
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326
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.29 5.85 6.74 6.36 5.89 6.17 6.48 5.80 6.28 6.15 7.00
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.07 6.10 6.26 5.77 6.05 6.33 6.27 5.30 5.92 6.15 6.30
Product Price 5.80 5.60 6.21 5.27 5.89 5.83 6.08 4.90 5.54 5.85 6.60
Ease Of Installation 5.59 5.50 6.03 5.45 5.05 5.58 5.76 5.05 5.79 5.30 6.10
Warranty 5.51 5.35 5.76 5.32 5.42 5.08 5.76 4.95 5.44 5.39 6.30
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.20 4.95 5.44 5.32 4.89 4.92 5.44 4.60 5.08 5.15 5.90
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
4.87 4.45 5.09 4.95 4.84 4.58 5.06 4.45 4.64 4.87 5.80
Green/Sustainable Features 4.60 4.80 4.47 4.50 4.74 4.00 4.84 4.20 4.49 4.57 5.20
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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PAINTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-William 92% 96% 79% 100% 93% 78% 93% 100% 95% 84% 95%
Benjamin Moore 88% 96% 77% 95% 86% 78% 87% 100% 93% 84% 81%
Behr Paint Corporation 88% 92% 82% 91% 83% 78% 85% 100% 91% 84% 81%
Valspar 82% 83% 82% 95% 76% 70% 88% 83% 93% 82% 67%
Glidden 81% 92% 77% 86% 69% 74% 81% 83% 88% 75% 71%
Dutch Boy 77% 79% 68% 91% 72% 74% 76% 78% 81% 71% 76%
Ace 71% 67% 62% 81% 66% 65% 66% 78% 74% 68% 52%
Ppg Pittsburgh Paints 66% 79% 65% 76% 52% 65% 64% 78% 79% 61% 52%
Kilz (Masterchem Industries) 60% 71% 56% 76% 52% 52% 64% 67% 77% 55% 48%
Pratt & Lambert 51% 63% 50% 57% 35% 39% 52% 56% 49% 57% 38%
Duron 38% 42% 56% 24% 17% 35% 36% 39% 30% 43% 33%
Kelly Moore 38% 25% 29% 19% 66% 30% 34% 50% 28% 41% 43%
Devoe & Raynolds 29% 42% 32% 24% 21% 22% 30% 39% 23% 36% 29%
Indicated At Least One 98% 96% 97% 100% 100% 96% 99% 100% 100% 98% 95%
None 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0% 2% 5%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
328
PAINTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-William 73% 54% 71% 57% 83% 35% 81% 61% 63% 68% 76%
Benjamin Moore 52% 75% 47% 33% 52% 48% 51% 61% 61% 50% 38%
Behr Paint Corporation 47% 58% 44% 38% 41% 44% 45% 50% 44% 55% 29%
Valspar 35% 25% 38% 38% 45% 26% 42% 33% 47% 36% 19%
Glidden 33% 38% 32% 33% 24% 44% 31% 17% 35% 36% 14%
Kilz (Masterchem Industries) 27% 17% 24% 29% 45% 26% 31% 22% 42% 23% 14%
Ace 21% 21% 18% 24% 17% 30% 18% 11% 23% 18% 14%
Ppg Pittsburgh Paints 19% 25% 21% 14% 10% 17% 16% 22% 14% 21% 19%
Pratt & Lambert 13% 21% 9% 5% 21% 9% 12% 28% 14% 18% 5%
Duron 12% 8% 21% 0% 3% 9% 12% 0% 2% 11% 19%
Dutch Boy 11% 4% 9% 10% 14% 13% 10% 0% 9% 9% 10%
Kelly Moore 9% 0% 6% 5% 31% 17% 8% 17% 7% 11% 19%
Devoe & Raynolds 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Indicated At Least One 96% 92% 94% 95% 100% 87% 99% 94% 95% 96% 95%
None 4% 8% 6% 5% 0% 13% 2% 6% 5% 5% 5%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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329
PAINTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-William 42% 25% 44% 29% 45% 9% 51% 22% 30% 43% 38%
Benjamin Moore 14% 33% 6% 14% 10% 9% 12% 33% 23% 5% 19%
Behr Paint Corporation 13% 13% 15% 14% 10% 30% 9% 6% 9% 18% 10%
Valspar 6% 4% 15% 5% 3% 9% 6% 11% 9% 7% 5%
Glidden 4% 4% 0% 14% 3% 4% 6% 0% 7% 5% 0%
Duron 3% 4% 9% 0% 0% 9% 3% 0% 2% 5% 5%
Kelly Moore 3% 0% 0% 0% 14% 4% 2% 11% 2% 2% 10%
Kilz (Masterchem Industries) 2% 0% 3% 5% 3% 4% 3% 0% 5% 2% 0%
Ppg Pittsburgh Paints 2% 0% 3% 10% 0% 4% 3% 0% 2% 2% 5%
Pratt & Lambert 2% 0% 0% 5% 3% 0% 2% 6% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 83% 94% 95% 93% 83% 96% 89% 93% 91% 91%
None 8% 17% 6% 5% 7% 17% 5% 11% 7% 9% 10%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
330
PAINTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-William 5.96 5.32 6.32 5.96 6.06 5.70 6.14 5.62 5.92 5.95 6.04
Benjamin Moore 5.74 5.72 6.03 5.30 5.77 5.75 5.64 6.05 5.70 5.68 5.95
Kilz (Masterchem Industries) 5.48 5.00 5.48 5.35 6.12 5.46 5.48 5.50 5.67 5.46 4.80
Pratt & Lambert 5.40 5.44 5.35 5.36 5.46 5.50 5.28 5.69 5.33 5.56 5.11
Valspar 5.25 5.14 5.32 5.17 5.32 5.47 5.22 5.16 5.29 5.26 5.13
Behr Paint Corporation 5.19 4.62 5.17 5.52 5.40 5.45 5.15 5.08 5.14 5.10 5.50
Glidden 5.08 4.83 5.29 4.90 5.19 5.33 5.08 4.85 4.96 5.28 5.00
Duron 5.07 4.36 5.36 4.86 5.50 4.89 5.18 4.89 4.88 5.05 5.44
PPG Pittsburgh Paints 5.02 4.89 4.92 4.95 5.37 5.06 5.08 4.82 5.07 4.90 5.15
Kelly Moore 4.87 3.50 4.85 5.00 5.23 5.38 4.74 4.83 4.69 4.95 5.00
Dutch Boy 4.68 4.43 4.76 4.77 4.72 4.79 4.70 4.47 4.64 4.71 4.74
Devoe & Raynolds 4.51 4.00 4.67 4.80 4.86 4.00 4.71 4.33 4.09 4.82 4.43
ACE 4.42 4.33 4.19 4.85 4.38 4.59 4.30 4.61 4.38 4.44 4.46
Quality Ratings
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PAINTS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.55 6.55 6.69 6.55 6.37 6.53 6.48 6.81 6.52 6.45 6.79
Ease Of Installation 6.02 6.25 6.19 5.95 5.70 6.16 5.94 6.19 6.10 5.92 6.05
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.84 5.55 5.97 5.85 5.89 5.79 5.72 6.38 5.85 5.80 5.89
Product Price 5.75 5.90 6.12 5.50 5.37 5.63 5.81 5.62 5.70 5.70 5.95
Warranty 5.49 5.55 5.94 5.25 5.11 5.37 5.41 6.00 5.62 5.35 5.53
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.46 5.25 5.72 5.35 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.56 5.40 5.42 5.68
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.05 4.85 5.44 4.45 5.19 4.58 5.14 5.25 4.82 5.18 5.26
Green/Sustainable Features 4.71 4.35 5.31 4.80 4.19 4.89 4.56 5.06 4.72 4.52 5.05
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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RANGE HOODS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Whirlpool 81% 78% 80% 86% 84% 92% 80% 79% 77% 82% 92%
Jenn-Air 79% 72% 80% 76% 84% 69% 84% 74% 80% 77% 85%
Nutone 74% 78% 75% 81% 84% 69% 80% 79% 82% 82% 54%
Bosch 75% 83% 80% 62% 80% 54% 80% 79% 72% 80% 77%
Kenmore (Sears) 76% 78% 77% 76% 76% 77% 79% 74% 72% 77% 92%
Viking 76% 67% 73% 91% 76% 69% 75% 79% 72% 77% 85%
Broan 78% 83% 66% 81% 76% 62% 75% 77% 72% 75% 77%
Amana 74% 78% 68% 67% 84% 69% 74% 74% 77% 68% 85%
Thermador 72% 72% 68% 76% 80% 62% 71% 82% 72% 71% 85%
Frigidaire 73% 61% 71% 86% 72% 62% 71% 79% 69% 70% 92%
Maytag 70% 67% 71% 71% 80% 54% 75% 74% 69% 70% 92%
Hotpoint 83% 61% 68% 71% 72% 62% 71% 68% 67% 64% 92%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 64% 67% 57% 76% 72% 54% 59% 82% 64% 63% 85%
Magic Chef 60% 61% 57% 67% 64% 46% 64% 62% 56% 59% 85%
Dacor 50% 50% 52% 38% 60% 31% 46% 68% 64% 39% 62%
Fisher & Paykel 43% 56% 34% 38% 56% 31% 34% 65% 51% 38% 46%
Fantech 33% 56% 21% 43% 32% 23% 31% 41% 28% 36% 39%
Best 32% 44% 18% 43% 36% 15% 25% 50% 33% 29% 39%
Indicated At Least One 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Brand Familiarity
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333
RANGE HOODS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 42% 56% 41% 29% 40% 39% 46% 32% 23% 48% 62%
Bosch 40% 56% 34% 24% 40% 31% 33% 47% 31% 43% 31%
Broan 36% 61% 34% 24% 44% 31% 43% 35% 31% 46% 31%
Whirlpool 33% 39% 27% 33% 40% 54% 36% 21% 18% 36% 69%
Nutone 31% 33% 21% 29% 52% 39% 39% 15% 23% 39% 23%
Frigidaire 27% 33% 21% 19% 32% 46% 20% 27% 10% 32% 39%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 26% 39% 21% 14% 44% 23% 18% 47% 26% 29% 31%
Thermador 24% 39% 16% 24% 32% 31% 21% 29% 18% 30% 23%
Viking 24% 28% 27% 19% 24% 15% 26% 27% 23% 29% 15%
Kenmore (Sears) 21% 28% 16% 14% 24% 39% 25% 3% 21% 20% 15%
Jenn-Air 21% 22% 16% 14% 20% 15% 21% 12% 8% 25% 15%
Maytag 18% 33% 11% 14% 20% 31% 18% 12% 5% 25% 23%
Amana 13% 22% 9% 10% 12% 15% 15% 6% 8% 14% 15%
Dacor 11% 22% 11% 5% 12% 0% 12% 18% 10% 14% 8%
Best 10% 11% 9% 14% 8% 8% 7% 18% 5% 13% 15%
Hotpoint 10% 6% 9% 5% 8% 8% 12% 0% 3% 9% 15%
Fisher & Paykel 9% 17% 7% 0% 12% 0% 8% 12% 5% 9% 15%
Fantech 8% 6% 5% 14% 8% 0% 12% 3% 3% 11% 8%
Magic Chef 5% 6% 2% 0% 12% 8% 5% 3% 0% 7% 8%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 98% 100% 96% 92% 98% 100% 95% 100% 100%
None 2% 0% 2% 0% 4% 8% 2% 0% 5% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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RANGE HOODS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 18% 6% 30% 10% 4% 8% 23% 6% 13% 16% 23%
Broan 15% 22% 7% 19% 16% 15% 15% 12% 21% 13% 0%
Whirlpool 9% 6% 9% 5% 16% 15% 12% 3% 3% 5% 46%
Kenmore (Sears) 8% 11% 7% 5% 8% 15% 10% 0% 10% 7% 0%
Bosch 6% 0% 7% 14% 8% 8% 7% 9% 10% 7% 0%
Frigidaire 6% 11% 9% 5% 4% 15% 3% 12% 3% 7% 23%
Nutone 6% 6% 5% 5% 8% 0% 10% 0% 3% 9% 0%
Viking 5% 6% 7% 5% 8% 0% 3% 15% 8% 7% 0%
Best 4% 6% 2% 14% 0% 8% 0% 12% 3% 7% 0%
Maytag 4% 6% 7% 5% 0% 0% 5% 6% 0% 7% 8%
Thermador 4% 0% 2% 10% 4% 0% 3% 6% 5% 4% 0%
Jenn-Air 3% 0% 0% 5% 4% 0% 2% 3% 0% 4% 0%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 3% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 5% 0% 0%
Dacor 2% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 5% 0% 0%
Amana 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 94% 78% 98% 100% 88% 85% 95% 91% 90% 93% 100%
None 6% 22% 2% 0% 12% 15% 5% 9% 10% 7% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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335
RANGE HOODS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Bosch 5.83 5.79 6.19 5.75 5.19 6.22 5.88 5.64 5.73 5.88 5.91
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 5.83 5.85 5.94 6.00 5.44 6.00 5.77 5.85 5.84 5.79 5.91
Viking 5.82 5.75 6.05 5.80 5.42 5.91 5.78 5.85 5.89 5.79 5.73
Thermador 5.62 5.56 5.86 5.65 5.20 5.11 5.53 5.88 5.82 5.53 5.36
Dacor 5.34 5.10 5.43 5.11 5.47 5.25 5.35 5.33 5.53 5.21 5.00
Jenn-Air 5.23 4.82 5.61 5.29 4.73 5.73 5.25 5.00 5.29 5.10 5.58
Whirlpool 5.18 4.76 5.42 5.25 4.95 6.07 5.23 4.68 5.03 5.35 4.92
Broan 5.13 5.17 5.39 4.79 4.95 5.40 5.17 4.97 5.26 5.02 5.18
Fisher & Paykel 4.94 4.92 5.50 4.75 4.36 5.25 5.26 4.60 5.35 4.87 3.67
NuTone 4.92 5.06 4.92 5.00 4.76 6.11 4.76 4.86 4.83 5.06 4.43
GE Appliances 4.88 4.76 5.15 4.53 4.73 5.33 4.98 4.52 4.74 4.88 5.29
Maytag 4.80 4.50 4.81 5.12 4.75 6.29 4.75 4.52 4.53 5.16 4.17
Amana 4.71 4.59 5.00 4.94 4.14 5.44 4.87 4.20 4.78 4.82 4.08
Best 4.69 4.70 5.09 5.22 3.67 6.00 4.06 5.00 4.67 4.95 3.80
Frigidaire 4.66 4.33 5.03 4.42 4.42 5.40 4.71 4.35 4.48 4.85 4.46
Kenmore (Sears) 4.55 4.25 4.76 4.35 4.50 5.27 4.64 4.07 4.28 4.84 4.08
Hotpoint 4.31 4.00 4.72 4.00 4.00 4.78 4.47 3.80 4.20 4.45 4.08
Fantech 4.24 3.83 5.09 4.50 3.38 4.50 4.33 4.06 4.64 4.23 3.20
Magic Chef 4.20 3.93 4.27 4.47 4.06 4.29 4.47 3.65 3.88 4.53 3.82
Quality Ratings
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336
RANGES/COOKTOPS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 87% 84% 88% 95% 89% 92% 91% 83% 89% 85% 95%
Kenmore (Sears) 83% 90% 81% 91% 89% 92% 89% 77% 87% 85% 86%
Bosch 83% 90% 76% 91% 89% 85% 86% 80% 89% 81% 81%
Frigidaire 82% 90% 79% 95% 77% 85% 85% 80% 85% 81% 86%
Whirlpool 81% 90% 88% 86% 69% 77% 89% 73% 83% 83% 86%
Kitchenaid 81% 90% 79% 91% 73% 77% 83% 80% 87% 81% 71%
Viking 81% 84% 76% 81% 85% 77% 80% 83% 80% 83% 76%
Jenn-Air 80% 84% 74% 86% 81% 85% 80% 77% 85% 76% 76%
Magic Chef 78% 84% 74% 86% 77% 77% 80% 77% 83% 76% 76%
Maytag 77% 79% 76% 91% 73% 77% 80% 77% 83% 78% 71%
Amana 76% 84% 76% 81% 69% 77% 79% 73% 87% 71% 67%
Hotpoint 76% 84% 71% 86% 73% 69% 79% 77% 78% 73% 81%
Electrolux 75% 84% 76% 81% 69% 69% 80% 73% 76% 78% 76%
Thermador 73% 84% 69% 76% 77% 69% 75% 77% 74% 78% 71%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 69% 74% 64% 71% 73% 62% 68% 77% 59% 81% 71%
Dacor 61% 68% 50% 67% 65% 62% 57% 67% 52% 71% 57%
Roper 60% 68% 48% 71% 62% 62% 60% 57% 61% 59% 57%
Miele 59% 79% 48% 62% 54% 62% 52% 67% 57% 61% 52%
Fisher & Paykel 54% 79% 43% 57% 50% 46% 51% 63% 52% 59% 48%
Gagganeau 46% 47% 33% 57% 50% 39% 42% 53% 37% 49% 52%
Indicated At Least One 98% 95% 98% 100% 96% 92% 100% 93% 96% 98% 100%
None 2% 5% 2% 0% 4% 8% 0% 7% 4% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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337
RANGES/COOKTOPS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 53% 68% 52% 57% 50% 69% 60% 40% 44% 59% 76%
Whirlpool 40% 32% 50% 33% 31% 23% 54% 13% 28% 39% 62%
Bosch 35% 32% 36% 19% 42% 31% 31% 40% 24% 49% 24%
Kitchenaid 31% 32% 31% 29% 27% 23% 32% 27% 28% 29% 33%
Kenmore (Sears) 29% 26% 21% 38% 31% 62% 28% 13% 37% 24% 14%
Frigidaire 28% 32% 21% 52% 15% 39% 31% 17% 22% 37% 24%
Viking 25% 32% 19% 5% 42% 8% 17% 47% 26% 27% 14%
Jenn-Air 24% 21% 19% 24% 31% 23% 22% 27% 26% 15% 33%
Maytag 23% 32% 17% 19% 23% 15% 23% 20% 20% 22% 24%
Thermador 20% 21% 14% 14% 31% 0% 20% 27% 15% 27% 14%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 20% 37% 17% 5% 23% 8% 14% 37% 20% 22% 14%
Amana 14% 5% 12% 19% 19% 15% 17% 7% 15% 12% 14%
Electrolux 13% 11% 10% 10% 12% 8% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10%
Hotpoint 12% 21% 14% 0% 12% 23% 14% 3% 9% 12% 19%
Miele 11% 26% 5% 10% 19% 0% 11% 23% 11% 17% 10%
Dacor 10% 11% 7% 5% 15% 0% 12% 7% 11% 12% 0%
Magic Chef 9% 11% 10% 10% 12% 15% 12% 3% 11% 12% 5%
Fisher & Paykel 8% 11% 5% 0% 12% 0% 6% 10% 9% 7% 0%
Gagganeau 6% 11% 5% 0% 12% 0% 8% 7% 2% 10% 10%
Roper 2% 5% 2% 0% 4% 0% 5% 0% 4% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 95% 98% 100% 92% 92% 99% 93% 94% 98% 100%
None 3% 5% 2% 0% 8% 8% 2% 7% 7% 2% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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RANGES/COOKTOPS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 31% 42% 29% 24% 31% 46% 31% 23% 26% 29% 43%
Whirlpool 16% 11% 19% 19% 15% 0% 26% 3% 15% 12% 29%
Kenmore (Sears) 9% 0% 10% 19% 4% 31% 8% 0% 11% 10% 0%
Bosch 7% 0% 7% 5% 15% 8% 6% 10% 7% 12% 0%
Frigidaire 7% 5% 7% 10% 0% 8% 5% 7% 2% 10% 5%
Jenn-Air 5% 11% 2% 10% 4% 0% 5% 10% 2% 5% 14%
Kitchenaid 4% 0% 5% 10% 4% 0% 5% 7% 9% 2% 0%
Viking 3% 0% 2% 0% 12% 0% 2% 10% 9% 0% 0%
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 3% 5% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 5% 0%
Maytag 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 2% 5%
Thermador 2% 5% 0% 5% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Dacor 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Electrolux 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 5%
Hotpoint 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 8% 84% 91% 100% 89% 92% 94% 83% 85% 93% 100%
None 92% 16% 10% 0% 12% 8% 6% 17% 15% 7% 0%
Brand Used the Most
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339
RANGES/COOKTOPS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Viking 5.91 6.28 6.05 5.50 5.68 6.09 5.88 5.89 5.98 6.05 5.41
Bosch 5.65 5.74 5.79 5.29 5.70 5.82 5.63 5.63 5.69 5.76 5.33
Wolf Appliance, Inc. 5.60 5.93 5.66 4.94 5.79 5.33 5.53 5.81 5.73 5.78 4.94
Thermador 5.44 5.94 5.50 4.88 5.35 5.56 5.30 5.69 5.54 5.47 5.12
KitchenAid 5.37 5.58 5.56 4.81 5.37 5.09 5.57 5.04 5.29 5.46 5.38
Whirlpool 5.23 5.26 5.43 4.74 5.28 5.50 5.41 4.68 5.17 5.39 5.05
GE Appliances 5.21 5.67 5.28 4.71 5.17 5.31 5.42 4.68 5.29 5.23 5.00
Jenn-Air 5.18 5.61 5.19 4.75 5.19 5.42 5.19 5.04 5.34 5.17 4.76
Miele 5.03 5.53 5.00 4.36 5.14 5.11 4.87 5.26 5.30 5.14 4.08
Electrolux 5.02 5.17 5.24 4.39 5.06 4.89 5.11 4.88 5.32 5.00 4.41
Maytag 4.98 5.12 5.21 4.65 4.74 5.10 5.17 4.50 4.90 5.16 4.75
Dacor 4.92 5.20 5.15 4.20 4.94 5.00 5.02 4.70 5.15 4.97 4.31
Frigidaire 4.84 4.95 5.03 4.45 4.80 5.17 4.93 4.48 5.07 4.89 4.21
Amana 4.80 4.89 4.76 4.78 4.83 5.00 5.02 4.24 4.84 4.94 4.40
Kenmore (Sears) 4.80 4.79 4.85 4.70 4.83 5.25 4.92 4.31 4.86 5.03 4.21
Fisher & Paykel 4.63 4.56 4.82 4.29 4.77 4.33 4.89 4.27 4.89 4.70 3.82
Gagganeau 4.59 5.50 4.56 3.62 4.92 3.60 4.57 4.89 5.11 4.57 3.83
Magic Chef 4.45 4.67 4.54 4.00 4.50 4.50 4.66 3.96 4.49 4.47 4.29
Hotpoint 4.40 4.89 4.39 4.00 4.37 4.33 4.61 3.96 4.41 4.54 4.11
Roper 3.81 4.33 3.68 3.31 4.00 3.78 3.77 3.90 3.91 3.93 3.31
Quality Ratings
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340
RANGES/COOKTOPS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.28 6.38 6.42 5.76 6.43 6.25 6.30 6.24 6.18 6.16 6.67
Warranty 5.96 6.44 5.95 5.86 5.74 6.08 5.92 6.00 6.00 5.92 5.95
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.88 6.25 5.97 5.67 5.65 6.08 5.95 5.60 5.69 6.08 5.86
Product Price 5.87 5.88 5.92 5.62 6.00 5.75 6.00 5.60 5.69 5.89 6.14
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.70 6.00 5.97 5.33 5.39 5.25 5.80 5.68 5.28 6.16 5.67
Ease Of Installation 5.53 5.81 5.61 5.19 5.52 6.00 5.54 5.28 5.46 5.55 5.62
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.20 5.75 5.26 4.81 5.09 5.00 5.21 5.28 4.92 5.55 5.10
Green/Sustainable Features 4.54 4.62 4.45 4.29 4.87 4.92 4.39 4.72 4.64 4.58 4.29
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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REFRIGERATORS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 91% 90% 93% 100% 86% 92% 96% 82% 88% 91% 97%
Whirlpool 87% 75% 90% 90% 86% 77% 91% 79% 82% 87% 90%
Frigidaire 85% 75% 78% 100% 90% 100% 84% 79% 85% 84% 83%
Lg 84% 85% 80% 79% 86% 85% 81% 86% 82% 82% 83%
Kenmore (Sears) 82% 75% 80% 95% 79% 100% 81% 75% 79% 80% 86%
Kitchenaid 82% 80% 80% 84% 83% 85% 81% 82% 85% 80% 79%
Sub-Zero 80% 75% 80% 90% 72% 62% 81% 82% 68% 87% 79%
Amana 78% 75% 73% 90% 79% 62% 82% 75% 71% 82% 79%
Bosch 76% 65% 73% 79% 83% 69% 75% 79% 74% 73% 79%
Maytag 76% 75% 73% 84% 72% 69% 76% 75% 77% 73% 76%
Thermador 76% 75% 75% 68% 79% 62% 75% 82% 68% 76% 83%
Viking 76% 65% 80% 84% 69% 62% 78% 75% 62% 84% 76%
Hotpoint 74% 85% 65% 79% 72% 77% 75% 68% 71% 71% 79%
Jenn-Air 74% 75% 73% 79% 69% 69% 70% 82% 71% 69% 83%
Magic Chef 72% 75% 70% 68% 69% 62% 72% 71% 74% 60% 83%
Electrolux 70% 60% 70% 68% 76% 54% 72% 71% 56% 73% 79%
Dacor 57% 55% 58% 63% 66% 46% 61% 64% 53% 64% 62%
U-Line 53% 45% 53% 47% 62% 39% 51% 64% 41% 58% 59%
Perlick (Undercounter) 35% 40% 38% 26% 35% 23% 39% 32% 27% 33% 48%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 98% 100% 97% 100% 99% 96% 97% 98% 100%
None 2% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 4% 3% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
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REFRIGERATORS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 60% 60% 68% 58% 59% 39% 66% 64% 47% 62% 79%
Whirlpool 41% 30% 45% 32% 55% 23% 49% 36% 29% 47% 52%
Frigidaire 36% 20% 40% 32% 45% 46% 36% 32% 29% 40% 38%
Sub-Zero 33% 40% 38% 11% 38% 15% 27% 57% 24% 42% 31%
LG 30% 50% 23% 16% 35% 15% 30% 36% 27% 36% 24%
Bosch 30% 20% 38% 21% 28% 23% 27% 36% 27% 38% 17%
Kitchenaid 28% 30% 30% 21% 35% 15% 28% 39% 24% 29% 38%
Kenmore (Sears) 23% 20% 20% 37% 21% 31% 24% 18% 27% 27% 14%
Jenn-Air 22% 25% 25% 5% 24% 0% 19% 36% 15% 24% 24%
Thermador 22% 20% 28% 5% 24% 0% 21% 32% 15% 24% 24%
Viking 20% 15% 30% 0% 21% 0% 19% 29% 12% 24% 21%
Maytag 19% 10% 23% 21% 21% 8% 24% 14% 18% 27% 10%
Amana 12% 20% 15% 5% 10% 8% 16% 7% 0% 24% 10%
Electrolux 12% 10% 18% 5% 14% 15% 12% 14% 3% 18% 17%
U-Line 12% 10% 8% 5% 24% 8% 6% 29% 9% 16% 10%
Hotpoint 11% 15% 13% 11% 7% 8% 13% 7% 9% 13% 10%
Dacor 7% 5% 13% 0% 7% 0% 8% 11% 3% 11% 7%
Magic Chef 6% 5% 8% 0% 3% 0% 6% 4% 3% 2% 10%
Perlick (Undercounter) 3% 0% 5% 0% 7% 0% 3% 7% 3% 2% 7%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 95% 100% 97% 92% 99% 96% 97% 98% 97%
None 3% 0% 5% 0% 3% 8% 2% 4% 3% 2% 3%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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REFRIGERATORS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GE Appliances 24% 35% 28% 16% 10% 23% 25% 14% 18% 20% 31%
Whirlpool 17% 5% 20% 21% 21% 8% 25% 4% 15% 20% 17%
Sub-Zero 10% 20% 5% 5% 14% 0% 3% 32% 9% 13% 7%
Frigidaire 10% 5% 10% 11% 7% 15% 9% 4% 12% 7% 7%
Kenmore (Sears) 9% 5% 3% 32% 7% 23% 9% 4% 18% 7% 3%
LG 6% 5% 5% 5% 7% 15% 3% 7% 6% 4% 7%
Jenn-Air 3% 5% 0% 5% 3% 0% 3% 4% 0% 4% 3%
Kitchenaid 3% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 7% 3% 0% 7%
Maytag 3% 0% 3% 5% 3% 0% 5% 0% 0% 7% 0%
Amana 2% 5% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 3%
Bosch 2% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 2% 4% 3% 2% 0%
Electrolux 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 0% 2% 3%
Thermador 2% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 0% 7% 3% 0% 3%
Magic Chef 1% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 3%
U-Line 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Viking 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 95% 93% 100% 83% 85% 93% 93% 85% 93% 97%
None 7% 5% 8% 0% 17% 15% 8% 7% 15% 7% 3%
Brand Used the Most
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344
REFRIGERATORS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sub-Zero 5.92 5.62 6.17 5.65 5.96 5.91 5.76 6.28 5.89 6.10 5.65
Viking 5.79 5.07 6.18 5.68 5.74 5.90 5.79 5.74 5.68 5.95 5.64
Bosch 5.54 5.21 5.90 5.22 5.52 5.55 5.65 5.29 5.66 5.83 5.04
Thermador 5.41 5.00 5.76 5.12 5.40 5.73 5.30 5.52 5.33 5.50 5.37
KitchenAid 5.32 5.00 5.56 5.05 5.41 5.85 5.34 5.00 5.36 5.29 5.31
Whirlpool 5.30 4.81 5.49 5.10 5.46 5.31 5.41 5.00 5.00 5.54 5.31
LG 5.27 5.22 5.26 5.17 5.39 5.36 5.36 5.04 5.36 5.44 4.93
GE Appliances 5.19 5.11 5.28 4.95 5.29 5.36 5.17 5.12 5.12 5.30 5.10
Jenn-Air 5.10 4.73 5.39 5.11 4.96 5.60 5.21 4.68 5.19 5.09 5.04
Maytag 5.02 4.69 5.35 4.74 5.04 5.27 5.20 4.48 4.97 5.17 4.88
Electrolux 4.98 4.83 5.30 3.94 5.32 4.88 4.96 5.05 5.00 5.14 4.73
Kenmore (Sears) 4.97 4.62 4.94 4.90 5.27 5.44 4.88 4.87 4.88 5.26 4.68
Frigidaire 4.93 4.38 5.41 4.45 5.03 5.31 4.93 4.67 4.85 5.10 4.78
Dacor 4.91 5.33 5.12 3.92 5.05 4.75 4.85 5.11 5.11 5.17 4.32
U-Line 4.90 3.78 5.35 4.45 5.16 4.67 4.92 4.95 4.87 4.96 4.85
Amana 4.74 4.33 5.00 4.60 4.77 5.11 4.95 4.04 4.52 5.03 4.54
Hotpoint 4.52 4.44 4.68 4.06 4.75 5.00 4.58 4.10 4.64 4.68 4.19
Perlick (Undercounter) 4.51 4.00 4.94 3.83 4.60 4.00 4.63 4.40 4.33 4.75 4.38
Magic Chef 4.39 4.31 4.40 4.00 4.70 4.70 4.49 4.00 4.28 4.69 4.19
Quality Ratings
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345
REFRIGERATORS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.30 6.26 6.62 5.89 6.17 6.18 6.31 6.35 6.10 6.33 6.46
Product Price 5.94 5.84 6.05 5.79 5.96 6.36 5.98 5.65 5.76 6.07 5.93
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.84 6.11 6.14 5.47 5.46 5.27 5.85 6.04 5.52 6.10 5.79
Warranty 5.84 5.74 6.14 5.47 5.75 6.18 5.87 5.62 5.52 5.95 6.00
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.72 5.68 5.84 5.53 5.71 6.09 5.66 5.69 5.24 5.79 6.11
Ease Of Installation 5.19 5.58 5.54 4.84 4.62 5.45 5.32 4.77 5.28 5.19 5.11
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.12 4.95 5.38 4.95 5.00 5.18 5.18 4.96 4.66 5.36 5.25
Green/Sustainable Features 4.59 4.79 4.84 4.21 4.33 5.18 4.60 4.31 4.34 4.62 4.79
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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RIDGE VENT SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 73% 66% 79% 76% 71% 67% 75% 71% 71% 76% 73%
Ridgeline Ridge Vent System 64% 76% 61% 52% 62% 61% 64% 59% 58% 73% 47%
GAF Cobra 63% 86% 52% 56% 52% 56% 63% 65% 67% 64% 40%
Cor-A-Vent 53% 69% 49% 36% 57% 50% 51% 65% 52% 56% 47%
Air Vent 42% 48% 39% 40% 29% 44% 40% 35% 29% 49% 47%
Benjamin Obdyke (Roll Vent)
40% 41% 39% 32% 38% 50% 36% 35% 35% 44% 27%
Duraflo (Canplas) 33% 38% 33% 16% 33% 28% 29% 41% 27% 38% 20%
Indicated At Least One 91% 97% 91% 92% 86% 89% 95% 82% 94% 93% 80%
None 9% 3% 9% 8% 14% 11% 6% 18% 6% 7% 20%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
347
RIDGE VENT SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 54% 41% 64% 56% 48% 44% 55% 53% 46% 58% 60%
GAF Cobra 40% 62% 33% 36% 19% 33% 41% 35% 42% 42% 20%
Ridgeline Ridge Vent System 33% 28% 36% 28% 43% 28% 36% 29% 31% 38% 27%
Cor-A-Vent 22% 35% 18% 8% 29% 17% 22% 29% 19% 24% 27%
Air Vent 15% 21% 15% 28% 5% 22% 18% 12% 10% 24% 20%
Benjamin Obdyke (Roll Vent)
9% 21% 9% 4% 5% 11% 8% 18% 8% 13% 7%
Duraflo (Canplas) 5% 10% 3% 0% 5% 6% 4% 6% 0% 11% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 93% 88% 88% 67% 83% 89% 71% 83% 91% 73%
None 14% 7% 12% 12% 33% 17% 11% 29% 17% 9% 27%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
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348
RIDGE VENT SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 27% 24% 30% 32% 14% 17% 29% 24% 23% 24% 40%
GAF Cobra 18% 31% 21% 20% 0% 17% 21% 18% 25% 18% 7%
Ridgeline Ridge Vent System 15% 7% 12% 20% 14% 17% 15% 0% 13% 18% 0%
Cor-A-Vent 10% 10% 9% 4% 19% 11% 10% 12% 10% 9% 13%
Air Vent 6% 7% 9% 8% 5% 0% 10% 6% 2% 11% 13%
Benjamin Obdyke (Roll Vent)
4% 3% 6% 4% 0% 11% 1% 6% 6% 2% 0%
Duraflo (Canplas) 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 81% 83% 88% 88% 57% 72% 86% 65% 79% 84% 73%
None 19% 17% 12% 12% 43% 28% 14% 35% 21% 16% 27%
Brand Used the Most
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349
RIDGE VENT SYSTEMS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Owens Corning 5.67 5.70 5.73 5.62 5.60 6.00 5.67 5.41 5.50 5.88 5.57
GAF Cobra 5.58 5.88 5.67 5.25 5.27 6.00 5.64 5.06 5.85 5.47 4.75
Ridgeline Ridge Vent System 5.49 5.48 5.64 5.40 5.35 5.57 5.62 4.93 5.51 5.55 5.20
Cor-A-Vent 4.88 5.24 4.75 4.64 4.73 5.40 4.86 4.57 4.62 5.00 5.33
Air Vent 4.83 5.47 4.35 5.25 4.11 5.44 4.86 4.11 4.56 5.04 4.78
Benjamin Obdyke (Roll Vent)
4.56 5.15 4.41 4.50 4.10 5.40 4.41 4.12 4.71 4.50 4.20
Duraflo (Canplas) 4.44 4.82 4.33 4.50 4.18 5.33 4.35 4.18 4.47 4.62 3.60
Quality Ratings
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350
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 90% 88% 94% 96% 84% 85% 91% 96% 91% 91% 88%
Owens Corning 90% 81% 97% 89% 95% 90% 88% 96% 91% 89% 88%
GAF (Including Timberline) 86% 94% 88% 77% 84% 75% 85% 100% 89% 86% 75%
Tamiko 73% 84% 72% 69% 63% 55% 74% 88% 67% 80% 63%
IKO 53% 69% 44% 50% 47% 50% 52% 58% 47% 63% 25%
Atlas 44% 50% 44% 39% 37% 35% 42% 54% 38% 50% 25%
Indicated At Least One 97% 97% 100% 100% 95% 95% 99% 100% 98% 98% 100%
None 3% 3% 0% 0% 5% 5% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
351
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 63% 59% 53% 77% 63% 65% 60% 67% 58% 68% 50%
GAF (Including Timberline) 62% 81% 66% 39% 53% 55% 62% 67% 60% 66% 38%
Owens Corning 54% 53% 50% 62% 58% 60% 57% 46% 53% 59% 38%
Tamiko 29% 38% 31% 19% 32% 25% 28% 42% 27% 32% 38%
IKO 17% 28% 13% 15% 16% 10% 20% 21% 13% 23% 13%
Atlas 8% 6% 9% 12% 5% 10% 6% 13% 4% 13% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 94% 97% 96% 84% 95% 95% 88% 93% 93% 100%
None 7% 6% 3% 4% 16% 5% 5% 13% 7% 7% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
352
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GAF (Including Timberline) 32% 50% 38% 12% 26% 35% 31% 38% 33% 34% 25%
Certainteed 29% 16% 25% 50% 26% 30% 31% 21% 29% 25% 50%
Owens Corning 16% 9% 13% 19% 16% 10% 19% 4% 13% 14% 13%
Tamiko 9% 13% 9% 12% 5% 15% 8% 13% 11% 9% 13%
IKO 4% 3% 6% 4% 5% 5% 5% 4% 2% 7% 0%
Atlas 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 91% 91% 94% 96% 79% 95% 94% 79% 91% 89% 100%
None 9% 9% 6% 4% 21% 5% 6% 21% 9% 11% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
353
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
GAF (including Timberline) 6.03 6.17 6.15 5.95 5.65 6.31 6.10 5.69 6.18 5.92 5.86
CertainTeed 5.76 5.68 5.67 6.00 5.72 5.83 5.77 5.69 5.85 5.70 5.67
Owens Corning 5.55 5.58 5.49 5.50 5.70 5.53 5.60 5.46 5.83 5.35 5.33
Tamiko 5.16 5.04 5.17 5.16 5.42 5.58 5.08 5.14 5.47 5.04 4.33
Iko 5.03 4.91 4.82 5.29 5.30 5.45 5.00 4.80 5.17 4.97 4.67
Atlas 4.77 4.56 4.72 5.36 4.43 4.88 4.83 4.57 4.90 4.77 3.50
Quality Ratings
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354
ROOFING: ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.56 6.76 6.50 6.44 6.47 6.53 6.57 6.53 6.73 6.44 6.38
Warranty 6.30 6.55 6.20 6.24 6.13 6.00 6.36 6.42 6.41 6.20 6.38
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.07 6.41 5.73 6.04 6.13 6.16 6.02 6.16 6.22 5.90 6.38
Product Price 6.04 6.55 5.77 5.76 6.07 5.84 6.02 6.32 6.05 5.94 6.62
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.87 6.28 5.60 5.88 5.60 5.58 5.89 6.11 5.98 5.82 5.62
Ease Of Installation 5.80 6.03 5.47 5.84 5.93 5.89 5.92 5.32 6.20 5.44 6.00
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.29 5.79 4.90 5.24 5.20 4.79 5.38 5.53 5.22 5.44 4.75
Green/Sustainable Features 4.64 4.86 4.47 4.52 4.73 4.63 4.33 5.63 4.61 4.84 3.50
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
355
ROOFING: CLAY/CONCRETE/SYNTHETIC TILES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 77% 83% 79% 82% 76% 83% 82% 74% 82% 85% 56%
GAF Tru State 62% 79% 62% 53% 52% 75% 60% 58% 59% 74% 25%
Boral Roofing Llc 39% 42% 50% 18% 39% 33% 37% 48% 15% 57% 44%
Eagle 39% 38% 29% 12% 64% 42% 39% 39% 26% 45% 50%
Hanson Roof Tiles 34% 42% 35% 29% 30% 42% 34% 32% 13% 51% 31%
Davinci 33% 46% 27% 18% 39% 33% 32% 36% 21% 47% 19%
Ecostar 33% 42% 29% 18% 39% 42% 29% 39% 21% 49% 13%
Emco 28% 50% 21% 12% 33% 33% 28% 32% 23% 40% 13%
Ludowici 28% 38% 27% 24% 30% 42% 25% 36% 18% 43% 13%
Inspire Roofing Products (The Tapco Group)
30% 50% 21% 12% 30% 33% 31% 23% 15% 43% 13%
Indicated At Least One 87% 88% 88% 94% 88% 92% 91% 84% 87% 93% 81%
None 13% 13% 12% 6% 12% 8% 9% 16% 13% 8% 19%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
356
ROOFING: CLAY/CONCRETE/SYNTHETIC TILES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 56% 71% 53% 59% 49% 58% 57% 55% 62% 64% 19%
GAF Tru State 31% 42% 24% 35% 33% 33% 35% 26% 33% 38% 13%
Eagle 16% 8% 9% 0% 39% 17% 17% 16% 5% 21% 31%
Boral Roofing Llc 14% 13% 21% 0% 18% 8% 12% 23% 5% 19% 25%
Hanson Roof Tiles 8% 4% 12% 6% 9% 8% 11% 3% 0% 11% 19%
Emco 7% 13% 3% 6% 6% 8% 6% 7% 3% 11% 0%
Inspire Roofing Products (The Tapco Group)
7% 17% 6% 0% 3% 8% 8% 3% 5% 9% 0%
Davinci 6% 8% 6% 6% 6% 8% 9% 0% 0% 13% 0%
Ecostar 6% 4% 12% 0% 6% 8% 5% 10% 0% 11% 6%
Ludowici 5% 4% 6% 12% 3% 17% 3% 7% 3% 9% 0%
Indicated At Least One 88% 75% 79% 77% 79% 67% 80% 77% 72% 83% 75%
None 22% 25% 21% 24% 21% 33% 20% 23% 28% 17% 25%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
357
ROOFING: CLAY/CONCRETE/SYNTHETIC TILES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 42% 54% 44% 47% 30% 42% 46% 36% 51% 45% 13%
GAF Tru State 9% 4% 9% 18% 9% 8% 9% 10% 8% 11% 6%
Eagle 8% 4% 3% 0% 18% 8% 9% 3% 3% 6% 25%
Hanson Roof Tiles 5% 0% 9% 6% 6% 8% 6% 3% 0% 8% 13%
Boral Roofing Llc 5% 0% 9% 0% 6% 0% 2% 13% 5% 2% 13%
Ludowici 2% 0% 3% 6% 0% 0% 0% 7% 3% 2% 0%
Inspire Roofing Products (The Tapco Group)
1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 73% 63% 79% 77% 70% 67% 74% 71% 69% 76% 69%
None 27% 38% 21% 24% 30% 33% 26% 29% 31% 25% 31%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
358
ROOFING: CLAY/CONCRETE/SYNTHETIC TILES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
CertainTeed 5.70 5.60 6.07 5.69 5.36 5.80 5.65 5.77 6.03 5.60 5.10
GAF Tru State 5.38 5.00 5.96 5.00 5.18 5.44 5.60 4.90 5.69 5.17 5.40
Eagle 5.14 4.11 5.50 4.50 5.43 4.40 5.38 4.92 5.18 5.00 5.44
Boral Roofing LLC 5.00 4.40 5.53 4.00 4.92 3.50 5.08 5.25 5.00 4.90 5.38
InSpire Roofing Products (The Tapco Group)
4.97 4.83 5.60 4.50 4.60 4.50 5.19 4.67 5.57 4.79 5.00
Hanson Roof Tiles 4.90 4.30 5.21 5.40 4.80 4.20 5.22 4.55 4.33 4.93 5.33
DaVinci 4.87 4.55 5.30 5.25 4.69 3.75 5.26 4.45 4.78 5.00 4.25
Ludowici 4.79 3.89 5.40 5.75 4.60 4.60 5.06 4.45 4.29 5.00 4.33
EcoStar 4.78 4.10 5.45 5.33 4.62 4.60 4.95 4.58 4.38 4.92 4.67
EMCO 4.76 4.58 5.25 5.00 4.55 4.25 5.11 4.36 5.00 4.62 5.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
359
ROOFING: METAL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Building Components (Abc)
43% 61% 35% 32% 45% 25% 49% 33% 26% 48% 67%
Alcan Llc 40% 56% 41% 28% 38% 31% 42% 37% 28% 52% 25%
Bethlehem 35% 44% 32% 32% 38% 38% 38% 30% 33% 41% 25%
Metal Sales Manufacturing 31% 44% 16% 32% 35% 19% 38% 15% 30% 32% 17%
Custom Bilt Metals 29% 44% 22% 16% 38% 13% 30% 33% 23% 35% 17%
Revere Cooper 29% 44% 24% 20% 24% 19% 30% 22% 21% 33% 17%
Atas 26% 50% 16% 16% 28% 19% 29% 19% 23% 24% 33%
Nuconsteel 26% 28% 27% 12% 31% 13% 26% 30% 9% 37% 25%
Indicated At Least One 68% 83% 68% 56% 72% 50% 76% 63% 61% 72% 83%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
360
ROOFING: METAL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Building Components (Abc)
24% 44% 24% 20% 14% 19% 32% 7% 9% 28% 58%
Metal Sales Manufacturing 19% 28% 8% 24% 21% 19% 24% 4% 19% 20% 8%
Alcan Llc 11% 22% 16% 8% 3% 13% 9% 19% 5% 17% 17%
Custom Bilt Metals 9% 17% 11% 0% 14% 6% 9% 15% 9% 13% 0%
Atas 7% 28% 3% 4% 3% 13% 5% 11% 7% 6% 17%
Bethlehem 7% 17% 5% 4% 7% 0% 8% 11% 9% 7% 0%
Revere Cooper 6% 17% 3% 0% 3% 0% 3% 11% 5% 6% 0%
Nuconsteel 2% 6% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 8%
Indicated At Least One 60% 83% 57% 48% 52% 44% 62% 56% 51% 59% 75%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
361
ROOFING: METAL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Building Components (Abc)
17% 28% 22% 12% 10% 13% 25% 4% 7% 21% 42%
Metal Sales Manufacturing 10% 6% 3% 20% 10% 6% 12% 4% 14% 8% 0%
Alcan Llc 9% 11% 17% 4% 0% 13% 8% 7% 2% 13% 8%
Bethlehem 6% 11% 6% 4% 7% 0% 6% 11% 9% 6% 0%
Custom Bilt Metals 5% 6% 3% 0% 14% 0% 3% 15% 7% 6% 0%
Atas 4% 17% 3% 4% 0% 13% 2% 7% 7% 2% 8%
Revere Cooper 2% 6% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 53% 83% 56% 44% 41% 44% 57% 52% 49% 57% 58%
None 47% 17% 44% 56% 59% 56% 43% 48% 51% 43% 42%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
362
ROOFING: METAL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
American Building Components (ABC)
5.16 5.36 5.75 4.89 4.50 5.00 5.22 5.00 5.36 5.11 5.00
Revere Cooper 5.09 4.62 5.42 5.67 4.62 4.00 5.00 5.86 5.50 4.90 4.50
Bethlehem 5.05 5.25 5.08 4.62 5.17 5.50 4.85 5.38 5.29 4.96 4.67
Metal Sales Manufacturing 4.94 5.62 3.88 5.56 4.73 6.00 4.79 5.20 5.33 4.63 5.00
Alcan LLC 4.93 5.20 5.31 4.62 4.42 5.60 4.84 4.90 4.85 4.97 5.00
Nuconsteel 4.83 4.40 5.33 3.33 4.90 4.50 4.68 5.22 3.60 5.00 5.67
Custom Bilt Metals 4.82 5.00 4.89 4.00 4.92 5.00 4.50 5.56 5.20 4.67 4.50
ATAS 4.77 5.22 4.62 4.25 4.67 6.00 4.57 4.83 4.82 4.67 5.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
363
ROOFING: PHOTOVOLTAIC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 64% 53% 77% 59% 57% 65% 67% 52% 62% 60% 69%
Bp Solar 50% 56% 45% 41% 54% 65% 48% 46% 46% 55% 44%
Sun Power 46% 50% 42% 35% 50% 53% 47% 39% 49% 45% 38%
Dow Powerhouse 40% 38% 48% 35% 32% 41% 43% 30% 33% 43% 38%
Akeena 29% 31% 32% 18% 25% 41% 29% 18% 21% 34% 25%
Indicated At Least One 87% 78% 77% 77% 75% 82% 81% 67% 80% 76% 75%
None 23% 22% 23% 24% 25% 18% 19% 33% 21% 25% 25%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
364
ROOFING: PHOTOVOLTAIC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 39% 38% 48% 41% 29% 41% 43% 30% 26% 43% 56%
Bp Solar 18% 22% 19% 12% 18% 12% 21% 18% 10% 23% 25%
Sun Power 13% 13% 16% 6% 11% 18% 12% 9% 10% 15% 6%
Dow Powerhouse 12% 13% 19% 6% 7% 0% 17% 9% 10% 13% 13%
Akeena 5% 0% 13% 6% 4% 6% 7% 3% 0% 6% 19%
Indicated At Least One 56% 59% 61% 53% 46% 59% 62% 42% 41% 60% 75%
None 44% 41% 39% 47% 54% 41% 38% 58% 59% 40% 25%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
365
ROOFING: PHOTOVOLTAIC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 33% 38% 39% 41% 18% 41% 38% 21% 21% 40% 44%
Bp Solar 9% 13% 10% 6% 11% 6% 12% 9% 8% 9% 19%
Dow Powerhouse 4% 6% 3% 6% 4% 0% 7% 3% 5% 6% 0%
Sun Power 5% 3% 7% 0% 7% 12% 2% 6% 8% 4% 0%
Indicated At Least One 51% 59% 58% 53% 39% 59% 59% 39% 41% 59% 63%
None 49% 41% 42% 47% 61% 41% 41% 61% 59% 42% 38%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
366
ROOFING: PHOTOVOLTAIC
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
CertainTeed 5.65 5.60 5.86 6.09 5.16 5.83 5.68 5.47 5.34 5.89 5.71
Dow Powerhouse 5.02 4.86 5.47 5.00 4.55 4.88 4.87 5.55 4.60 5.12 5.50
BP Solar 4.98 4.79 5.35 5.12 4.76 5.08 4.69 5.47 5.00 4.94 5.10
Sun Power 4.98 5.06 5.31 4.43 4.81 5.10 4.77 5.33 5.05 4.85 5.22
Akeena 4.60 4.18 5.36 4.25 4.33 5.25 4.15 5.14 4.33 4.45 5.50
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
367
SHOWER DOORS/SURROUNDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 88% 91% 88% 88% 90% 94% 91% 83% 92% 88% 84%
American Standard 82% 96% 78% 81% 77% 88% 83% 76% 84% 85% 68%
Jacuzzi 69% 57% 78% 81% 63% 65% 71% 69% 70% 75% 58%
Sterling 65% 65% 60% 75% 63% 53% 68% 62% 66% 63% 63%
Alumax 36% 30% 30% 38% 40% 24% 37% 35% 28% 40% 37%
American Shower 31% 35% 25% 31% 37% 35% 30% 31% 24% 35% 42%
Aquatic 31% 30% 25% 38% 30% 35% 29% 28% 24% 35% 32%
Basco 31% 44% 20% 44% 20% 29% 33% 17% 24% 33% 32%
Maax 27% 26% 15% 19% 40% 24% 25% 24% 22% 33% 16%
Guardian Shower/Guard 25% 22% 23% 25% 27% 35% 21% 24% 22% 30% 16%
Mti Whirlpools 23% 17% 23% 19% 27% 35% 24% 10% 18% 28% 21%
Indicated At Least One 98% 96% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 97% 100% 98% 100%
None 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
368
SHOWER DOORS/SURROUNDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 65% 52% 68% 69% 63% 71% 65% 55% 62% 63% 68%
American Standard 52% 44% 53% 63% 50% 71% 51% 41% 48% 58% 47%
Sterling 31% 44% 30% 44% 23% 29% 38% 24% 32% 33% 37%
Jacuzzi 25% 30% 25% 25% 23% 29% 27% 21% 22% 28% 32%
Alumax 12% 4% 13% 19% 13% 6% 16% 7% 10% 13% 16%
Basco 8% 17% 8% 13% 0% 6% 11% 3% 10% 10% 0%
Maax 7% 9% 3% 0% 13% 6% 5% 10% 8% 8% 0%
Aquatic 6% 4% 5% 6% 7% 6% 6% 3% 6% 5% 5%
American Shower 5% 4% 5% 0% 10% 0% 5% 10% 4% 10% 0%
Guardian Shower/Guard 4% 0% 5% 6% 3% 0% 3% 7% 4% 5% 0%
Mti Whirlpools 3% 0% 3% 6% 3% 12% 2% 0% 4% 0% 5%
Indicated At Least One 88% 83% 88% 88% 97% 100% 86% 90% 90% 90% 84%
None 12% 17% 13% 13% 3% 0% 14% 10% 10% 10% 16%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
369
SHOWER DOORS/SURROUNDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 32% 22% 38% 44% 30% 53% 29% 31% 34% 35% 26%
American Standard 22% 13% 23% 13% 30% 24% 21% 21% 20% 18% 32%
Sterling 12% 22% 10% 13% 13% 18% 11% 17% 14% 13% 16%
Basco 7% 9% 8% 13% 0% 0% 10% 3% 10% 5% 0%
Alumax 4% 0% 5% 0% 7% 0% 5% 3% 4% 3% 5%
Aquatic 3% 4% 3% 6% 0% 6% 3% 0% 2% 3% 5%
Maax 3% 4% 3% 0% 3% 0% 3% 3% 2% 5% 0%
American Shower 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 83% 74% 88% 88% 87% 100% 81% 83% 88% 80% 84%
None 17% 26% 13% 13% 13% 0% 19% 17% 12% 20% 16%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
370
SHOWER DOORS/SURROUNDS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 6.04 6.05 6.20 5.59 6.07 6.53 5.98 5.86 6.02 6.03 6.11
American Standard 5.45 5.26 5.61 5.50 5.38 5.88 5.43 5.26 5.43 5.41 5.62
Jacuzzi 5.42 5.57 5.44 5.60 5.11 6.00 5.35 5.25 5.51 5.30 5.42
Sterling 5.28 5.25 5.27 5.31 5.32 5.60 5.23 5.24 5.61 4.81 5.31
Alumax 4.84 4.71 4.82 5.00 4.83 4.60 4.92 4.77 4.76 4.61 5.50
MAAX 4.76 5.71 3.60 4.50 5.25 4.80 4.61 5.00 4.93 4.57 4.75
Basco 4.76 4.90 4.69 4.62 4.83 4.67 4.87 4.50 4.94 4.43 5.00
American Shower 4.61 3.75 4.85 4.50 5.00 5.00 4.40 4.73 4.36 4.60 5.00
Aquatic 4.59 4.43 4.57 4.86 4.56 4.71 4.80 4.10 4.64 4.38 5.00
Guardian Shower/Guard 4.50 4.40 4.42 4.60 4.62 5.00 4.14 4.67 4.62 4.38 4.50
MTI Whirlpools 4.50 4.25 4.25 5.00 4.75 5.29 4.25 4.20 4.45 4.25 5.20
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
371
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 48% 32% 57% 43% 58% 48% 50% 47% 44% 49% 61%
Acme Brick 42% 26% 43% 54% 42% 38% 44% 40% 39% 46% 44%
Boral 41% 26% 54% 29% 42% 29% 43% 40% 37% 39% 48%
Hanson Brick 27% 16% 43% 11% 29% 24% 28% 27% 15% 36% 35%
Glen-Gery 26% 32% 14% 43% 17% 24% 24% 33% 20% 26% 35%
General Shale 26% 16% 24% 29% 21% 19% 21% 40% 17% 28% 26%
Belden 23% 21% 14% 29% 21% 24% 17% 33% 15% 28% 17%
Pacific Clay 18% 16% 14% 21% 17% 10% 19% 13% 13% 18% 22%
Old Carolina 17% 16% 8% 18% 21% 24% 11% 20% 9% 18% 22%
Pine Hall Brick 16% 11% 14% 14% 17% 14% 13% 20% 7% 18% 22%
Triangle Brick 17% 5% 14% 18% 17% 14% 10% 33% 4% 21% 22%
Indicated At Least One 83% 58% 95% 86% 79% 81% 83% 80% 76% 82% 96%
None 17% 42% 5% 14% 21% 19% 17% 20% 24% 18% 4%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
372
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 28% 16% 19% 32% 46% 29% 28% 27% 24% 28% 35%
Boral 21% 11% 41% 11% 13% 14% 21% 33% 17% 23% 26%
Acme Brick 17% 5% 32% 7% 4% 5% 19% 7% 4% 18% 30%
General Shale 14% 0% 27% 11% 4% 10% 14% 13% 11% 13% 17%
Hanson Brick 8% 5% 19% 4% 4% 5% 10% 13% 7% 8% 17%
Glen-Gery 6% 11% 3% 11% 4% 0% 10% 0% 7% 3% 13%
Pine Hall Brick 6% 0% 16% 4% 0% 0% 6% 20% 4% 10% 4%
Triangle Brick 6% 5% 11% 7% 0% 5% 6% 13% 7% 5% 9%
Belden 3% 11% 3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 5% 0%
Pacific Clay 4% 5% 3% 0% 4% 5% 3% 0% 2% 5% 0%
Old Carolina 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 1% 7% 4% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 71% 42% 87% 71% 58% 62% 69% 73% 57% 69% 91%
None 29% 58% 14% 29% 42% 38% 31% 27% 44% 31% 9%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
373
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Eldorado Stone 20% 11% 8% 36% 38% 24% 21% 27% 17% 26% 26%
Acme Brick 14% 5% 32% 4% 4% 10% 17% 7% 7% 15% 26%
General Shale 9% 0% 14% 7% 0% 5% 7% 7% 7% 8% 4%
Boral 8% 5% 11% 7% 4% 5% 7% 13% 9% 8% 4%
Glen-Gery 4% 11% 5% 4% 0% 0% 7% 0% 2% 3% 13%
Belden 4% 11% 3% 4% 0% 0% 4% 7% 2% 8% 0%
Hanson Brick 3% 0% 3% 4% 4% 5% 3% 0% 2% 0% 9%
Pacific Clay 3% 5% 0% 4% 4% 5% 3% 0% 4% 3% 0%
Triangle Brick 2% 0% 5% 4% 0% 5% 1% 7% 2% 3% 4%
Old Carolina 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 1% 0% 2% 3% 0%
Pine Hall Brick 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Indicated At Least One 71% 47% 89% 71% 54% 62% 72% 67% 54% 74% 91%
None 29% 53% 11% 29% 46% 38% 28% 33% 46% 26% 9%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
374
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Acme Brick 5.44 4.83 5.95 5.33 5.00 5.50 5.50 5.00 5.82 4.89 5.64
Boral 5.38 5.00 5.78 4.67 5.33 5.62 5.43 4.86 5.65 4.88 5.55
Eldorado Stone 5.37 4.83 5.12 5.64 5.73 5.45 5.44 5.00 5.67 4.81 5.71
General Shale 5.23 4.67 5.83 4.80 5.00 4.50 5.35 5.29 5.42 4.83 5.57
Glen-Gery 5.17 5.67 5.00 5.43 4.00 5.20 5.21 5.00 5.33 4.91 5.29
Old Carolina 5.00 4.33 5.40 5.33 4.67 5.00 4.92 5.33 5.86 4.00 5.40
Triangle Brick 4.90 3.00 5.62 4.67 4.40 5.33 4.64 5.17 5.00 4.70 5.20
Pine Hall Brick 4.89 5.00 5.57 4.00 4.80 5.33 5.00 4.00 5.50 4.50 4.80
Hanson Brick 4.88 4.67 4.94 4.00 5.25 5.20 4.83 4.75 5.70 4.40 4.75
Belden 4.57 4.40 3.86 5.00 4.86 4.00 4.75 4.67 4.73 4.23 5.25
Pacific Clay 4.57 5.33 4.43 4.14 5.00 4.50 4.59 4.50 4.88 3.88 5.20
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
375
SIDING: BRICK & BRICK VENEER
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.12 6.11 6.00 6.50 5.85 6.69 5.94 6.30 6.52 6.24 5.48
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.89 5.89 6.06 6.10 5.15 6.00 5.92 5.60 5.88 5.86 5.95
Product Price 5.77 6.11 5.88 5.60 5.54 5.62 5.88 5.40 5.80 5.48 6.14
Warranty 5.56 5.78 5.33 6.15 5.08 6.00 5.38 5.90 6.12 5.55 4.90
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.47 5.78 5.55 5.60 4.85 5.38 5.54 5.20 5.52 5.62 5.19
Ease Of Installation 5.40 5.67 5.12 5.80 5.31 6.23 5.17 5.50 6.12 5.21 4.81
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.20 5.56 5.21 5.60 4.31 4.77 5.37 4.90 5.20 5.41 4.90
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
376
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dryvit 70% 72% 71% 75% 63% 63% 68% 77% 62% 80% 60%
Senergy 36% 40% 29% 35% 31% 21% 37% 35% 21% 48% 27%
Simplex (Finestone) 34% 32% 39% 45% 28% 26% 38% 35% 36% 37% 27%
TEC 33% 40% 32% 30% 28% 26% 37% 27% 28% 39% 27%
Omega Products 32% 40% 23% 25% 44% 26% 33% 39% 26% 41% 33%
STO 32% 44% 26% 25% 28% 21% 30% 39% 13% 46% 40%
Parex/La Habra 29% 28% 23% 20% 44% 11% 33% 35% 17% 37% 47%
Indicated At Least One 80% 84% 77% 80% 78% 68% 81% 85% 72% 89% 73%
None 20% 16% 23% 20% 22% 32% 19% 15% 28% 11% 27%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
377
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dryvit 42% 52% 36% 40% 41% 37% 46% 35% 36% 46% 47%
Senergy 18% 16% 19% 20% 19% 11% 21% 19% 6% 30% 20%
Simplex (Finestone) 16% 16% 23% 20% 13% 16% 22% 8% 15% 17% 27%
STO 14% 28% 10% 10% 3% 5% 10% 23% 0% 22% 20%
TEC 11% 24% 10% 5% 9% 5% 18% 4% 11% 11% 20%
Parex/La Habra 10% 4% 7% 10% 22% 5% 13% 12% 6% 13% 20%
Omega Products 10% 12% 7% 5% 16% 21% 10% 4% 9% 13% 7%
Indicated At Least One 66% 80% 52% 65% 66% 58% 71% 54% 53% 76% 67%
None 34% 16% 48% 35% 34% 37% 29% 46% 45% 24% 33%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
378
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dryvit 29% 29% 19% 25% 34% 28% 30% 19% 26% 30% 20%
STO 8% 21% 3% 5% 3% 0% 5% 19% 0% 13% 13%
Parex/La Habra 7% 0% 3% 10% 16% 0% 10% 8% 7% 7% 13%
Simplex (Finestone) 6% 0% 10% 15% 3% 17% 6% 0% 9% 4% 7%
Senergy 5% 8% 3% 5% 6% 6% 5% 8% 4% 9% 0%
TEC 5% 17% 3% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 4% 2% 13%
Omega Products 3% 8% 7% 0% 0% 11% 3% 0% 2% 7% 0%
Indicated At Least One 63% 83% 48% 30% 63% 61% 67% 54% 52% 78% 67%
None 37% 17% 52% 40% 38% 39% 33% 46% 48% 28% 33%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
379
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Dryvit 5.30 5.48 4.88 5.19 5.64 5.46 5.51 4.81 5.50 5.12 5.30
Senergy 5.02 4.73 5.15 4.29 5.50 5.20 4.85 5.31 4.75 5.12 5.40
Simplex (Finestone) 4.90 5.10 4.67 5.10 4.80 5.20 4.93 4.70 4.70 4.94 5.75
Omega Products 4.83 5.09 4.62 4.60 4.81 5.80 4.79 4.45 4.93 4.70 5.00
Parex/La Habra 4.75 4.33 4.29 4.60 5.27 5.00 4.88 4.33 4.40 4.84 5.00
STO 4.75 5.15 4.30 4.83 4.64 5.25 4.23 5.43 3.80 5.00 5.29
TEC 4.61 5.09 4.50 4.14 4.55 5.20 4.52 4.56 4.28 4.63 6.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
380
SIDING: EIFS/STUCCO
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.31 6.25 6.47 6.08 6.40 6.00 6.29 6.64 6.33 6.21 6.60
Warranty 6.04 5.95 6.33 5.83 6.05 6.09 5.98 6.21 6.08 6.03 6.00
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.82 5.80 6.00 5.33 6.00 6.09 5.67 6.07 5.71 5.85 6.00
Product Price 5.70 5.95 5.80 4.92 5.85 5.82 5.81 5.29 5.62 5.64 6.10
Ease Of Installation 5.64 5.95 5.93 5.25 5.35 5.91 5.62 5.50 5.71 5.52 5.90
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.52 5.70 5.67 5.17 5.45 5.73 5.38 5.79 5.21 5.70 5.70
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.18 5.35 5.00 5.00 5.25 5.18 5.14 5.29 4.96 5.36 5.10
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
381
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
LP Smartside 66% 64% 60% 68% 70% 44% 68% 71% 58% 78% 47%
Collins/Truwood 27% 20% 33% 23% 26% 38% 25% 21% 21% 31% 24%
Roseburg/Duratemp 23% 24% 13% 26% 30% 31% 20% 25% 16% 31% 18%
Araucoply 22% 28% 20% 16% 17% 31% 15% 25% 14% 29% 12%
Indicated At Least One 69% 64% 70% 68% 74% 63% 69% 71% 61% 82% 53%
None 31% 36% 30% 32% 26% 38% 31% 29% 40% 18% 47%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
382
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
LP Smartside 50% 36% 47% 61% 57% 38% 51% 57% 44% 63% 29%
Roseburg/Duratemp 11% 8% 10% 10% 22% 25% 8% 14% 9% 16% 6%
Collins/Truwood 11% 4% 27% 3% 4% 19% 9% 7% 9% 12% 6%
Araucoply 7% 0% 7% 0% 13% 13% 2% 7% 2% 8% 0%
Indicated At Least One 61% 44% 60% 65% 65% 63% 57% 61% 51% 74% 35%
None 39% 56% 40% 36% 35% 38% 43% 39% 49% 27% 65%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
383
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
LP Smartside 47% 36% 43% 55% 57% 38% 48% 54% 44% 59% 24%
Collins/Truwood 4% 4% 10% 0% 0% 6% 5% 0% 2% 4% 6%
Roseburg/Duratemp 3% 4% 3% 3% 4% 13% 2% 4% 5% 2% 6%
Araucoply 3% 0% 3% 0% 4% 6% 0% 4% 0% 4% 0%
Indicated At Least One 57% 44% 60% 58% 65% 63% 54% 61% 51% 69% 35%
None 43% 56% 40% 42% 35% 38% 46% 39% 49% 31% 65%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
384
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
LP SmartSide 5.75 5.67 5.45 6.08 5.71 5.88 5.71 5.77 5.96 5.58 5.88
Collins/TruWood 4.88 4.33 5.18 4.75 5.00 4.71 4.94 4.86 5.00 4.50 6.00
Roseburg/DuraTemp 4.78 4.83 4.00 4.60 5.43 4.80 4.73 4.86 5.38 4.31 5.67
AraucoPly 4.77 4.38 4.50 4.57 6.00 4.40 4.79 5.00 4.88 4.56 6.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
385
SIDING: ENGINEERED WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.50 6.45 6.28 6.67 6.60 6.20 6.49 6.71 6.68 6.38 6.50
Warranty 6.19 5.73 6.17 6.61 6.07 5.80 6.20 6.41 6.50 6.09 5.67
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.94 5.64 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.50 6.14 5.76 6.23 5.76 5.83
Ease Of Installation 5.90 5.73 5.67 6.11 6.07 5.50 6.00 5.94 6.27 5.68 5.83
Product Price 5.66 5.64 6.00 5.33 5.67 5.20 5.80 5.65 5.68 5.56 6.17
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.48 5.36 5.50 5.72 5.27 4.40 5.86 5.35 5.45 5.50 5.50
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.34 5.00 5.06 5.67 5.53 4.00 5.80 5.18 5.45 5.26 5.33
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
386
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Hardiplank (James Hardie) 91% 86% 97% 89% 88% 71% 92% 100% 92% 87% 96%
Certainteed 83% 76% 87% 89% 83% 86% 85% 82% 72% 87% 96%
Artisan (James Hardie) 57% 38% 65% 58% 63% 50% 54% 73% 50% 68% 48%
Nichiha 36% 24% 41% 19% 50% 29% 29% 55% 33% 40% 24%
Michigan Prestain 21% 19% 27% 12% 21% 29% 18% 23% 14% 34% 4%
Indicated At Least One 97% 95% 100% 100% 92% 93% 97% 100% 94% 98% 100%
None 9% 5% 0% 0% 8% 7% 3% 0% 6% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
387
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Hardiplank (James Hardie) 87% 81% 95% 89% 79% 71% 89% 91% 86% 85% 92%
Certainteed 38% 52% 43% 39% 25% 50% 40% 32% 36% 49% 28%
Artisan (James Hardie) 27% 19% 30% 23% 33% 14% 25% 41% 22% 34% 20%
Nichiha 13% 5% 19% 8% 13% 14% 11% 14% 11% 15% 8%
Michigan Prestain 6% 5% 5% 8% 4% 14% 4% 5% 3% 11% 0%
Indicated At Least One 93% 91% 97% 96% 88% 93% 94% 91% 92% 96% 92%
None 7% 10% 3% 4% 13% 7% 6% 9% 8% 4% 8%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
388
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Hardiplank (James Hardie) 69% 67% 70% 65% 71% 64% 65% 82% 69% 66% 72%
Certainteed 15% 24% 11% 19% 13% 7% 22% 0% 17% 15% 16%
Artisan (James Hardie) 6% 0% 11% 8% 4% 14% 4% 9% 6% 11% 0%
Michigan Prestain 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 91% 92% 96% 88% 93% 92% 91% 92% 94% 88%
None 8% 10% 8% 4% 13% 7% 8% 9% 8% 6% 12%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
389
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
HardiPlank (James Hardie) 6.04 6.16 6.00 6.12 5.92 6.17 5.94 6.23 6.10 5.91 6.17
Artisan (James Hardie) 5.69 5.75 5.67 5.81 5.59 5.71 5.52 6.05 6.00 5.32 6.17
CertainTeed 5.22 5.82 5.34 5.33 4.48 5.08 5.33 5.00 5.42 5.30 4.83
Nichiha 4.58 4.20 4.44 4.83 4.79 4.25 4.64 4.57 4.65 4.25 5.50
Michigan PreStain 4.28 3.50 4.25 5.25 4.20 4.00 4.33 4.33 4.38 4.12 6.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
390
SIDING: FIBER CEMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.43 6.63 6.29 6.40 6.52 6.62 6.29 6.80 6.73 6.36 6.14
Warranty 6.16 6.32 5.97 6.48 5.95 6.00 6.08 6.55 6.45 6.02 6.00
Ease Of Installation 6.09 6.58 5.74 6.28 6.00 6.62 6.05 5.90 6.48 5.93 5.82
Product Price 5.98 6.21 5.91 6.08 5.76 6.08 5.92 6.10 6.15 5.77 6.14
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.97 5.95 6.06 5.96 5.86 5.92 5.88 6.30 6.03 5.98 5.86
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.69 5.84 5.53 5.88 5.57 5.85 5.62 5.80 5.76 5.84 5.27
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.20 5.53 5.15 5.28 4.90 5.62 5.18 5.00 5.12 5.55 4.64
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
391
SIDING: INSULATED
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 85% 93% 83% 85% 88% 82% 90% 82% 87% 87% 88%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
40% 39% 50% 35% 29% 35% 45% 23% 30% 42% 53%
Structure (Alcoa) 39% 43% 43% 31% 33% 35% 44% 23% 35% 38% 47%
Cedarmax (Heartland) 36% 43% 47% 23% 25% 41% 36% 27% 33% 36% 41%
The Foundry (The Tapco Group)
35% 39% 50% 31% 13% 24% 39% 27% 35% 33% 35%
Royal Group 35% 39% 40% 27% 25% 47% 32% 27% 28% 38% 35%
Craneboard (Exterior Portfolio By Crane)
33% 29% 37% 46% 17% 35% 36% 18% 30% 29% 47%
Prodigy (Alside) 30% 32% 33% 35% 17% 29% 32% 23% 24% 29% 47%
Oracle (Exterior Portfolio By Crane)
27% 25% 37% 23% 17% 29% 28% 18% 17% 29% 41%
Mitten 24% 29% 33% 12% 13% 24% 23% 18% 17% 24% 29%
Indicated At Least One 91% 93% 90% 92% 92% 88% 94% 86% 91% 91% 94%
None 9% 7% 10% 8% 8% 12% 6% 14% 9% 9% 6%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
392
SIDING: INSULATED
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 62% 68% 73% 54% 58% 59% 71% 46% 61% 62% 77%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
13% 21% 10% 15% 0% 12% 13% 9% 7% 16% 18%
The Foundry (The TapcoGroup)
12% 21% 17% 8% 0% 12% 13% 9% 9% 16% 12%
Structure (Alcoa) 12% 18% 10% 8% 4% 0% 13% 9% 7% 13% 12%
Cedarmax (Heartland) 10% 21% 13% 4% 0% 6% 12% 9% 7% 13% 12%
Royal Group 10% 21% 10% 8% 0% 24% 6% 14% 9% 13% 6%
Craneboard (Exterior Portfolio By Crane)
8% 7% 13% 12% 0% 6% 9% 9% 4% 9% 18%
Prodigy (Alside) 6% 14% 3% 8% 0% 0% 6% 14% 7% 7% 6%
Mitten 6% 7% 7% 8% 0% 6% 4% 9% 2% 9% 6%
Oracle (Exterior Portfolio By Crane)
3% 7% 7% 0% 0% 6% 1% 9% 0% 7% 6%
Indicated At Least One 70% 75% 77% 69% 58% 65% 80% 46% 67% 67% 88%
None 30% 25% 23% 31% 42% 35% 20% 55% 33% 33% 12%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
393
SIDING: INSULATED
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 50% 46% 60% 46% 54% 47% 58% 36% 54% 47% 59%
Structure (Alcoa) 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 2% 6%
Craneboard (Exterior Portfolio By Crane)
2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
2% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Cedarmax (Heartland) 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Prodigy (Alside) 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Royal Group 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 60% 61% 67% 62% 54% 53% 71% 36% 61% 58% 71%
None 40% 39% 33% 39% 46% 47% 29% 64% 39% 42% 29%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
394
SIDING: INSULATED
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
CertainTeed 5.59 5.96 5.69 5.04 5.57 6.13 5.48 5.55 5.58 5.48 5.93
Structure (Alcoa) 5.24 5.62 5.27 4.67 5.25 5.43 5.16 5.50 5.24 5.11 5.56
Mastic Home Exteriors by Ply Gem
5.06 5.08 4.89 5.30 5.14 5.00 5.03 5.33 5.00 5.00 5.30
CedarMax (Heartland) 5.05 4.69 5.25 5.29 5.00 5.62 4.82 5.33 5.06 4.89 5.43
The Foundry (The Tapco Group)
4.95 5.23 5.06 4.56 4.33 6.00 4.73 5.17 5.06 4.67 5.50
CraneBoard (Exterior Portfolio by Crane)
4.92 4.56 4.92 5.31 4.50 5.14 4.81 5.25 4.87 4.93 5.00
Royal Group 4.85 5.00 4.93 4.75 4.50 5.56 4.38 5.57 4.86 4.63 5.43
Mitten 4.58 4.00 4.45 5.25 4.33 4.60 4.16 5.25 4.11 4.50 4.60
Prodigy (Alside) 4.49 4.70 4.73 4.00 4.50 5.00 4.08 5.80 4.42 4.33 4.88
Oracle (Exterior Portfolio by Crane)
4.39 4.12 4.75 5.00 4.25 4.83 4.38 5.25 4.44 4.53 4.86
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
395
SIDING: INSULATED
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.35 6.29 6.20 6.44 6.54 6.78 6.24 6.50 6.46 6.27 6.25
Warranty 6.21 6.59 5.90 6.06 6.38 6.89 6.10 6.12 6.29 6.15 6.17
Product Price 5.91 6.06 5.75 5.62 6.31 5.89 5.84 6.38 6.04 5.73 6.00
Ease Of Installation 5.88 6.06 5.85 5.56 6.08 6.22 5.69 6.62 6.11 5.62 5.92
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.88 6.18 5.60 5.75 6.08 6.44 5.76 6.00 5.93 5.77 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.71 5.65 5.70 5.81 5.69 6.22 5.65 5.50 5.75 5.54 6.00
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.47 5.76 5.30 5.44 5.38 5.78 5.45 5.25 5.29 5.27 6.33
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
396
STAINS/VARNISHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Benjamin Moore 95% 100% 97% 96% 92% 94% 95% 100% 95% 98% 94%
Sherwin-Williams 94% 92% 97% 96% 88% 94% 92% 96% 93% 94% 94%
Olympic 89% 100% 85% 84% 88% 82% 89% 93% 88% 92% 82%
Valspar 89% 88% 94% 80% 92% 82% 92% 85% 95% 84% 88%
Thompson'S/Minwax 84% 84% 88% 84% 76% 71% 83% 93% 83% 82% 88%
Samuel Cabot 64% 80% 49% 72% 56% 71% 56% 74% 68% 66% 41%
Sikkens 59% 80% 46% 52% 56% 41% 52% 82% 59% 64% 35%
William Zinsser 55% 76% 39% 60% 52% 59% 48% 70% 59% 62% 29%
Flood 52% 60% 33% 52% 60% 29% 47% 70% 51% 56% 29%
Zar (United Gilsonite Labs) 48% 60% 46% 44% 36% 53% 39% 59% 59% 46% 18%
Indicated At Least One 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
397
STAINS/VARNISHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-Williams 75% 76% 91% 60% 64% 53% 77% 82% 63% 76% 94%
Benjamin Moore 67% 96% 64% 56% 60% 59% 67% 78% 76% 66% 59%
Thompson'S/Minwax 57% 64% 64% 56% 36% 71% 58% 41% 56% 58% 47%
Valspar 50% 48% 52% 36% 64% 47% 52% 48% 49% 56% 35%
Olympic 47% 44% 42% 40% 52% 53% 39% 52% 44% 54% 18%
William Zinsser 36% 60% 27% 36% 24% 41% 34% 37% 34% 44% 18%
Sikkens 31% 60% 21% 24% 24% 24% 23% 56% 32% 36% 18%
Samuel Cabot 30% 56% 18% 28% 20% 41% 23% 37% 32% 32% 18%
Zar (United Gilsonite Labs) 20% 32% 30% 12% 4% 24% 22% 15% 22% 20% 18%
Flood 14% 16% 15% 4% 16% 6% 11% 22% 7% 16% 18%
Indicated At Least One 99% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 98% 100% 98% 100% 100%
None 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
398
STAINS/VARNISHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sherwin-Williams 45% 16% 70% 48% 40% 24% 52% 44% 34% 40% 88%
Benjamin Moore 19% 52% 9% 16% 4% 18% 14% 33% 29% 16% 6%
Valspar 9% 12% 3% 8% 20% 18% 9% 7% 5% 16% 6%
Thompson'S/Minwax 9% 0% 6% 20% 12% 18% 9% 4% 12% 10% 0%
Olympic 4% 4% 0% 4% 8% 0% 5% 4% 7% 2% 0%
Sikkens 4% 8% 0% 0% 8% 0% 3% 7% 2% 6% 0%
Samuel Cabot 3% 4% 6% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 4% 0%
William Zinsser 3% 0% 0% 4% 4% 12% 0% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Flood 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Zar (United Gilsonite Labs) 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 97% 100% 96% 100% 97% 100% 98% 98% 100%
None 3% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 3% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
399
STAINS/VARNISHES
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Benjamin Moore 5.88 6.42 6.14 5.42 5.48 5.59 5.98 5.90 5.95 5.90 5.75
Sherwin-Williams 5.86 5.88 6.16 5.56 5.62 5.82 5.97 5.60 5.93 5.56 6.47
William Zinsser 5.49 6.20 5.85 5.25 4.60 5.70 5.53 5.40 5.42 5.48 6.20
Sikkens 5.44 5.86 6.00 4.57 5.12 5.75 5.39 5.48 5.33 5.54 5.57
Valspar 5.44 5.43 5.66 5.33 5.28 5.14 5.43 5.67 5.44 5.36 5.75
Thompson's/Minwax 5.43 5.32 5.94 5.05 5.29 5.69 5.43 5.41 5.53 5.32 5.69
Samuel Cabot 5.32 5.57 5.67 5.11 4.88 5.38 5.38 5.18 5.52 5.25 4.86
Olympic 5.27 5.38 5.47 5.05 5.17 5.13 5.37 5.21 5.40 5.22 5.20
Flood 4.93 5.25 5.54 4.36 4.71 5.00 5.00 4.85 5.08 4.77 5.40
Zar (United Gilsonite Labs) 4.91 4.88 5.50 4.83 4.09 5.33 5.18 4.22 4.73 4.92 5.75
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
400
SIDING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 88% 90% 91% 97% 71% 86% 97% 67% 87% 91% 94%
Georgia-Pacific Siding 71% 83% 74% 67% 64% 86% 73% 61% 78% 67% 77%
Norandex 48% 47% 53% 60% 29% 62% 54% 22% 42% 52% 65%
Alside 47% 53% 32% 67% 43% 33% 54% 50% 36% 59% 59%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
43% 63% 35% 40% 29% 33% 51% 28% 42% 46% 41%
Reynolds 35% 33% 32% 43% 21% 38% 38% 17% 24% 41% 41%
Roliex 33% 27% 24% 63% 21% 29% 42% 17% 27% 44% 35%
Revere 32% 30% 29% 47% 21% 24% 41% 17% 29% 39% 29%
Cellwood Vinyl Siding By Ply Gem
31% 43% 27% 33% 21% 29% 36% 22% 27% 39% 29%
Vanform By Ply Gem 31% 37% 32% 33% 21% 19% 39% 22% 24% 35% 47%
Royal Group 29% 33% 32% 30% 21% 19% 36% 22% 20% 41% 29%
Heartland Siding 28% 37% 32% 20% 29% 24% 32% 28% 31% 28% 29%
Gentek 27% 37% 18% 27% 29% 24% 32% 11% 27% 28% 24%
The Foundry 26% 37% 24% 27% 14% 14% 32% 22% 20% 37% 18%
Durabuilt (Ply Gem Siding Group)
25% 33% 27% 17% 29% 38% 26% 11% 22% 26% 35%
Exterior Portfolio By Crane 23% 30% 24% 27% 14% 24% 28% 17% 16% 28% 41%
Napco By Ply Gem 24% 37% 24% 17% 21% 14% 30% 17% 20% 28% 29%
Indicated At Least One 94% 97% 94% 100% 79% 100% 100% 67% 93% 96% 94%
None 6% 3% 6% 0% 21% 0% 0% 33% 7% 4% 6%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
401
SIDING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 56% 63% 62% 53% 36% 57% 61% 39% 58% 52% 65%
Georgia-Pacific Siding 32% 33% 32% 37% 21% 38% 33% 22% 33% 35% 24%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
18% 30% 15% 20% 0% 14% 22% 11% 16% 17% 29%
Alside 16% 13% 21% 23% 0% 10% 19% 17% 9% 17% 35%
Norandex 15% 7% 29% 17% 0% 29% 13% 11% 11% 17% 24%
Royal Group 9% 7% 15% 10% 0% 0% 12% 11% 0% 15% 18%
Vanform By Ply Gem 9% 3% 12% 17% 0% 5% 12% 6% 2% 15% 12%
Roliex 9% 3% 6% 20% 0% 10% 9% 6% 4% 11% 12%
Exterior Portfolio By Crane 5% 0% 12% 3% 7% 10% 3% 11% 0% 7% 18%
The Foundry 5% 3% 6% 10% 0% 0% 7% 6% 2% 9% 6%
Revere 5% 0% 9% 7% 0% 5% 4% 6% 4% 4% 6%
Cellwood Vinyl Siding By Ply Gem
4% 0% 9% 7% 0% 5% 3% 11% 0% 9% 6%
Heartland Siding 4% 3% 9% 0% 7% 5% 3% 11% 4% 2% 12%
Reynolds 4% 0% 6% 7% 0% 0% 4% 6% 0% 4% 12%
Gentek 3% 7% 0% 7% 0% 0% 6% 0% 4% 4% 0%
Durabuilt (Ply Gem Siding Group)
3% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0% 3% 6% 0% 4% 6%
Napco By Ply Gem 2% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 1% 6% 0% 2% 6%
Indicated At Least One 86% 93% 88% 97% 43% 95% 93% 50% 82% 87% 94%
None 14% 7% 12% 3% 57% 5% 7% 50% 18% 13% 6%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
402
SIDING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Certainteed 37% 57% 29% 30% 21% 38% 38% 28% 42% 30% 35%
Georgia-Pacific Siding 12% 7% 15% 13% 14% 14% 13% 6% 11% 17% 0%
Alside 8% 7% 9% 13% 0% 5% 10% 6% 4% 11% 12%
Mastic Home Exteriors By Ply Gem
8% 10% 9% 10% 0% 5% 12% 0% 7% 7% 18%
Norandex 6% 3% 15% 3% 0% 19% 4% 0% 7% 4% 12%
Vanform By Ply Gem 3% 3% 0% 10% 0% 0% 6% 0% 2% 4% 6%
Royal Group 3% 0% 6% 3% 0% 0% 3% 6% 0% 4% 6%
Roliex 2% 0% 0% 10% 0% 10% 1% 0% 2% 4% 0%
Reynolds 1% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0% 1% 6% 0% 2% 6%
Heartland Siding 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 83% 90% 85% 97% 36% 91% 90% 50% 78% 85% 94%
None 17% 10% 15% 3% 64% 10% 10% 50% 22% 15% 6%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
403
SIDING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
CertainTeed 5.76 6.03 5.94 5.45 5.27 5.95 5.67 5.92 5.95 5.48 6.00
Mastic Home Exteriors by Ply Gem
5.39 5.58 5.71 5.00 4.50 4.86 5.32 6.60 5.86 4.81 5.71
Georgia-Pacific Siding 5.28 5.12 5.67 5.10 5.00 5.20 5.27 5.45 5.38 4.97 5.77
Alside 5.07 5.25 5.38 4.95 4.33 4.75 5.11 5.22 5.41 4.61 5.80
Vanform by Ply Gem 5.00 4.33 5.18 5.60 5.00 3.80 5.04 6.25 5.08 4.88 5.12
Heartland Siding 4.79 4.25 5.36 4.83 4.75 3.83 4.73 6.20 5.00 4.62 4.60
Norandex 4.79 4.50 5.40 4.44 4.25 4.79 4.66 6.00 5.00 4.48 5.09
Reynolds 4.78 4.55 5.00 4.92 4.00 4.30 4.78 6.33 5.00 4.43 5.43
Roliex 4.77 3.89 5.12 5.05 4.67 4.57 4.66 6.33 4.85 4.75 4.67
DuraBuilt (Ply Gem Siding Group)
4.75 4.20 5.44 4.60 4.75 4.62 4.67 6.00 4.80 4.58 5.00
Napco by Ply Gem 4.75 4.55 5.33 4.60 4.00 3.00 4.77 6.33 5.00 4.46 5.00
The Foundry 4.73 4.08 4.88 5.62 4.50 3.25 4.95 5.00 4.50 4.88 4.67
Cellwood Vinyl Siding by Ply Gem
4.72 4.23 5.10 4.80 5.33 4.29 4.76 5.25 4.83 4.63 4.80
Royal Group 4.71 3.91 5.36 4.89 4.67 4.20 4.80 4.75 4.70 4.74 4.60
Exterior Portfolio by Crane 4.59 4.00 5.12 4.75 4.50 4.20 4.53 5.67 4.43 4.23 5.43
Gentek 4.55 4.17 5.14 4.50 4.75 3.71 4.68 6.00 4.62 4.50 4.50
Revere 4.51 3.78 5.27 4.50 4.00 3.80 4.55 5.33 5.00 4.22 4.20
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
404
SIDING: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.38 6.52 6.59 6.03 6.40 6.47 6.34 6.44 6.60 6.13 6.50
Warranty 6.21 6.33 6.31 6.00 6.20 6.00 6.23 6.56 6.40 6.03 6.25
Product Price 6.08 6.11 6.28 5.90 5.80 5.95 6.10 6.22 6.20 5.72 6.69
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.07 6.30 6.03 5.93 5.80 5.95 6.06 6.33 6.31 5.87 6.00
Ease Of Installation 6.04 6.30 6.07 5.72 6.40 6.21 6.08 5.44 6.26 5.87 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.78 5.93 5.86 5.55 5.80 5.68 5.73 6.33 6.09 5.49 5.81
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.27 5.48 5.24 5.03 5.60 5.11 5.26 5.67 5.23 5.38 5.06
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
405
SURFACING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wilsonart 93% 95% 94% 93% 93% 100% 95% 86% 93% 95% 90%
Formica 93% 100% 90% 100% 82% 100% 92% 89% 93% 91% 95%
Nevamar 53% 57% 42% 54% 54% 71% 43% 57% 51% 58% 35%
Pionite 48% 57% 32% 57% 39% 35% 44% 54% 42% 49% 45%
Vt Industries 34% 57% 23% 21% 29% 35% 27% 36% 29% 33% 30%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 97% 100% 93% 100% 98% 93% 96% 98% 100%
None 3% 0% 3% 0% 7% 0% 2% 7% 4% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
406
SURFACING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wilsonart 75% 86% 74% 79% 68% 82% 83% 57% 69% 81% 80%
Formica 73% 67% 68% 75% 71% 71% 71% 68% 62% 79% 70%
Nevamar 16% 24% 3% 14% 21% 24% 10% 21% 20% 12% 10%
Pionite 11% 14% 7% 21% 7% 12% 13% 11% 9% 21% 0%
Vt Industries 2% 0% 3% 4% 4% 6% 2% 4% 0% 7% 0%
Indicated At Least One 90% 95% 81% 96% 89% 82% 95% 82% 82% 93% 100%
None 10% 5% 19% 4% 11% 18% 5% 18% 18% 7% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
407
SURFACING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wilsonart 44% 62% 43% 36% 43% 59% 42% 43% 44% 41% 55%
Formica 37% 24% 27% 57% 32% 24% 44% 25% 29% 43% 35%
Pionite 2% 0% 0% 4% 4% 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 0%
Nevamar 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 85% 86% 70% 96% 82% 82% 89% 71% 78% 86% 90%
None 15% 14% 30% 4% 18% 18% 11% 29% 22% 14% 10%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
408
SURFACING: LAMINATE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Wilsonart 5.99 6.38 5.82 6.03 5.93 6.05 5.96 6.12 6.08 5.94 6.00
Formica 5.84 6.00 5.64 6.00 5.81 5.29 5.91 6.14 5.96 5.72 5.90
Nevamar 5.15 5.14 4.53 5.58 5.29 4.67 5.25 5.44 5.54 4.76 5.38
Pionite 4.93 5.07 3.92 5.55 4.85 4.56 5.09 4.88 5.29 4.76 4.60
VT Industries 4.40 4.31 3.80 5.44 4.20 4.12 4.86 3.75 4.56 4.26 4.43
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
409
SURFACING: QUARTZ
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Silestone 79% 87% 94% 60% 73% 80% 73% 90% 75% 80% 85%
Cambria 63% 78% 45% 65% 58% 60% 54% 68% 61% 62% 54%
Zodiaq (Dupont) 57% 52% 52% 50% 58% 70% 39% 71% 47% 51% 65%
Ceasarstone 56% 57% 48% 40% 70% 50% 46% 71% 47% 60% 58%
Staron Quartz 28% 17% 19% 25% 36% 50% 20% 26% 25% 27% 23%
Vt Stone Surfaces 26% 22% 23% 20% 24% 50% 20% 18% 14% 24% 31%
Hanstone (Hanwha Surfaces)
23% 17% 16% 20% 24% 30% 19% 18% 11% 31% 12%
Lg Viatera 23% 13% 19% 20% 18% 50% 12% 18% 11% 20% 23%
Legacy 20% 17% 16% 15% 15% 40% 14% 13% 11% 20% 15%
Avanza 19% 17% 13% 10% 18% 30% 12% 16% 11% 16% 19%
Indicated At Least One 92% 91% 97% 85% 91% 90% 88% 97% 86% 91% 100%
None 8% 9% 3% 15% 9% 10% 12% 3% 14% 9% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
410
SURFACING: QUARTZ
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Silestone 58% 48% 68% 50% 55% 70% 53% 58% 56% 53% 62%
Ceasarstone 33% 30% 29% 25% 42% 20% 32% 37% 17% 42% 39%
Cambria 28% 44% 16% 40% 21% 20% 29% 29% 22% 29% 35%
Zodiaq (Dupont) 18% 17% 16% 25% 12% 30% 12% 21% 14% 16% 23%
Staron Quartz 8% 4% 7% 10% 9% 10% 9% 5% 6% 9% 8%
Lg Viatera 3% 0% 7% 5% 3% 20% 2% 3% 0% 4% 8%
Avanza 3% 0% 3% 5% 3% 10% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4%
Hanstone (Hanwha Surfaces)
3% 4% 0% 5% 3% 10% 2% 3% 3% 4% 0%
Vt Stone Surfaces 3% 4% 3% 0% 3% 20% 0% 3% 0% 4% 4%
Legacy 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0% 3% 0% 4%
Indicated At Least One 86% 87% 87% 85% 85% 90% 85% 87% 78% 87% 96%
None 14% 13% 13% 15% 15% 10% 15% 13% 22% 13% 4%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
411
SURFACING: QUARTZ
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Silestone 41% 30% 48% 45% 33% 60% 39% 34% 42% 40% 35%
Cambria 13% 22% 13% 10% 12% 0% 19% 11% 6% 16% 23%
Ceasarstone 11% 0% 16% 5% 15% 0% 12% 11% 6% 9% 19%
Zodiaq (Dupont) 8% 9% 7% 10% 9% 20% 3% 13% 11% 4% 12%
Staron Quartz 3% 0% 0% 10% 3% 0% 5% 0% 6% 2% 0%
Avanza 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 0% 0%
Lg Viatera 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4%
Vt Stone Surfaces 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 10% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 77% 61% 84% 85% 79% 90% 78% 74% 72% 73% 92%
None 23% 39% 16% 15% 21% 10% 22% 26% 28% 27% 8%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
412
SURFACING: QUARTZ
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Silestone 5.83 5.62 5.80 6.00 5.96 6.20 5.76 5.83 5.97 5.74 5.82
Ceasarstone 5.64 5.64 5.21 5.88 5.88 5.86 5.55 5.68 5.85 5.48 5.67
Cambria 5.51 5.53 5.05 6.00 5.57 5.50 5.68 5.26 5.81 5.39 5.21
Zodiaq (DuPont) 5.39 5.62 4.95 6.09 5.33 5.00 5.33 5.57 5.71 5.31 5.12
Staron Quartz 5.09 4.25 4.30 5.80 5.69 4.83 5.38 4.80 5.60 4.94 4.67
LG Viatera 4.92 4.25 4.44 5.75 5.38 5.14 4.82 4.86 5.00 4.67 5.33
VT Stone Surfaces 4.90 4.20 4.45 5.75 5.44 5.33 4.88 4.57 5.17 5.07 4.38
Hanstone (Hanwha Surfaces)
4.80 4.25 4.00 6.00 5.22 5.25 4.57 5.00 5.00 4.65 5.33
Avanza 4.62 4.00 3.88 6.00 5.43 4.25 4.73 4.67 5.40 4.36 4.40
Legacy 4.55 4.75 3.78 4.67 5.50 4.60 4.42 4.80 5.00 4.38 4.50
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
413
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Corian (Dupont) 84% 100% 79% 93% 78% 77% 89% 84% 84% 85% 89%
Gibraltar (Wilsonart) 47% 75% 41% 37% 44% 35% 42% 55% 40% 46% 54%
Nevamar 35% 50% 29% 33% 35% 6% 32% 50% 33% 39% 31%
Swan 30% 56% 21% 37% 17% 47% 25% 29% 35% 31% 19%
Surell (Formica) 30% 63% 21% 15% 26% 18% 26% 32% 23% 31% 27%
Formstone (Avonite) 24% 38% 26% 11% 22% 12% 19% 34% 19% 28% 23%
LG Hi-Macs 24% 31% 24% 11% 39% 18% 21% 34% 14% 33% 31%
Staron (Samsung) 20% 25% 17% 15% 26% 18% 15% 26% 14% 23% 23%
Hanex (Hanwha Surfaces) 12% 25% 12% 0% 9% 6% 9% 13% 5% 15% 12%
Indicated At Least One 87% 100% 81% 96% 83% 77% 91% 90% 84% 90% 92%
None 13% 0% 19% 4% 17% 24% 9% 11% 16% 10% 8%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
414
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Corian (Dupont) 58% 88% 45% 70% 48% 65% 53% 63% 54% 59% 65%
Gibraltar (Wilsonart) 14% 25% 12% 22% 4% 24% 13% 13% 14% 13% 19%
Surell (Formica) 9% 13% 12% 4% 4% 0% 13% 5% 2% 13% 12%
Staron (Samsung) 8% 6% 2% 11% 13% 6% 6% 11% 9% 8% 4%
Nevamar 7% 6% 2% 11% 9% 0% 6% 11% 7% 8% 4%
Swan 7% 13% 5% 7% 4% 6% 8% 5% 9% 8% 0%
Formstone (Avonite) 5% 6% 5% 4% 4% 6% 6% 3% 2% 8% 4%
LG HI-MACS 5% 6% 2% 4% 9% 0% 4% 8% 5% 8% 0%
Acrystone (Aristech) 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 69% 94% 57% 85% 61% 71% 64% 79% 63% 77% 73%
None 31% 6% 43% 15% 39% 29% 36% 21% 37% 23% 27%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
415
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Corian (DuPont) 42% 44% 36% 56% 39% 59% 30% 53% 40% 41% 50%
Staron (Samsung) 5% 6% 0% 7% 13% 6% 6% 5% 9% 5% 0%
Gibraltar (Wilsonart) 5% 19% 2% 7% 0% 6% 9% 0% 2% 3% 15%
Formstone (Avonite) 3% 6% 5% 0% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 5% 4%
LG HI-MACS 3% 0% 2% 4% 4% 0% 2% 5% 2% 5% 0%
Surell (Formica) 3% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 3% 0%
Swan 2% 0% 2% 4% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 3% 0%
Nevamar 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 62% 75% 50% 74% 61% 71% 55% 68% 56% 64% 69%
None 38% 25% 48% 22% 39% 29% 43% 29% 42% 33% 31%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
416
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Corian (DuPont) 5.99 4.00 5.17 5.00 6.00 5.67 4.71 5.20 4.60 4.88 7.00
Gibraltar (Wilsonart) 5.52 4.67 5.08 5.33 5.33 5.50 5.33 4.77 4.78 5.08 5.50
Staron (Samsung) 5.36 5.38 4.80 5.11 5.25 5.00 5.16 5.00 5.07 4.75 5.67
LG HI-MACS 5.30 4.00 4.33 - 5.00 4.00 4.14 4.80 4.00 4.14 5.33
Nevamar 5.08 4.40 5.00 6.33 5.78 5.00 5.09 5.54 6.00 5.00 5.25
Formstone (Avonite) 5.07 6.00 5.94 6.08 5.95 6.14 5.86 6.12 6.03 5.83 6.17
Surell (Formica) 5.06 4.50 5.00 6.00 6.00 5.67 5.22 5.40 5.71 4.89 5.67
Swan 5.00 5.36 5.17 3.75 5.14 4.75 5.12 5.08 5.08 4.93 5.25
Hanex (Hanwha Surfaces) 4.38 5.50 5.35 5.60 5.75 5.29 5.52 5.59 5.56 5.33 5.73
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
417
SURFACING: SOLID SURFACE
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.52 6.42 6.45 6.71 6.43 6.58 6.47 6.56 6.76 6.46 6.28
Warranty 6.17 6.25 6.05 6.29 6.14 5.92 6.07 6.41 6.48 5.96 6.06
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.99 6.08 5.91 6.14 5.79 6.25 6.10 5.74 6.00 6.00 5.94
Product Price 5.86 5.58 5.82 6.14 5.71 5.67 5.97 5.81 6.24 5.73 5.50
Ease Of Installation 5.81 5.33 5.91 5.95 5.86 5.92 5.97 5.59 5.96 5.85 5.56
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.58 5.42 5.45 5.95 5.36 5.17 5.73 5.59 6.12 5.58 4.83
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.17 5.08 4.95 5.43 5.21 4.42 5.33 5.33 5.36 5.35 4.67
Green/Sustainable Features 4.55 3.75 4.82 4.48 4.93 4.58 4.90 4.15 4.20 5.00 4.39
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
418
TRUCKS: PICKUP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Chevrolet 92% 94% 94% 91% 90% 82% 95% 97% 87% 95% 100%
GMC 90% 97% 91% 86% 90% 68% 97% 100% 87% 93% 100%
Ford 90% 97% 91% 82% 90% 73% 93% 100% 87% 93% 91%
Dodge 89% 97% 88% 86% 95% 77% 93% 100% 87% 93% 100%
Jeep 80% 88% 84% 64% 90% 68% 84% 90% 74% 85% 100%
Toyota 80% 85% 78% 73% 90% 59% 83% 97% 74% 83% 100%
Nissan 79% 82% 81% 68% 90% 64% 79% 97% 72% 83% 100%
Navistar 56% 44% 69% 41% 75% 46% 54% 69% 44% 60% 82%
Indicated At Least One 100% 97% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 100% 100% 98% 100%
None 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
419
TRUCKS: PICKUP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Chevrolet 46% 56% 50% 46% 30% 41% 54% 38% 39% 52% 55%
Ford 45% 56% 47% 41% 40% 41% 44% 59% 39% 50% 64%
Dodge 27% 15% 22% 46% 30% 36% 23% 24% 23% 22% 55%
GMC 22% 15% 28% 23% 25% 18% 26% 17% 31% 17% 18%
Toyota 12% 15% 6% 9% 20% 0% 11% 24% 13% 7% 36%
Jeep 9% 9% 6% 5% 10% 9% 5% 10% 8% 5% 18%
Nissan 3% 6% 0% 5% 5% 14% 0% 3% 8% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 91% 100% 100% 95% 96% 97% 97% 97% 95% 100%
None 3% 9% 0% 0% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 5% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
420
TRUCKS: PICKUP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Ford 31% 38% 31% 32% 25% 9% 32% 52% 23% 35% 55%
Chevrolet 28% 29% 41% 14% 20% 32% 33% 14% 28% 33% 0%
Dodge 17% 9% 16% 23% 25% 27% 12% 17% 18% 12% 36%
GMC 11% 6% 9% 14% 15% 9% 14% 3% 18% 7% 0%
Toyota 6% 3% 3% 9% 10% 0% 5% 10% 8% 3% 9%
Jeep 2% 3% 0% 5% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Nissan 2% 3% 0% 5% 0% 9% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 91% 100% 100% 95% 96% 97% 97% 97% 95% 100%
None 3% 9% 0% 0% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 5% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
421
TRUCKS: PICKUP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Ford 5.47 5.37 5.71 5.83 5.00 5.59 5.40 5.59 5.33 5.51 5.90
Chevrolet 5.40 5.15 5.56 5.80 5.25 5.80 5.31 5.36 5.44 5.46 5.09
GMC 5.29 4.76 5.48 6.00 5.10 6.06 5.17 5.03 5.45 5.20 5.00
Toyota 5.15 4.57 5.26 5.06 6.00 5.14 5.00 5.46 5.21 4.98 5.82
Dodge 4.87 4.12 5.21 5.79 4.67 5.00 4.82 4.79 4.79 4.80 5.27
Navistar 4.57 3.94 4.86 5.56 4.29 4.36 4.70 4.50 4.70 4.49 4.67
Nissan 4.46 4.00 4.78 4.87 4.45 4.80 4.33 4.54 4.53 4.42 4.55
Jeep 4.37 3.97 4.63 5.07 4.20 4.75 4.38 4.15 4.41 4.35 4.45
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
422
TRUCKS: PICKUP
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.67 6.58 6.72 6.64 6.79 6.90 6.62 6.61 6.82 6.62 6.45
Warranty 6.34 6.42 6.41 6.27 6.16 6.43 6.24 6.46 6.61 6.11 6.55
Product Price 6.16 6.23 6.00 6.18 6.32 6.48 5.98 6.29 6.21 6.20 5.82
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.74 5.77 5.72 6.32 5.05 6.10 5.76 5.43 5.95 5.69 5.27
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.72 5.84 5.62 5.77 5.63 6.29 5.47 5.79 5.87 5.73 5.18
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.25 5.39 5.19 5.64 4.68 5.52 5.13 5.29 5.58 5.09 4.91
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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UNDERLAYMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Durock (Usg) 82% 87% 82% 77% 83% 71% 86% 83% 81% 78% 100%
Certainteed 80% 87% 76% 77% 83% 86% 75% 86% 83% 76% 85%
Boise Cascade 72% 74% 64% 64% 86% 76% 72% 69% 75% 70% 69%
James Hardie 72% 78% 79% 55% 72% 67% 68% 83% 69% 72% 85%
Weyerhaeuser 70% 74% 76% 50% 72% 76% 68% 66% 75% 67% 54%
Georgia Pacific (PlytaniumSturd-I-Floor)
65% 70% 58% 50% 52% 57% 58% 55% 54% 59% 62%
Georgia_Pacific (Densshield) 58% 74% 55% 46% 83% 57% 63% 72% 73% 59% 54%
LP 57% 48% 58% 50% 62% 38% 61% 55% 48% 59% 69%
Gypcrete 50% 44% 39% 46% 62% 43% 49% 48% 44% 50% 54%
Dupont 47% 52% 42% 32% 52% 48% 46% 41% 46% 44% 46%
Schluter-Systems (Canada) Inc.
44% 30% 39% 36% 59% 33% 39% 55% 46% 39% 39%
Homasote 43% 57% 30% 27% 45% 43% 37% 41% 46% 37% 23%
Champion 24% 26% 15% 5% 31% 29% 21% 10% 25% 17% 8%
Dricore 23% 26% 9% 23% 24% 24% 18% 21% 19% 24% 8%
Henry 21% 30% 9% 0% 31% 29% 14% 17% 21% 17% 8%
Cosella Dorken (Delta-Trela)
21% 9% 12% 23% 24% 14% 21% 10% 13% 20% 23%
Dmx 1-Step 15% 13% 9% 5% 17% 14% 12% 7% 13% 11% 8%
Indicated At Least One 96% 100% 94% 100% 97% 100% 97% 97% 94% 100% 100%
None 4% 0% 6% 0% 3% 0% 4% 3% 6% 0% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
424
UNDERLAYMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Durock (Usg) 58% 61% 64% 50% 52% 57% 54% 62% 50% 65% 54%
James Hardie 44% 52% 52% 14% 45% 33% 40% 52% 38% 44% 54%
Weyerhaeuser 41% 44% 42% 32% 38% 52% 37% 35% 31% 50% 31%
Certainteed 41% 39% 33% 41% 41% 48% 32% 45% 40% 35% 46%
Boise Cascade 37% 39% 27% 27% 45% 43% 30% 38% 40% 30% 31%
Georgia Pacific (PlytaniumSturd-I-Floor)
35% 22% 30% 9% 28% 24% 23% 24% 17% 30% 23%
LP 30% 30% 27% 23% 31% 14% 32% 31% 23% 30% 39%
Georgia_Pacific (Densshield) 26% 26% 33% 18% 45% 24% 32% 38% 29% 33% 39%
Dupont 22% 26% 15% 5% 28% 14% 19% 21% 17% 20% 23%
Gypcrete 21% 22% 18% 14% 28% 10% 25% 21% 15% 22% 39%
Schluter-Systems (Canada) Inc.
21% 17% 15% 18% 31% 14% 18% 31% 21% 20% 23%
Henry 9% 13% 3% 0% 10% 5% 7% 7% 6% 9% 0%
Homasote 8% 22% 3% 0% 7% 5% 4% 17% 8% 4% 15%
Champion 5% 9% 3% 0% 7% 5% 4% 7% 4% 7% 0%
Dricore 4% 4% 0% 5% 10% 5% 7% 0% 4% 4% 8%
Cosella Dorken (Delta-Trela)
3% 0% 3% 9% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 4% 8%
Dmx 1-Step 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 94% 100% 94% 96% 90% 95% 93% 97% 88% 100% 100%
None 6% 0% 6% 5% 10% 5% 7% 3% 13% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
425
UNDERLAYMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Durock (Usg) 16% 13% 24% 18% 3% 10% 18% 14% 10% 22% 8%
James Hardie 15% 17% 21% 5% 14% 10% 14% 21% 10% 17% 23%
Weyerhaeuser 12% 26% 3% 14% 10% 19% 11% 10% 15% 9% 15%
Certainteed 11% 13% 9% 18% 7% 14% 11% 10% 10% 11% 15%
Boise Cascade 8% 9% 9% 5% 10% 19% 7% 3% 10% 9% 0%
Lp 7% 0% 6% 14% 10% 0% 9% 10% 6% 7% 15%
Schluter-Systems (Canada) Inc.
7% 9% 3% 9% 7% 5% 5% 10% 10% 4% 0%
Georgia_Pacific (Densshield) 5% 0% 6% 0% 7% 5% 2% 7% 4% 4% 0%
Georgia Pacific (PlytaniumSturd-I-Floor)
4% 9% 6% 5% 3% 10% 5% 3% 0% 11% 8%
Gypcrete 2% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 8%
Dricore 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 8%
Indicated At Least One 87% 96% 91% 86% 79% 91% 86% 90% 79% 94% 100%
None 13% 4% 9% 14% 21% 10% 14% 10% 21% 7% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
426
UNDERLAYMENT
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
James Hardie 5.83 5.44 6.14 5.83 5.73 5.71 5.74 6.04 5.74 5.85 6.00
CertainTeed 5.78 5.80 5.81 5.88 5.64 6.00 5.72 5.72 5.81 5.78 5.64
DUROCK (USG) 5.73 5.50 5.90 6.00 5.48 5.93 5.56 5.92 5.71 5.73 5.69
Boise Cascade 5.70 5.59 5.74 5.50 5.88 6.00 5.55 5.85 5.74 5.73 5.56
Schluter-Systems (Canada) Inc.
5.69 5.14 5.50 6.00 5.94 5.00 5.60 6.12 5.75 5.42 6.40
Georgia_Pacific (DensShield) 5.55 5.41 5.90 5.90 5.60 5.33 5.62 6.00 5.54 5.93 5.43
Weyerhaeuser 5.67 5.65 5.70 6.00 5.50 5.88 5.60 5.68 5.82 5.56 5.43
LP 5.62 5.36 5.68 5.73 5.63 5.25 5.69 5.62 5.32 5.72 6.11
Georgia Pacific (PlytaniumSturd-I-Floor)
5.70 5.25 5.71 5.73 5.56 5.50 5.58 5.56 5.29 5.82 5.62
DuPont 5.48 5.33 5.69 5.57 5.44 5.80 5.38 5.58 5.79 5.38 4.83
Gypcrete 5.24 5.40 5.13 5.10 5.21 4.89 5.23 5.36 5.04 5.21 5.71
Champion 5.16 4.83 5.00 5.00 5.50 4.83 5.31 5.00 5.07 5.30 5.00
Homasote 4.87 4.54 4.92 5.50 5.00 5.00 4.88 4.92 4.79 5.06 5.00
Cosella Dorken (DELTA-TRELA)
4.90 4.00 4.86 5.40 4.86 3.33 5.27 4.67 4.75 4.70 6.00
Henry 4.70 4.86 4.40 0.00 4.80 4.50 5.09 4.20 4.92 4.67 3.00
Dricore 4.67 4.33 4.00 6.00 4.57 4.60 4.77 4.50 4.82 4.58 4.00
DMX 1-Step 4.07 3.67 4.00 5.00 4.20 3.33 4.50 3.00 4.38 3.67 4.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
427
WALLBOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sheetrock (Usg) 92% 92% 95% 100% 89% 96% 93% 93% 92% 95% 94%
Certainteed 71% 77% 61% 77% 78% 76% 67% 76% 71% 72% 71%
Georgia-Pacific (Dansarmor/ Densarmor Plus)
69% 81% 58% 71% 74% 56% 67% 86% 73% 63% 77%
Gold Bond (National Gypsum)
66% 85% 71% 65% 48% 64% 76% 55% 79% 65% 41%
Georgia-Pacific (Toughrock) 57% 73% 50% 53% 52% 64% 57% 48% 63% 56% 41%
Celox 52% 58% 50% 65% 41% 56% 56% 41% 63% 47% 35%
Hardie Gypsum 49% 62% 45% 35% 44% 52% 56% 28% 54% 47% 29%
Lafarge 29% 31% 29% 41% 19% 36% 32% 17% 35% 28% 12%
Indicated At Least One 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
428
WALLBOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sheetrock (Usg) 82% 81% 87% 82% 74% 92% 76% 83% 83% 84% 71%
Certainteed 41% 54% 29% 29% 44% 36% 32% 55% 38% 37% 47%
Gold Bond (National Gypsum)
40% 69% 40% 41% 19% 36% 46% 38% 42% 54% 12%
Georgia-Pacific (Dansarmor/ Densarmor Plus)
37% 42% 34% 24% 41% 24% 37% 45% 35% 40% 29%
Hardie Gypsum 24% 39% 18% 6% 26% 16% 32% 14% 21% 30% 12%
Georgia-Pacific (Toughrock) 24% 27% 29% 6% 15% 24% 22% 17% 19% 30% 6%
Celox 13% 15% 11% 18% 4% 12% 15% 3% 13% 14% 0%
Lafarge 9% 12% 16% 6% 0% 16% 11% 0% 10% 9% 6%
Indicated At Least One 98% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 98% 100% 98% 100% 100%
None 2% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
429
WALLBOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Sheetrock (Usg) 61% 65% 58% 71% 59% 60% 57% 72% 67% 58% 59%
Certainteed 13% 8% 11% 6% 22% 16% 11% 10% 6% 9% 35%
Gold Bond (National Gypsum)
8% 15% 5% 18% 4% 16% 7% 7% 13% 9% 0%
Georgia-Pacific (Toughrock) 6% 4% 13% 0% 0% 0% 9% 3% 4% 9% 0%
Georgia-Pacific (Dansarmor/ Densarmor Plus)
4% 8% 5% 0% 0% 0% 6% 3% 2% 7% 0%
Hardie Gypsum 2% 0% 3% 0% 4% 4% 2% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Lafarge 2% 0% 3% 6% 0% 4% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Celox 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 97% 100% 100% 100% 89% 100% 96% 97% 96% 98% 100%
None 3% 0% 0% 0% 11% 0% 4% 3% 4% 2% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
430
WALLBOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
SHEETROCK (USG) 6.13 6.12 6.28 6.24 5.81 6.32 6.09 6.00 6.41 5.91 5.81
Georgia-Pacific (DansArmor/ DensArmor Plus)
5.90 5.74 6.08 6.00 5.81 5.67 5.80 6.19 6.11 5.68 5.85
CertainTeed 5.77 5.74 5.92 5.54 5.76 5.90 5.64 5.87 5.97 5.56 5.75
Georgia-Pacific (ToughRock) 5.71 5.50 5.95 5.67 5.64 5.78 5.69 5.64 5.85 5.54 5.57
Gold Bond (National Gypsum)
5.68 5.67 5.72 5.73 5.50 5.71 5.66 5.65 5.74 5.55 5.71
Hardie Gypsum 5.48 5.44 5.35 5.50 5.77 5.71 5.30 5.80 5.45 5.48 5.80
Celox 5.18 5.00 5.43 5.09 5.17 5.07 5.30 5.08 5.34 5.05 4.83
Lafarge 4.80 4.40 4.50 5.57 5.40 5.40 4.63 4.40 4.95 4.67 4.50
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
431
WALLBOARD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.38 6.62 6.45 5.88 6.38 6.60 6.25 6.43 6.59 6.29 6.06
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.18 6.35 6.24 6.00 6.04 6.28 6.08 6.29 6.33 6.14 5.88
Product Price 6.16 6.00 6.42 6.06 6.00 6.36 6.13 6.04 6.26 5.95 6.41
Ease Of Installation 5.94 6.15 6.13 5.76 5.54 6.36 6.04 5.39 6.15 5.83 5.65
Warranty 5.47 5.54 5.61 5.12 5.42 5.52 5.38 5.57 5.48 5.52 5.29
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.34 5.38 5.42 5.18 5.29 5.40 5.40 5.18 5.59 5.07 5.35
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.03 4.92 5.18 5.12 4.83 4.56 5.21 5.11 5.09 4.90 5.18
Green/Sustainable Features 4.78 4.46 4.63 4.65 5.46 5.24 4.69 4.54 4.96 4.81 4.24
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
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432
WATER HEATERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Rheem 82% 80% 77% 91% 86% 71% 85% 85% 73% 87% 90%
A.O. Smith 79% 73% 79% 91% 79% 71% 82% 85% 78% 83% 80%
Ge Appliances 72% 60% 70% 81% 79% 76% 72% 73% 76% 66% 85%
Kenmore (Sears) 69% 60% 74% 76% 59% 81% 70% 58% 71% 64% 75%
Whirlpool 69% 53% 79% 71% 59% 76% 72% 58% 66% 66% 80%
Bosch 68% 60% 65% 71% 76% 71% 61% 79% 71% 66% 70%
Rinnai 67% 53% 74% 52% 76% 57% 69% 73% 66% 66% 75%
Ruud 58% 53% 63% 52% 59% 62% 54% 64% 61% 55% 60%
Bradford White 57% 47% 51% 62% 66% 57% 56% 58% 49% 60% 65%
Noritz 42% 33% 35% 43% 48% 33% 39% 46% 32% 38% 60%
State Industries 37% 33% 37% 43% 28% 38% 35% 33% 37% 32% 40%
Navien America 32% 33% 21% 24% 48% 29% 28% 36% 29% 34% 25%
Takagi 32% 40% 19% 24% 48% 24% 30% 36% 27% 32% 35%
Indicated At Least One 98% 93% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 97% 98% 100% 100%
None 2% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
433
WATER HEATERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
A.O. Smith 55% 60% 54% 71% 52% 52% 63% 52% 44% 66% 65%
Rheem 43% 47% 30% 43% 55% 33% 44% 42% 34% 45% 50%
Rinnai 33% 27% 33% 24% 48% 19% 33% 46% 32% 40% 25%
Bradford White 30% 27% 28% 38% 35% 38% 30% 30% 17% 34% 55%
Ge Appliances 28% 33% 28% 29% 28% 29% 30% 27% 22% 32% 35%
Whirlpool 25% 27% 35% 14% 21% 33% 28% 18% 22% 26% 35%
Bosch 24% 40% 19% 19% 31% 10% 24% 36% 29% 28% 10%
Kenmore (Sears) 21% 27% 21% 19% 17% 33% 20% 12% 24% 17% 20%
Ruud 19% 33% 16% 24% 14% 5% 22% 24% 15% 26% 15%
State Industries 16% 7% 14% 29% 14% 10% 19% 15% 10% 21% 15%
Navien America 10% 7% 9% 5% 17% 5% 11% 12% 12% 11% 5%
Noritz 9% 13% 9% 0% 10% 5% 6% 15% 2% 11% 15%
Takagi 4% 7% 2% 0% 10% 0% 4% 9% 2% 6% 5%
Indicated At Least One 96% 93% 100% 100% 97% 100% 100% 94% 95% 100% 100%
None 4% 7% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 5% 0% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
434
WATER HEATERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
A.O. Smith 20% 20% 21% 29% 17% 29% 20% 18% 12% 28% 25%
Rheem 17% 20% 14% 14% 17% 10% 20% 12% 12% 15% 25%
Whirlpool 11% 7% 21% 5% 3% 19% 11% 6% 7% 6% 30%
Rinnai 9% 0% 12% 10% 7% 5% 6% 15% 10% 9% 5%
Bosch 7% 20% 5% 5% 7% 0% 13% 3% 7% 11% 0%
Bradford White 6% 7% 7% 14% 0% 14% 4% 6% 7% 6% 5%
State Industries 5% 0% 5% 10% 7% 0% 11% 0% 5% 9% 0%
Ge Appliances 4% 0% 5% 5% 7% 0% 4% 9% 7% 2% 5%
Kenmore (Sears) 4% 0% 5% 0% 10% 14% 4% 0% 12% 0% 0%
Ruud 4% 13% 2% 0% 3% 0% 4% 6% 2% 6% 0%
Noritz 3% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0% 2% 5%
Navien America 2% 0% 0% 0% 7% 5% 0% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Takagi 1% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 92% 93% 98% 91% 90% 95% 96% 88% 88% 96% 100%
None 8% 7% 2% 10% 10% 5% 4% 12% 12% 4% 0%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
435
WATER HEATERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
A.O. Smith 5.73 5.67 6.00 5.80 5.30 5.81 5.63 5.86 5.79 5.85 5.39
Rinnai 5.68 5.78 5.58 6.00 5.64 5.38 5.64 5.92 5.93 5.84 5.00
Bosch 5.66 5.40 5.86 5.81 5.41 5.25 5.77 5.77 5.87 5.81 5.00
Rheem 5.65 5.54 5.85 5.60 5.48 6.06 5.50 5.68 5.71 5.59 5.70
Ruud 5.50 5.67 5.68 5.75 4.94 5.43 5.45 5.62 5.62 5.46 5.36
Bradford White 5.44 5.38 5.74 5.57 5.00 5.85 5.22 5.53 5.24 5.64 5.33
Kenmore (Sears) 5.31 5.20 5.58 5.24 4.94 5.78 5.12 5.26 5.37 5.37 5.12
GE Appliances 5.28 4.90 5.68 5.00 5.13 5.53 5.05 5.50 5.19 5.39 5.26
Whirlpool 5.27 4.78 5.77 4.56 5.18 5.65 5.07 5.37 5.14 5.29 5.44
Noritz 5.15 5.17 4.94 5.90 4.86 3.88 5.35 5.53 4.64 5.56 5.14
State Industries 5.12 4.83 5.00 5.60 5.00 4.22 5.52 5.09 4.88 5.60 4.80
Navien America 4.75 4.67 4.00 6.00 4.79 3.57 5.12 4.92 4.62 5.00 4.43
Takagi 4.53 4.57 4.11 5.17 4.50 3.17 4.67 5.00 4.33 4.67 4.56
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
436
WATER HEATERS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.34 6.43 6.36 6.05 6.46 6.25 6.37 6.34 6.47 6.27 6.25
Product Price 6.27 5.93 6.50 6.05 6.23 6.35 6.31 6.14 6.44 5.89 6.80
Warranty 6.20 6.07 6.38 5.95 6.15 6.25 6.21 6.14 6.31 6.13 6.15
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
6.02 6.00 6.24 5.79 5.85 6.15 6.04 5.90 6.11 5.89 6.15
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.70 6.29 5.57 5.63 5.65 5.75 5.75 5.59 5.94 5.76 5.15
Ease Of Installation 5.68 6.07 5.67 5.42 5.69 5.90 5.90 5.14 6.00 5.58 5.35
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.35 5.50 5.38 5.42 5.15 5.10 5.62 5.03 5.53 5.24 5.25
Green/Sustainable Features 4.95 4.57 5.02 4.11 5.65 5.50 4.63 5.14 5.08 5.07 4.45
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
437
WHIRLPOOL BATHS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 94% 100% 95% 96% 88% 75% 97% 100% 91% 100% 93%
Jacuzzi 91% 95% 93% 91% 83% 81% 90% 97% 93% 91% 86%
American Standard 89% 100% 88% 86% 88% 75% 92% 93% 91% 94% 82%
Sterling 63% 74% 61% 68% 58% 63% 63% 67% 64% 60% 68%
Aqua Glass 61% 63% 67% 73% 42% 69% 65% 53% 64% 63% 57%
Eljer 58% 63% 51% 77% 46% 50% 55% 67% 62% 69% 36%
Briggs 34% 21% 37% 41% 33% 38% 39% 23% 29% 37% 39%
Maax 32% 32% 19% 50% 38% 38% 31% 30% 31% 26% 39%
Aquatic 29% 37% 28% 23% 25% 25% 31% 23% 33% 20% 29%
Universal-Rundle 29% 21% 33% 18% 33% 31% 29% 23% 24% 26% 36%
Pearl 26% 21% 19% 50% 21% 25% 31% 17% 27% 26% 25%
Mti Whirlpools 21% 26% 19% 18% 25% 19% 19% 27% 11% 29% 29%
Jason International 16% 16% 9% 14% 25% 13% 19% 7% 11% 17% 18%
Indicated At Least One 99% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 96%
None 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
438
WHIRLPOOL BATHS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 56% 74% 61% 55% 42% 31% 55% 77% 49% 69% 57%
Jacuzzi 41% 42% 51% 41% 25% 31% 42% 47% 40% 49% 36%
American Standard 40% 53% 35% 32% 46% 38% 47% 27% 38% 51% 29%
Sterling 21% 21% 28% 23% 13% 13% 29% 13% 16% 26% 29%
Aqua Glass 21% 0% 19% 50% 13% 38% 21% 10% 27% 26% 4%
Eljer 9% 5% 7% 5% 17% 0% 10% 10% 4% 11% 11%
Briggs 8% 0% 9% 5% 17% 0% 13% 3% 2% 14% 11%
Maax 8% 5% 2% 18% 13% 6% 11% 3% 13% 6% 4%
Pearl 5% 0% 0% 23% 4% 6% 7% 3% 2% 14% 0%
Aquatic 4% 5% 2% 5% 4% 0% 7% 0% 4% 3% 4%
Mti Whirlpools 2% 0% 2% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 0% 3% 4%
Universal-Rundle 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Jason International 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 91% 100% 95% 96% 79% 88% 95% 90% 91% 97% 89%
None 9% 0% 5% 5% 21% 13% 5% 10% 9% 3% 11%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
439
WHIRLPOOL BATHS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 32% 53% 30% 32% 21% 25% 23% 57% 31% 34% 32%
Jacuzzi 16% 11% 21% 18% 13% 13% 19% 13% 22% 9% 18%
American Standard 14% 21% 14% 5% 13% 13% 18% 3% 11% 23% 4%
Aqua Glass 9% 0% 12% 18% 4% 25% 8% 3% 13% 9% 4%
Sterling 7% 5% 9% 5% 8% 0% 11% 3% 4% 6% 14%
Maax 3% 0% 0% 9% 4% 0% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4%
Aquatic 2% 5% 0% 0% 4% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0% 4%
Briggs 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 4%
Pearl 2% 0% 0% 5% 4% 6% 2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Jason International 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0%
Mti Whirlpools 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0%
Indicated At Least One 87% 95% 93% 91% 75% 81% 90% 90% 89% 94% 82%
None 13% 5% 7% 9% 25% 19% 10% 10% 11% 6% 18%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
440
WHIRLPOOL BATHS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Kohler 6.24 6.32 6.30 6.18 6.10 6.00 6.30 6.23 6.02 6.33 6.46
Jacuzzi 5.90 5.78 6.07 5.76 5.80 6.07 5.95 5.73 5.80 5.88 6.12
American Standard 5.58 5.58 5.58 5.65 5.52 5.92 5.60 5.38 5.72 5.47 5.48
Sterling 5.26 4.93 5.38 5.19 5.43 5.00 5.25 5.40 4.97 5.24 5.74
Pearl 5.21 4.75 5.00 5.17 6.00 4.75 5.15 5.80 5.31 5.11 5.14
Eljer 5.20 5.08 5.00 5.44 5.36 4.89 5.29 5.19 5.33 5.32 4.50
Aqua Glass 5.13 4.83 4.86 5.59 5.50 5.73 5.22 4.50 4.97 5.27 5.25
MAAX 5.06 4.83 4.38 5.42 5.33 4.50 4.95 5.67 5.07 4.89 5.18
Jason International 5.00 4.67 4.25 4.25 6.17 5.00 4.69 7.00 4.50 5.00 5.60
Aquatic 4.94 4.29 4.83 5.17 5.67 5.00 4.95 4.86 4.88 4.43 5.50
Briggs 4.87 4.75 4.69 4.80 5.38 5.00 4.80 5.00 4.79 4.62 5.27
MTI Whirlpools 4.75 5.40 4.00 4.00 5.83 4.00 4.46 5.50 3.83 4.80 5.38
Universal-Rundle 4.65 4.25 4.50 4.80 5.00 4.00 4.74 4.86 4.42 4.67 4.90
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
441
WINDOWS: FIBERGLASS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Integrity From Marvin Windows And Doors
77% 92% 67% 90% 73% 74% 82% 82% 85% 82% 55%
Pella Impervia 71% 77% 67% 83% 69% 84% 71% 75% 67% 78% 91%
Weathershield 64% 62% 70% 72% 54% 68% 67% 57% 65% 67% 55%
Milgard 52% 39% 48% 35% 100% 53% 49% 68% 56% 55% 46%
Inline 24% 27% 33% 10% 31% 42% 20% 25% 21% 29% 27%
Indicated At Least One 90% 100% 78% 93% 100% 90% 90% 100% 92% 94% 91%
None 10% 0% 22% 7% 0% 11% 10% 0% 8% 6% 9%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
442
WINDOWS: FIBERGLASS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Integrity From Marvin Windows And Doors
44% 58% 33% 45% 46% 32% 48% 50% 40% 53% 36%
Pella Impervia 32% 19% 41% 45% 23% 53% 28% 29% 23% 41% 36%
Milgard 24% 4% 15% 3% 81% 26% 21% 32% 13% 35% 36%
Weathershield 15% 15% 19% 17% 4% 21% 16% 4% 8% 18% 18%
Inline 7% 12% 11% 3% 4% 11% 7% 7% 0% 12% 18%
Indicated At Least One 71% 69% 52% 79% 92% 74% 74% 71% 63% 82% 82%
None 29% 31% 48% 21% 8% 26% 26% 29% 38% 18% 18%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
443
WINDOWS: FIBERGLASS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Integrity From Marvin Windows And Doors
33% 54% 19% 38% 27% 21% 38% 36% 31% 37% 36%
Pella Impervia 16% 4% 26% 28% 4% 37% 13% 7% 17% 14% 18%
Milgard 13% 0% 0% 0% 58% 11% 10% 25% 8% 16% 27%
Weathershield 4% 8% 4% 3% 0% 5% 5% 0% 4% 4% 0%
Inline 1% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 67% 65% 52% 69% 89% 74% 67% 68% 60% 74% 82%
None 33% 35% 48% 31% 12% 26% 33% 32% 40% 27% 18%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
444
WINDOWS: FIBERGLASS
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Integrity from Marvin Windows and Doors
5.88 5.68 6.22 5.85 5.84 5.79 5.86 5.96 5.88 5.78 6.50
Pella Impervia 5.54 4.81 6.00 5.50 5.94 6.00 5.38 5.52 5.58 5.41 5.90
Milgard 5.33 4.55 5.62 4.70 5.77 5.60 4.90 5.89 5.04 5.68 5.00
Weathershield 4.79 4.18 5.29 4.62 5.07 5.23 4.56 5.06 4.82 4.79 4.67
InLine 4.54 3.75 4.67 5.33 4.88 5.25 4.15 4.43 4.60 4.47 4.67
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
445
WINDOWS: VINYL
Brand Familiarity
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 83% 83% 76% 86% 95% 90% 83% 79% 87% 83% 79%
Certainteed 61% 61% 65% 61% 60% 68% 64% 47% 65% 62% 58%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
52% 57% 49% 71% 35% 63% 56% 37% 57% 47% 63%
Milgard 50% 39% 43% 39% 95% 53% 50% 53% 43% 60% 46%
Hurd Windows And Doors 50% 52% 49% 64% 30% 58% 51% 37% 54% 47% 50%
Crestline 48% 52% 38% 68% 40% 68% 47% 37% 60% 43% 46%
Ply Gem Windows 47% 30% 62% 36% 60% 37% 51% 47% 46% 47% 54%
Thermastar By Pella 47% 52% 46% 46% 45% 68% 44% 37% 43% 51% 46%
Alcoa 45% 52% 38% 54% 35% 58% 43% 37% 38% 47% 50%
Atrium 39% 52% 41% 25% 45% 47% 37% 42% 38% 40% 42%
Simonton 39% 44% 41% 39% 35% 47% 39% 37% 38% 45% 33%
Weather Shield/Visions 2000 39% 35% 38% 50% 30% 47% 39% 32% 32% 45% 38%
Alside 36% 30% 24% 43% 55% 53% 30% 42% 35% 34% 42%
Betterbilt 33% 30% 41% 32% 25% 42% 33% 26% 32% 32% 38%
Cascade Windows 31% 30% 27% 29% 45% 37% 31% 26% 35% 26% 38%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
446
WINDOWS: VINYL
Brand Familiarity (continued)
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Capitol 27% 30% 30% 25% 25% 32% 27% 26% 19% 30% 38%
Cwd Windows And Doors By Ply Gem
25% 30% 22% 21% 35% 42% 23% 21% 24% 26% 29%
Great Lakes Windows By Ply Gem
24% 30% 16% 29% 25% 37% 23% 16% 22% 21% 33%
Royal Group 22% 30% 16% 25% 20% 42% 19% 16% 24% 17% 29%
Alliance Window Systems 21% 35% 14% 21% 20% 42% 17% 16% 22% 21% 21%
Ykk Ap 21% 30% 24% 11% 20% 32% 17% 26% 16% 21% 29%
Pgt Winguard 20% 26% 22% 11% 25% 32% 19% 16% 16% 19% 29%
Pollard Windows Inc. 18% 30% 14% 11% 25% 32% 16% 16% 19% 17% 21%
Reynolds 18% 30% 14% 14% 20% 37% 14% 16% 16% 19% 21%
Superseal 18% 35% 11% 14% 20% 37% 14% 16% 14% 21% 21%
Indicated At Least One 94% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
None 6% 13% 5% 4% 0% 5% 3% 16% 5% 6% 4%
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
447
WINDOWS: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 48% 61% 32% 54% 50% 58% 47% 37% 51% 51% 33%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
19% 35% 19% 21% 5% 11% 26% 11% 16% 23% 21%
Certainteed 19% 30% 19% 11% 10% 21% 19% 11% 22% 21% 4%
Thermastar By Pella 18% 26% 19% 21% 5% 32% 13% 26% 16% 26% 8%
Milgard 15% 4% 5% 4% 60% 11% 13% 26% 8% 21% 13%
Weather Shield/Visions 2000 12% 9% 8% 29% 0% 11% 14% 5% 8% 15% 13%
Atrium 11% 9% 16% 4% 15% 5% 13% 11% 11% 9% 17%
Ply Gem Windows 11% 9% 19% 4% 10% 0% 14% 11% 8% 13% 13%
Crestline 11% 4% 8% 21% 5% 26% 9% 0% 16% 9% 4%
Simonton 7% 9% 8% 7% 5% 21% 6% 0% 8% 11% 0%
Alcoa 6% 4% 5% 7% 5% 11% 4% 5% 8% 2% 8%
Betterbilt 5% 0% 8% 4% 10% 5% 6% 5% 3% 11% 0%
Alside 4% 0% 0% 4% 20% 0% 3% 16% 3% 9% 0%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
448
WINDOWS: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Hurd Windows And Doors 5% 0% 8% 4% 5% 11% 4% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Capitol 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 0% 7% 0% 0% 6% 8%
Ykk Ap 4% 4% 11% 0% 0% 0% 4% 11% 5% 2% 8%
Pgt Winguard 4% 4% 5% 0% 5% 0% 6% 0% 5% 2% 4%
Superseal 4% 13% 3% 0% 0% 0% 4% 5% 3% 4% 4%
Royal Group 3% 9% 0% 4% 0% 0% 4% 0% 3% 0% 8%
Cascade Windows 2% 0% 3% 0% 5% 5% 1% 0% 3% 2% 0%
Alliance Window Systems 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Great Lakes Windows By Ply Gem
1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Pollard Windows Inc. 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Reynolds 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 86% 78% 89% 93% 85% 84% 90% 79% 87% 87% 88%
None 14% 22% 11% 7% 15% 16% 10% 21% 14% 13% 13%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years (continued)
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
449
WINDOWS: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Jeld-Wen 24% 30% 14% 25% 25% 32% 21% 16% 24% 23% 17%
Certainteed 9% 17% 16% 0% 0% 5% 11% 5% 16% 6% 4%
Silver Line (An Andersen Company)
9% 9% 11% 14% 0% 5% 13% 0% 11% 9% 8%
Milgard 6% 0% 0% 0% 35% 11% 3% 16% 3% 9% 8%
Atrium 4% 0% 8% 4% 5% 0% 7% 0% 0% 4% 13%
Alside 4% 0% 0% 4% 15% 0% 1% 16% 3% 6% 0%
Crestline 4% 0% 3% 11% 0% 5% 4% 0% 8% 0% 4%
Weather Shield/Visions 2000 4% 0% 0% 14% 0% 5% 4% 0% 3% 4% 4%
Capitol 3% 0% 3% 4% 5% 0% 4% 0% 0% 4% 4%
Thermastar By Pella 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 5% 1% 5% 5% 0% 4%
Ykk Ap 3% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 1% 11% 0% 2% 8%
Betterbilt 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 3% 2% 0%
Pgt Winguard 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 2% 4%
Ply Gem Windows 2% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 1% 5% 0% 4% 0%
Simonton 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 4% 0%
Alcoa 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 4%
Hurd Windows And Doors 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 80% 61% 81% 93% 85% 68% 86% 74% 76% 83% 83%
None 20% 39% 19% 7% 15% 32% 14% 26% 24% 17% 17%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
450
WINDOWS: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
JELD-WEN 5.20 5.35 5.23 5.25 4.95 5.94 5.05 5.00 5.38 5.24 4.85
ThermaStar by Pella 5.02 4.71 5.28 4.54 5.67 6.00 4.53 5.57 5.19 5.30 4.09
Milgard 4.95 4.00 4.53 4.64 5.95 5.30 4.71 5.36 5.06 5.03 4.55
Hurd Windows and Doors 4.91 4.43 4.84 5.28 5.17 5.27 4.79 5.00 4.90 5.36 4.00
CertainTeed 4.86 4.88 5.16 4.53 4.67 5.00 4.77 5.11 5.17 5.00 4.00
Weather Shield/Visions 2000 4.74 3.50 5.13 4.93 5.00 5.33 4.44 5.14 4.83 5.05 3.89
Silver Line (an Andersen Company)
4.72 4.77 4.89 4.50 4.86 5.25 4.54 4.86 4.67 5.18 4.13
Simonton 4.72 4.40 4.87 4.55 5.14 5.33 4.44 5.00 4.86 5.00 3.75
Alcoa 4.66 4.17 5.25 4.60 4.29 5.00 4.44 5.14 4.79 4.91 4.08
Atrium 4.61 4.17 5.06 4.86 4.22 4.67 4.54 4.78 4.71 4.65 4.40
Crestline 4.61 3.85 4.71 5.00 4.75 5.00 4.44 4.71 5.09 4.67 3.55
Ply Gem Windows 4.51 3.71 4.62 4.50 4.75 4.57 4.46 4.67 4.88 4.55 4.00
Alside 4.30 3.86 4.50 4.25 4.45 4.50 3.82 5.38 4.23 4.76 3.60
BetterBilt 4.22 3.57 4.44 4.11 4.60 4.50 4.04 4.60 4.00 4.73 3.70
Capitol 4.10 3.29 4.55 3.86 4.60 4.33 3.95 4.40 4.29 4.57 3.22
Cascade Windows 4.09 3.43 4.20 4.38 4.22 4.43 4.05 3.80 4.46 4.33 3.22
Royal Group 4.08 3.86 4.33 4.00 4.25 4.50 3.77 4.33 4.44 4.38 3.29
Superseal 4.05 4.50 3.25 3.75 4.25 4.43 3.60 4.67 4.20 4.60 2.80
PGT WinGuard 4.05 3.67 4.38 3.00 4.60 4.33 3.85 4.33 4.17 4.56 3.29
CWD Windows and Doors by Ply Gem
4.04 3.14 4.12 4.33 4.57 4.25 3.94 4.00 4.44 4.08 3.43
Great Lakes Windows by Ply Gem
4.00 3.43 4.00 4.00 4.80 4.29 3.81 4.33 4.00 4.40 3.50
YKK AP 3.87 3.57 4.00 3.33 4.50 4.17 3.50 4.40 4.17 4.20 3.14
Alliance Window Systems 3.83 3.50 3.40 4.33 4.25 4.38 3.33 4.33 4.00 4.30 2.60
Reynolds 3.70 3.57 3.60 3.50 4.25 4.43 3.00 4.33 3.83 4.22 2.60
Pollard Windows Inc. 3.65 3.71 3.20 3.00 4.40 4.00 3.27 4.33 4.14 3.88 2.60
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
451
WINDOWS: VINYL
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.38 5.86 6.47 6.58 6.35 6.92 6.20 6.64 6.43 6.51 6.05
Warranty 6.17 5.64 6.17 6.46 6.18 6.85 5.97 6.43 6.43 6.23 5.70
Product Price 5.95 5.50 6.27 5.88 5.88 5.92 5.88 6.29 6.11 5.79 6.05
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.91 5.14 6.20 6.08 5.76 6.15 5.77 6.29 6.07 5.87 5.75
Ease Of Installation 5.77 5.71 6.13 5.85 5.06 6.77 5.53 5.86 6.07 5.69 5.50
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.69 5.07 5.63 5.92 5.94 6.23 5.47 6.14 5.89 5.69 5.40
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.44 4.79 5.40 5.92 5.29 6.08 5.28 5.50 5.61 5.41 5.25
Green/Sustainable Features 4.47 4.29 4.37 4.65 4.53 5.31 4.27 4.57 4.64 4.36 4.45
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
452
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 90% 85% 93% 96% 95% 94% 91% 91% 91% 95% 83%
Marvin 89% 88% 85% 96% 84% 89% 88% 91% 91% 91% 75%
Jeld-Wen 84% 71% 89% 89% 95% 89% 81% 88% 87% 81% 83%
Pella 80% 71% 89% 82% 79% 89% 74% 84% 82% 76% 83%
Peachtree 63% 47% 78% 71% 58% 78% 60% 59% 59% 67% 67%
Weather Shield 62% 47% 70% 75% 53% 61% 60% 63% 61% 64% 50%
Kolbe & Kolbe 59% 59% 56% 75% 42% 44% 53% 78% 63% 57% 50%
Hurd Windows And Doors 58% 44% 63% 71% 58% 50% 59% 63% 56% 64% 50%
Milgard 53% 32% 48% 57% 90% 50% 50% 59% 54% 55% 42%
Eagle 50% 41% 48% 68% 42% 39% 52% 53% 54% 50% 33%
Crestline 47% 41% 44% 68% 32% 39% 50% 47% 48% 52% 25%
Windsor Windows & Doors 43% 27% 52% 64% 37% 44% 43% 47% 44% 48% 33%
Ply Gem Windows 42% 27% 70% 36% 42% 33% 47% 41% 28% 55% 67%
Loewen 38% 35% 33% 43% 42% 22% 40% 44% 37% 43% 25%
Thermal Guard 33% 32% 33% 39% 26% 44% 38% 19% 30% 41% 25%
Lincoln 33% 24% 41% 43% 21% 33% 35% 28% 30% 38% 25%
Sierra-Pacific 31% 21% 26% 32% 53% 28% 29% 34% 26% 36% 33%
Bilt Best 30% 27% 30% 39% 21% 22% 35% 25% 26% 38% 17%
Vetter 27% 27% 30% 32% 21% 33% 29% 22% 26% 33% 17%
Indicated At Least One 96% 91% 96% 100% 100% 94% 97% 97% 96% 98% 92%
None 4% 9% 4% 0% 0% 6% 3% 3% 4% 2% 8%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
453
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 56% 62% 59% 71% 26% 56% 67% 41% 56% 64% 42%
Marvin 42% 56% 37% 43% 32% 50% 43% 41% 50% 38% 33%
Jeld-Wen 38% 35% 44% 36% 42% 39% 38% 41% 35% 43% 42%
Pella 35% 32% 41% 46% 26% 33% 31% 50% 37% 45% 8%
Milgard 13% 3% 4% 0% 63% 11% 9% 22% 11% 14% 17%
Crestline 12% 6% 15% 29% 0% 11% 17% 6% 15% 12% 8%
Weather Shield 12% 9% 15% 25% 0% 11% 16% 9% 15% 14% 0%
Peachtree 11% 15% 11% 4% 16% 39% 5% 6% 11% 10% 17%
Hurd Windows And Doors 8% 6% 11% 7% 11% 11% 9% 6% 2% 19% 0%
Kolbe & Kolbe 7% 6% 0% 11% 16% 11% 5% 9% 4% 12% 8%
Ply Gem Windows 6% 3% 15% 0% 11% 11% 5% 6% 4% 10% 8%
Eagle 5% 3% 7% 11% 0% 6% 5% 6% 4% 10% 0%
Windsor Windows & Doors 5% 3% 11% 4% 5% 11% 5% 3% 6% 7% 0%
Sierra-Pacific 4% 0% 4% 0% 21% 17% 0% 6% 2% 7% 8%
Bilt Best 3% 0% 7% 0% 5% 11% 0% 3% 0% 5% 8%
Lincoln 3% 3% 4% 0% 5% 0% 3% 3% 0% 7% 0%
Loewen 2% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 6% 0% 5% 0%
Thermal Guard 1% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8%
Vetter 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 89% 91% 85% 96% 90% 89% 90% 94% 91% 95% 75%
None 11% 9% 15% 4% 11% 11% 10% 6% 9% 5% 25%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
454
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 29% 44% 26% 29% 5% 33% 36% 13% 30% 31% 17%
Marvin 17% 21% 15% 21% 11% 0% 22% 19% 22% 12% 17%
Pella 10% 12% 7% 18% 0% 6% 9% 16% 13% 10% 0%
Jeld-Wen 7% 0% 7% 7% 16% 11% 5% 6% 4% 5% 25%
Milgard 5% 0% 0% 0% 32% 6% 3% 9% 4% 10% 0%
Weather Shield 4% 0% 11% 4% 0% 0% 3% 6% 4% 5% 0%
Ply Gem Windows 3% 3% 7% 0% 0% 11% 0% 3% 2% 2% 8%
Sierra-Pacific 3% 0% 0% 0% 16% 6% 0% 6% 2% 5% 0%
Eagle 2% 0% 4% 4% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 5% 0%
Windsor Windows & Doors 2% 3% 0% 4% 0% 6% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0%
Crestline 1% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Loewen 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 0%
Peachtree 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Thermal Guard 1% 0% 4% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8%
Indicated At Least One 84% 85% 82% 89% 84% 89% 85% 84% 85% 88% 75%
None 16% 15% 19% 11% 16% 11% 16% 16% 15% 12% 25%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
455
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
North-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Andersen 5.74 5.69 6.44 5.44 5.22 5.71 5.87 5.52 5.69 5.78 5.90
Marvin 5.73 5.77 5.88 5.48 5.82 6.00 5.79 5.47 5.75 5.61 6.11
Pella 5.40 5.33 5.92 4.52 5.94 5.75 5.24 5.46 5.43 5.34 5.50
JELD-WEN 4.98 4.62 5.65 4.68 4.89 5.50 4.78 5.03 4.88 5.15 4.90
Weather Shield 4.94 4.44 5.76 4.62 4.73 5.09 4.84 5.05 5.11 4.85 4.33
Kolbe & Kolbe 4.77 4.10 5.56 4.67 5.11 5.12 4.72 4.73 4.89 4.50 5.17
Peachtree 4.69 4.44 5.22 3.95 5.27 5.43 4.38 4.74 4.91 4.36 4.88
Loewen 4.58 4.25 4.64 4.83 4.62 3.00 4.60 5.00 4.68 4.50 4.33
Hurd Windows and Doors 4.57 4.00 5.21 4.40 4.55 4.78 4.58 4.45 4.44 4.67 4.83
Milgard 4.56 3.18 5.21 3.94 5.44 4.89 4.43 4.60 4.32 4.87 4.60
Sierra-Pacific 4.43 3.71 5.12 3.33 5.27 5.20 4.00 4.75 4.50 4.20 5.00
Windsor Windows & Doors 4.43 3.67 5.07 4.28 4.43 4.12 4.23 4.93 4.36 4.55 4.25
Eagle 4.40 3.57 5.13 4.47 4.33 3.57 4.59 4.39 4.38 4.57 3.75
Ply Gem Windows 4.36 3.44 5.10 3.90 4.12 4.17 4.36 4.46 4.00 4.70 4.12
Lincoln 4.32 3.62 5.15 4.08 3.75 3.67 4.32 4.78 4.28 4.50 3.67
Thermal Guard 4.24 4.00 5.10 3.73 4.20 5.00 4.00 4.17 4.59 4.00 3.67
Bilt Best 4.15 3.22 5.33 3.91 4.25 4.75 4.00 4.25 4.20 4.12 4.00
Crestline 4.08 3.50 4.85 3.89 4.33 4.00 4.03 4.20 4.19 4.09 3.00
Vetter 3.87 3.22 4.44 3.78 4.25 3.50 3.83 4.29 4.00 3.93 2.50
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
456
WINDOWS: WOOD & CLAD-WOOD
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.70 6.66 6.77 6.60 6.81 6.69 6.57 6.93 6.76 6.65 6.56
Warranty 6.43 6.55 6.59 6.24 6.31 6.12 6.45 6.59 6.35 6.54 6.44
Ease Of Installation 6.01 6.10 6.32 5.80 5.75 6.31 6.08 5.70 6.09 5.92 6.00
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.92 5.86 6.18 5.92 5.69 5.56 6.00 6.00 6.02 5.89 5.56
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.83 5.66 6.45 5.60 5.62 5.62 5.84 5.93 5.80 5.78 6.11
Product Price 5.79 5.45 6.55 5.52 5.81 5.50 5.82 5.93 5.67 5.84 6.22
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.50 5.31 5.82 5.68 5.12 5.00 5.69 5.44 5.48 5.73 4.67
Green/Sustainable Features 4.85 5.07 4.86 4.68 4.69 4.12 5.10 4.81 4.46 5.41 4.56
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
457
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Velux 88% 92% 80% 96% 95% 100% 82% 100% 94% 93% 62%
Solatube 73% 67% 77% 78% 71% 75% 72% 78% 72% 78% 69%
Andersen 72% 88% 69% 67% 67% 80% 73% 63% 74% 81% 39%
Sun Tunnel 50% 63% 51% 41% 43% 55% 45% 56% 49% 54% 39%
Weather Shield 46% 38% 49% 44% 48% 55% 42% 44% 47% 46% 31%
Alcoa 42% 50% 37% 37% 43% 45% 45% 30% 45% 39% 31%
Wasco 36% 50% 26% 30% 48% 35% 33% 44% 43% 32% 23%
Sun-Tek Mfg 28% 33% 26% 26% 29% 50% 25% 19% 30% 27% 23%
ODL 22% 25% 17% 19% 29% 30% 22% 15% 21% 24% 15%
U.S. Sunlight Corp. 22% 25% 17% 19% 24% 30% 18% 19% 17% 24% 23%
Indicated At Least One 96% 96% 94% 100% 95% 100% 93% 100% 100% 98% 77%
None 4% 4% 6% 0% 5% 0% 7% 0% 0% 2% 23%
Brand Familiarity
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
458
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Velux 75% 83% 63% 89% 71% 85% 67% 89% 79% 76% 62%
Andersen 35% 58% 29% 22% 33% 45% 35% 26% 34% 37% 31%
Solatube 26% 8% 23% 33% 48% 15% 27% 37% 23% 37% 15%
Sun Tunnel 11% 4% 3% 22% 14% 5% 13% 7% 9% 15% 0%
Weather Shield 9% 8% 17% 4% 5% 10% 10% 7% 11% 5% 15%
Wasco 6% 4% 11% 0% 10% 15% 5% 4% 6% 5% 15%
Alcoa 5% 4% 9% 0% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 7% 0%
ODL 2% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Sun-Tek Mfg 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 5% 2% 0% 0% 5% 0%
U.S. Sunlight Corp. 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Indicated At Least One 89% 92% 80% 100% 86% 85% 85% 100% 94% 88% 69%
None 11% 8% 20% 0% 14% 15% 15% 0% 6% 12% 31%
Brand Used in the Past 2 years
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
459
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Velux 56% 63% 49% 74% 38% 80% 45% 63% 60% 54% 46%
Andersen 14% 21% 14% 7% 19% 5% 20% 11% 17% 12% 15%
Solatube 8% 0% 9% 7% 19% 0% 12% 7% 4% 15% 8%
Sun Tunnel 3% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 3% 0% 4% 0% 0%
Weather Shield 2% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 2% 4% 4% 0% 0%
Indicated At Least One 83% 83% 74% 100% 76% 85% 82% 85% 89% 81% 69%
None 17% 17% 26% 0% 24% 15% 18% 15% 11% 20% 31%
Brand Used the Most
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
460
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Velux 6.18 6.13 6.00 6.50 6.10 6.35 6.10 6.22 6.32 5.95 6.38
Andersen 5.67 5.55 5.70 5.61 5.86 6.00 5.64 5.44 5.71 5.65 5.40
Solatube 5.10 4.59 4.86 5.52 5.53 5.67 4.93 5.05 5.10 5.19 4.78
Sun-Tek Mfg 4.81 4.11 4.80 5.29 5.33 4.80 4.94 4.40 5.06 4.36 5.00
Weather Shield 4.73 4.10 5.05 4.25 5.30 4.73 4.82 4.50 4.79 4.58 5.00
Alcoa 4.72 4.54 4.87 4.80 4.67 5.33 4.79 3.89 4.54 4.82 5.50
Sun Tunnel 4.68 4.56 4.35 5.27 4.89 5.09 4.70 4.33 4.66 4.82 4.20
Wasco 4.56 4.23 4.60 4.75 4.80 4.57 4.86 4.00 4.68 4.23 5.00
U.S. Sunlight Corp. 4.54 3.57 4.57 5.20 5.20 4.50 4.62 4.40 4.55 4.60 4.33
ODL 4.46 3.83 4.00 5.00 5.17 4.33 4.71 3.75 4.50 4.50 4.00
Quality Ratings
2 0 1 5 B u i l d e r B r a n d U s e S t u d y
461
WINDOWS: SKYLIGHT/ROOF
REGION AVERAGE SALE PRICE UNITS BUILT
TotalNorth-east South
Mid-west West
Under $150K
$150K-$499K
$500K+
Less than 5
5 to 49 50+
Product Performance 6.71 6.80 6.73 6.74 6.50 6.82 6.65 6.74 6.79 6.61 6.67
Warranty 6.31 6.20 6.31 6.56 6.06 6.82 6.18 6.22 6.32 6.27 6.44
Ease Of Installation 6.25 6.40 6.23 6.44 5.75 6.76 6.20 5.96 6.34 6.00 6.67
Product Price 5.90 5.95 6.04 5.74 5.88 6.12 5.94 5.65 5.85 5.88 6.22
Availability Of Product Through Your Dealer
5.90 6.00 6.08 5.89 5.50 6.47 5.94 5.39 5.87 5.85 6.22
Strength Of Manufacturer'S Brand/Reputation
5.48 5.40 5.31 5.89 5.19 6.29 5.45 4.96 5.62 5.24 5.67
Strong Relationship With The Manufacturer/Dealer
5.11 5.00 4.81 5.67 4.81 5.35 5.33 4.48 5.28 4.85 5.22
Green/Sustainable Features 4.98 4.75 5.08 5.26 4.62 5.47 5.06 4.43 5.19 4.70 4.89
Importance of Factors Influencing Brand Selection