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Brand Use Study for CABINETS (STOCK)

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Quality Rating
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CABINETS (STOCK)-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

How do you rate the QUALITY of each brand you are familiar with?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
KraftMaid4.03.6*3.94.24.2*
Schrock4.03.8*4.1*4.0*3.0*
Yorktowne4.0*4.0*4.0*3.8*4.5*
Bruce3.8*4.0*3.5*4.0*3.8*
Decora3.8*4.0*3.8*4.0*3.3*
Aristokraft3.73.6*3.8*3.8*3.4*
MasterCraft3.7*3.0*3.4*4.0*3.4*
Wellborn3.73.9*3.3*3.8*3.0*
Kitchen Craft3.63.0*3.5*3.9*3.7*
Quaker Maid3.6*3.7*3.0*3.6*3.5*
Timberlake/American Woodmark3.63.4*3.8*3.8*3.4*
HomeCrest3.5*3.6*3.7*3.5*2.3*
Kemper3.5*3.3*3.9*3.5*2.7*
Kitchen Compact3.5*3.3*3.6*4.0*3.0*
Merillat3.53.7*3.73.5*3.1*
Quality3.5*3.3*3.8*3.0*3.5*
Ultracraft3.5*4.0*3.5*3.3*3.0*
Brandom3.3*3.0*3.5*3.0*
Canac3.3*3.5*3.3*3.6*2.4*
Mid Continent3.1*3.0*3.5*2.5*2.3*
Riviera3.1*3.0*3.0*3.0*4.0*
Triangle Pacific2.9*2.7*3.0*3.0*2.5*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
KraftMaid4.3*4.0*4.03.7
Schrock5.0*4.1*3.6*3.7
Yorktowne4.0*4.3*4.0*3.8
Bruce4.5*4.0*3.0*4.0
Decora4.0*3.4*4.0
Aristokraft3.9*3.7*3.6*3.8
MasterCraft4.0*4.0*3.3*3.7
Wellborn4.0*3.5*3.7*3.6
Kitchen Craft4.3*3.5*3.5*3.7
Quaker Maid3.0*3.4*3.6*3.8
Timberlake/American Woodmark4.5*4.0*3.2*3.5
HomeCrest4.0*3.8*3.3*3.5
Kemper3.5*3.5*3.7*3.0
Kitchen Compact4.3*3.2*3.5*2.0
Merillat3.6*3.83.73.1
Quality4.0*3.5*3.2*5.0
Ultracraft3.5*3.0*3.3
Brandom3.0*3.0*4.0
Canac3.3*3.2*3.3
Mid Continent3.6*2.9*3.0
Riviera2.8*3.4*
Triangle Pacific2.5*3.1*3.6*2.3
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
KraftMaid3.94.03.9*
Schrock4.2*3.8*4.3*
Yorktowne3.8*3.7*4.6*
Bruce4.1*3.7*3.3*
Decora4.0*4.0*2.5*
Aristokraft3.7*3.73.7*
MasterCraft3.7*3.6*3.8*
Wellborn3.6*3.7*3.7*
Kitchen Craft3.6*3.6*3.7*
Quaker Maid3.9*3.1*3.5*
Timberlake/American Woodmark4.0*3.2*3.7*
HomeCrest3.1*3.6*4.0*
Kemper3.7*3.4*2.0*
Kitchen Compact3.8*3.5*3.3*
Merillat3.43.53.9*
Quality3.5*3.4*4.0*
Ultracraft3.0*3.3*
Brandom3.5*3.0*
Canac3.3*3.3*3.1*
Mid Continent2.8*3.3*3.0*
Riviera3.0*3.3*3.0*
Triangle Pacific3.2*3.0*2.5*
CABINETS (STOCK)-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders422.060.0120.0156.086.0
KraftMaid55.0%65.0%58.0%54.0%42.0%
Merillat52.0%65.0%70.0%41.0%40.0%
Aristokraft49.0%58.0%61.0%44.0%34.0%
Wellborn28.0%40.0%27.0%33.0%13.0%
Kitchen Craft26.0%25.0%28.0%26.0%22.0%
Quaker Maid23.0%40.0%21.0%24.0%10.0%
Schrock22.0%23.0%44.0%13.0%5.0%
Canac21.0%10.0%23.0%26.0%19.0%
HomeCrest18.0%28.0%31.0%10.0%8.0%
Triangle Pacific17.0%27.0%10.0%24.0%7.0%
Decora16.0%17.0%21.0%15.0%9.0%
MasterCraft16.0%10.0%18.0%17.0%15.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark15.0%22.0%14.0%12.0%17.0%
Yorktowne14.0%38.0%9.0%14.0%6.0%
Bruce13.0%13.0%13.0%15.0%8.0%
Kitchen Compact12.0%15.0%18.0%10.0%6.0%
Kemper11.0%13.0%16.0%10.0%7.0%
Mid Continent10.0%7.0%23.0%5.0%6.0%
Quality7.0%12.0%6.0%8.0%3.0%
Riviera7.0%2.0%10.0%9.0%2.0%
Ultracraft5.0%5.0%5.0%6.0%1.0%
Brandom3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
other8.0%3.0%5.0%10.0%9.0%
indicated one or more84.0%90.0%90.0%81.0%76.0%
no answer14.0%10.0%8.0%16.0%23.0%
none2.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0127.0123.0126.0
KraftMaid35.0%50.0%63.0%56.0
Merillat32.0%49.0%58.0%56.0
Aristokraft41.0%44.0%56.0%47.0
Wellborn11.0%23.0%36.0%31.0
Kitchen Craft19.0%26.0%26.0%29.0
Quaker Maid5.0%20.0%28.0%25.0
Schrock16.0%24.0%20.0%22.0
Canac0.0%13.0%27.0%29.0
HomeCrest8.0%20.0%23.0%16.0
Triangle Pacific5.0%17.0%21.0%17.0
Decora5.0%11.0%21.0%18.0
MasterCraft5.0%13.0%20.0%18.0
Timberlake/American Woodmark14.0%14.0%23.0%10.0
Yorktowne11.0%13.0%15.0%15.0
Bruce11.0%16.0%12.0%11.0
Kitchen Compact14.0%17.0%15.0%6.0
Kemper5.0%9.0%15.0%12.0
Mid Continent5.0%10.0%17.0%6.0
Quality8.0%5.0%11.0%6.0
Riviera3.0%10.0%9.0%3.0
Ultracraft0.0%4.0%5.0%6.0
Brandom0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
other8.0%9.0%8.0%5.0
indicated one or more73.0%82.0%90.0%82.0
no answer22.0%17.0%9.0%16.0
none5.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders152.0197.068.0
KraftMaid55.0%56.0%49.0%
Merillat51.0%52.0%56.0%
Aristokraft46.0%49.0%54.0%
Wellborn25.0%32.0%25.0%
Kitchen Craft24.0%26.0%29.0%
Quaker Maid25.0%22.0%19.0%
Schrock22.0%23.0%13.0%
Canac10.0%23.0%37.0%
HomeCrest18.0%19.0%16.0%
Triangle Pacific14.0%17.0%25.0%
Decora14.0%15.0%21.0%
MasterCraft14.0%15.0%24.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark13.0%13.0%25.0%
Yorktowne13.0%15.0%16.0%
Bruce12.0%12.0%18.0%
Kitchen Compact9.0%15.0%13.0%
Kemper14.0%12.0%4.0%
Mid Continent9.0%12.0%10.0%
Quality5.0%9.0%7.0%
Riviera9.0%6.0%6.0%
Ultracraft3.0%7.0%1.0%
Brandom4.0%3.0%1.0%
other7.0%8.0%10.0%
indicated one or more85.0%82.0%87.0%
no answer14.0%16.0%10.0%
none1.0%3.0%3.0%

Brands Used the Most

Which brand(s) does your firm USE THE MOST?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders422.060.0120.0156.086.0
Merillat12.0%15.0%21.0%8.0%3.0%
KraftMaid9.0%12.0%9.0%8.0%8.0%
Aristokraft7.0%10.0%9.0%8.0%2.0%
Wellborn4.0%10.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%
Schrock3.0%7.0%7.0%0.0%0.0%
Canac2.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%0.0%
HomeCrest2.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
Kitchen Craft2.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%
MasterCraft2.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%
Yorktowne2.0%8.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Bruce1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Decora1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Kemper1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
Kitchen Compact1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Mid Continent1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Quality1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Triangle Pacific1.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0%
Brandom0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Quaker Maid0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Riviera0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ultracraft0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other4.0%2.0%3.0%6.0%6.0%
indicated one or more43.0%53.0%54.0%38.0%27.0%
did not indicate38.0%33.0%33.0%40.0%44.0%
no answer11.0%7.0%6.0%14.0%15.0%
none9.0%7.0%7.0%8.0%14.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0127.0123.0126.0
Merillat0.0%14.0%15.0%10.0
KraftMaid14.0%9.0%9.0%6.0
Aristokraft5.0%8.0%9.0%6.0
Wellborn5.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Schrock5.0%5.0%2.0%2.0
Canac0.0%1.0%1.0%5.0
HomeCrest0.0%2.0%3.0%2.0
Kitchen Craft3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
MasterCraft0.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
Timberlake/American Woodmark5.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Yorktowne0.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Bruce3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Decora0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0
Kemper0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0
Kitchen Compact5.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Mid Continent0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Quality3.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
Triangle Pacific0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Brandom0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Quaker Maid0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Riviera0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ultracraft0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other5.0%6.0%4.0%2.0
indicated one or more43.0%47.0%50.0%32.0
did not indicate30.0%32.0%37.0%45.0
no answer19.0%13.0%7.0%10.0
none8.0%7.0%7.0%13.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders152.0197.068.0
Merillat9.0%10.0%25.0%
KraftMaid9.0%11.0%1.0%
Aristokraft5.0%9.0%7.0%
Wellborn1.0%5.0%3.0%
Schrock3.0%3.0%0.0%
Canac1.0%3.0%3.0%
HomeCrest1.0%3.0%1.0%
Kitchen Craft2.0%2.0%1.0%
MasterCraft1.0%2.0%3.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark1.0%2.0%3.0%
Yorktowne0.0%2.0%6.0%
Bruce1.0%1.0%0.0%
Decora1.0%1.0%0.0%
Kemper2.0%1.0%0.0%
Kitchen Compact0.0%1.0%1.0%
Mid Continent0.0%1.0%3.0%
Quality1.0%1.0%0.0%
Triangle Pacific1.0%2.0%1.0%
Brandom1.0%0.0%0.0%
Quaker Maid1.0%0.0%0.0%
Riviera0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ultracraft0.0%0.0%0.0%
other4.0%4.0%6.0%
indicated one or more37.0%43.0%54.0%
did not indicate44.0%35.0%31.0%
no answer11.0%12.0%9.0%
none8.0%10.0%6.0%

Brands Used in Past 2 Years

Which brands has your firm USED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS in the homes you've built (including brands you subcontracted with others to install)?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders422.060.0120.0156.086.0
Merillat25.0%28.0%44.0%15.0%15.0%
KraftMaid21.0%22.0%23.0%21.0%15.0%
Aristokraft19.0%27.0%23.0%19.0%9.0%
Schrock8.0%8.0%18.0%3.0%0.0%
Wellborn8.0%17.0%3.0%12.0%1.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark7.0%7.0%5.0%6.0%9.0%
HomeCrest5.0%7.0%11.0%2.0%1.0%
Kitchen Craft5.0%3.0%5.0%7.0%5.0%
Triangle Pacific5.0%7.0%3.0%7.0%1.0%
Canac4.0%0.0%3.0%7.0%5.0%
MasterCraft4.0%2.0%2.0%7.0%5.0%
Yorktowne4.0%15.0%2.0%3.0%0.0%
Bruce3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Kemper3.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%
Kitchen Compact3.0%5.0%7.0%1.0%1.0%
Mid Continent3.0%0.0%8.0%1.0%0.0%
Decora2.0%2.0%4.0%1.0%1.0%
Quaker Maid2.0%7.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Quality2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Riviera1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Ultracraft1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Brandom0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other5.0%2.0%3.0%6.0%6.0%
indicated one or more63.0%70.0%75.0%60.0%47.0%
did not indicate19.0%20.0%13.0%19.0%24.0%
no answer14.0%10.0%8.0%16.0%23.0%
none4.0%0.0%4.0%4.0%6.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0127.0123.0126.0
Merillat16.0%28.0%28.0%21.0
KraftMaid19.0%19.0%26.0%17.0
Aristokraft16.0%17.0%24.0%16.0
Schrock11.0%9.0%5.0%9.0
Wellborn5.0%3.0%10.0%10.0
Timberlake/American Woodmark8.0%6.0%11.0%4.0
HomeCrest3.0%4.0%7.0%6.0
Kitchen Craft8.0%5.0%5.0%6.0
Triangle Pacific5.0%4.0%6.0%5.0
Canac0.0%3.0%3.0%7.0
MasterCraft3.0%6.0%3.0%5.0
Yorktowne8.0%2.0%2.0%4.0
Bruce5.0%4.0%0.0%3.0
Kemper5.0%0.0%6.0%2.0
Kitchen Compact11.0%3.0%4.0%0.0
Mid Continent0.0%3.0%5.0%1.0
Decora0.0%0.0%2.0%6.0
Quaker Maid0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Quality3.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Riviera0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0
Ultracraft0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Brandom0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other5.0%7.0%5.0%2.0
indicated one or more65.0%63.0%72.0%53.0
did not indicate8.0%17.0%16.0%25.0
no answer22.0%17.0%9.0%16.0
none5.0%3.0%3.0%6.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders152.0197.068.0
Merillat22.0%24.0%34.0%
KraftMaid26.0%21.0%7.0%
Aristokraft16.0%21.0%22.0%
Schrock7.0%10.0%3.0%
Wellborn4.0%11.0%6.0%
Timberlake/American Woodmark6.0%6.0%10.0%
HomeCrest3.0%7.0%4.0%
Kitchen Craft6.0%6.0%3.0%
Triangle Pacific5.0%5.0%4.0%
Canac1.0%6.0%9.0%
MasterCraft4.0%4.0%6.0%
Yorktowne2.0%4.0%6.0%
Bruce3.0%2.0%3.0%
Kemper5.0%2.0%0.0%
Kitchen Compact1.0%4.0%4.0%
Mid Continent1.0%4.0%3.0%
Decora3.0%3.0%0.0%
Quaker Maid2.0%2.0%0.0%
Quality1.0%3.0%1.0%
Riviera1.0%1.0%1.0%
Ultracraft0.0%2.0%0.0%
Brandom1.0%0.0%0.0%
other4.0%4.0%9.0%
indicated one or more62.0%62.0%68.0%
did not indicate20.0%18.0%18.0%
no answer14.0%16.0%10.0%
none4.0%4.0%4.0%
Purpose

The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood, LLC, on behalf of their publication, BUILDER.

The purpose of this research project was to provide the editors and advertisers with a profile of the brands used by builders in the BUILDER audience. Specific areas of inquiry included:

  • The number and average sale price of residential units built by respondents' firms in 2004.
  • Respondents' familiarity with, use of, and opinions about brands in 69 product categories.
  • The one brand within each category respondents feel is best at communicating with them.
Method

The survey sample of 6,250 was selected in systematic fashion by Palm Coast Data, Inc., and Readex from BUILDER's domestic, qualified "builder" circulation of approximately 125,000 recipients at the time of sample selection.

Five versions of an 8-page questionnaire were designed jointly by BUILDER and Readex. Each version contained two questions common to all versions, with the remaining brand-specific questions unique to each.

Data was collected via mail survey from October 18 to December 11, 2000. To ensure the value of this brand use data to manufacturers, the findings cited in this report are based on the 2,247 respondents who indicated their firms built residential units in 2000 (36% of the survey sample).

The margin of error for percentages based on all 2,247 usable responses is ±2.0% at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for percentages based on smaller sample sizes—census regions, for example— will be larger.