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PATIO DOORS-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Andersen4.44.54.44.54.3
Marvin4.24.2*4.24.34.4*
Pella4.24.14.24.34.2
Kolbe & Kolbe4.04.1*3.8*3.9*4.1*
Therma-Tru4.04.4*3.84.04.2*
Pozzi/JELD-WEN3.94.1*4.0*3.8*3.7*
Milgard3.84.5*3.3*3.5*3.9
Simpson3.83.9*3.5*3.6*4.1*
Hurd Millwork3.73.7*3.8*3.7*3.5*
Loewen3.7*5.0*3.8*3.5*3.5*
Madawaska3.7*5.0*3.2*5.0*
Peachtree3.73.7*3.64.13.2*
Stanley3.73.8*3.7*3.63.7*
Benchmark3.63.4*3.1*3.8*3.6*
CertainTeed3.63.7*3.5*3.7*3.5*
Eagle3.63.7*3.4*3.8*3.8*
Premdor3.6*5.0*4.0*3.3*3.7*
Weather Shield3.63.5*3.43.9*3.6*
Alenco3.5*2.8*3.6*3.8*
Atrium3.52.9*3.3*3.7*3.9*
Louisiana-Pacific3.53.7*3.1*3.7*4.0*
Pease3.53.6*3.6*3.2*3.3*
Summit/JELD-WEN3.5*3.0*3.3*4.3*3.3*
Survivor3.5*4.0*3.0*3.5*3.0*
Bend/JELD-WEN3.4*3.0*3.4*3.7*3.2*
Norco/JELD-WEN3.43.2*3.0*4.0*3.7*
Vetter3.4*3.9*2.6*3.7*4.0*
BetterBilt3.33.7*2.6*3.33.5*
Caradco/JELD-WEN3.33.3*3.2*3.4*3.4*
Crestline3.33.2*3.23.4*3.8*
Great Lakes3.3*3.5*3.0*4.0*2.0*
Lincoln3.2*3.0*2.8*3.7*3.3*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.23.3*3.0*3.4*3.4*
Capitol3.1*2.7*3.1*3.2*3.5*
Morgan/JELD-WEN3.1*3.0*2.7*3.3*4.0*
Nord/JELD-WEN3.1*2.8*2.8*3.5*3.8*
Craftline2.9*3.0*2.6*3.0*4.0*
MW2.8*2.0*1.0*2.9*5.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Andersen4.5*4.54.34.5
Marvin4.5*3.9*4.34.3
Pella4.2*4.24.14.4
Kolbe & Kolbe4.0*3.6*4.0*4.1
Therma-Tru3.9*3.84.14.2
Pozzi/JELD-WEN5.0*3.4*3.8*4.0
Milgard4.5*3.9*3.7*3.8
Simpson3.6*3.8*3.9
Hurd Millwork3.3*3.2*3.9*3.8
Loewen2.0*4.0*4.0*3.7
Madawaska3.5*5.0*3.5
Peachtree4.5*3.9*3.73.6
Stanley4.0*3.7*3.6*3.6
Benchmark3.7*3.7*3.6*3.3
CertainTeed4.2*3.5*3.4*3.7
Eagle4.2*3.1*3.6
Premdor3.5*3.4*4.0
Weather Shield4.0*3.5*3.5*3.8
Alenco5.0*3.3*3.8*3.0
Atrium4.3*3.3*3.4*3.7
Louisiana-Pacific4.0*3.1*3.3*3.8
Pease4.0*3.2*3.2*3.9
Summit/JELD-WEN3.8*3.4*3.0
Survivor5.0*3.3*3.0*
Bend/JELD-WEN3.6*3.0*3.6
Norco/JELD-WEN3.0*3.1*3.1*3.8
Vetter3.5*3.5*3.2*3.0
BetterBilt4.0*3.1*3.0*3.4
Caradco/JELD-WEN3.7*3.6*3.2*3.3
Crestline3.4*3.3*3.2*3.5
Great Lakes3.7*2.8*4.0
Lincoln4.0*3.3*2.9*3.2
Wenco/JELD-WEN4.0*3.5*3.1*3.0
Capitol3.3*3.0*2.8
Morgan/JELD-WEN3.0*3.0*3.1*3.2
Nord/JELD-WEN2.8*2.8*3.6
Craftline3.0*2.8*3.0
MW3.2*2.8*2.2
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Andersen4.44.54.6*
Marvin4.24.34.0*
Pella4.34.14.3*
Kolbe & Kolbe4.13.93.8*
Therma-Tru4.14.04.1*
Pozzi/JELD-WEN3.7*3.9*4.2*
Milgard3.8*3.8*3.8*
Simpson3.7*3.8*3.8*
Hurd Millwork3.8*3.63.5*
Loewen3.4*3.8*4.0*
Madawaska3.0*4.0*4.0*
Peachtree3.83.73.6*
Stanley3.53.83.5*
Benchmark3.5*3.7*3.3*
CertainTeed3.63.4*4.0*
Eagle3.5*3.7*3.5*
Premdor3.0*3.8*3.8*
Weather Shield3.63.73.5*
Alenco3.3*3.6*3.4*
Atrium3.2*3.6*3.6*
Louisiana-Pacific3.6*3.5*3.0*
Pease3.5*3.3*3.7*
Summit/JELD-WEN3.3*3.4*3.8*
Survivor3.5*3.7*3.0*
Bend/JELD-WEN3.5*3.5*3.0*
Norco/JELD-WEN3.4*3.4*3.3*
Vetter3.0*3.4*3.7*
BetterBilt3.3*3.3*3.2*
Caradco/JELD-WEN3.1*3.5*3.4*
Crestline3.1*3.33.6*
Great Lakes3.5*3.0*3.5*
Lincoln3.3*3.1*3.3*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.0*3.3*3.4*
Capitol3.1*3.2*2.9*
Morgan/JELD-WEN3.0*3.3*3.0*
Nord/JELD-WEN3.0*3.2*3.0*
Craftline2.3*3.3*3.0*
MW2.5*3.0*2.5*
PATIO DOORS-2002-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
Andersen89.0%92.0%93.0%85.0%86.0%
Pella78.0%67.0%91.0%72.0%79.0%
Peachtree68.0%65.0%80.0%65.0%62.0%
Marvin66.0%64.0%76.0%58.0%70.0%
Therma-Tru61.0%59.0%75.0%58.0%51.0%
Weather Shield59.0%55.0%71.0%50.0%62.0%
Stanley50.0%50.0%58.0%44.0%53.0%
CertainTeed49.0%42.0%59.0%44.0%53.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN46.0%44.0%64.0%36.0%41.0%
Hurd Millwork46.0%47.0%55.0%35.0%52.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe46.0%44.0%59.0%35.0%55.0%
Crestline44.0%49.0%74.0%29.0%27.0%
Pease36.0%32.0%59.0%26.0%27.0%
Atrium35.0%44.0%31.0%34.0%35.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN33.0%32.0%51.0%20.0%33.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN33.0%28.0%35.0%25.0%51.0%
BetterBilt31.0%13.0%30.0%43.0%27.0%
Eagle31.0%28.0%47.0%22.0%29.0%
Benchmark29.0%32.0%26.0%34.0%21.0%
Louisiana-Pacific29.0%26.0%39.0%23.0%30.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN29.0%31.0%39.0%24.0%22.0%
Simpson26.0%27.0%24.0%17.0%44.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN23.0%21.0%26.0%18.0%30.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN22.0%24.0%30.0%16.0%24.0%
Milgard21.0%3.0%12.0%7.0%76.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN20.0%32.0%26.0%14.0%14.0%
Lincoln19.0%13.0%31.0%18.0%12.0%
Capitol18.0%17.0%18.0%23.0%9.0%
Vetter18.0%19.0%30.0%16.0%7.0%
Alenco17.0%5.0%12.0%27.0%14.0%
Craftline17.0%14.0%31.0%13.0%9.0%
Premdor14.0%8.0%14.0%14.0%21.0%
Loewen12.0%6.0%19.0%8.0%16.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN11.0%4.0%10.0%10.0%20.0%
MW9.0%6.0%6.0%13.0%7.0%
Great Lakes8.0%10.0%12.0%6.0%5.0%
Madawaska7.0%8.0%6.0%7.0%10.0%
Survivor5.0%5.0%6.0%5.0%5.0%
other10.0%12.0%9.0%6.0%16.0%
indicated one or more96.0%96.0%97.0%95.0%97.0%
no answer3.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
Andersen90.0%85.0%94.0%88.0
Pella72.0%66.0%88.0%79.0
Peachtree64.0%62.0%80.0%67.0
Marvin64.0%56.0%72.0%73.0
Therma-Tru38.0%57.0%73.0%62.0
Weather Shield38.0%50.0%67.0%66.0
Stanley44.0%46.0%57.0%51.0
CertainTeed41.0%50.0%50.0%51.0
Caradco/JELD-WEN28.0%34.0%49.0%59.0
Hurd Millwork28.0%33.0%54.0%55.0
Kolbe & Kolbe18.0%34.0%57.0%58.0
Crestline33.0%44.0%53.0%40.0
Pease21.0%31.0%46.0%37.0
Atrium31.0%30.0%39.0%38.0
Norco/JELD-WEN18.0%26.0%36.0%41.0
Pozzi/JELD-WEN8.0%18.0%37.0%49.0
BetterBilt28.0%35.0%34.0%27.0
Eagle10.0%24.0%37.0%38.0
Benchmark23.0%26.0%32.0%32.0
Louisiana-Pacific8.0%26.0%30.0%35.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN18.0%29.0%31.0%30.0
Simpson8.0%18.0%27.0%37.0
Bend/JELD-WEN8.0%18.0%24.0%29.0
Nord/JELD-WEN5.0%16.0%26.0%30.0
Milgard5.0%15.0%21.0%32.0
Morgan/JELD-WEN13.0%15.0%26.0%23.0
Lincoln8.0%13.0%23.0%26.0
Capitol10.0%19.0%24.0%14.0
Vetter8.0%16.0%23.0%20.0
Alenco10.0%22.0%16.0%15.0
Craftline5.0%16.0%22.0%17.0
Premdor3.0%14.0%16.0%17.0
Loewen3.0%11.0%13.0%16.0
Summit/JELD-WEN3.0%11.0%10.0%13.0
MW5.0%11.0%7.0%11.0
Great Lakes3.0%9.0%9.0%9.0
Madawaska0.0%7.0%4.0%14.0
Survivor3.0%8.0%4.0%5.0
other13.0%10.0%10.0%10.0
indicated one or more92.0%94.0%99.0%97.0
no answer5.0%5.0%1.0%3.0
none3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
Andersen91.0%89.0%83.0%
Pella86.0%72.0%72.0%
Peachtree72.0%67.0%63.0%
Marvin74.0%62.0%61.0%
Therma-Tru62.0%60.0%66.0%
Weather Shield63.0%55.0%61.0%
Stanley54.0%48.0%48.0%
CertainTeed54.0%44.0%56.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN47.0%44.0%48.0%
Hurd Millwork53.0%42.0%38.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe52.0%44.0%41.0%
Crestline42.0%45.0%47.0%
Pease37.0%34.0%36.0%
Atrium36.0%35.0%33.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN35.0%31.0%36.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN37.0%29.0%38.0%
BetterBilt31.0%31.0%34.0%
Eagle32.0%30.0%30.0%
Benchmark25.0%30.0%39.0%
Louisiana-Pacific27.0%29.0%33.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN27.0%31.0%30.0%
Simpson28.0%23.0%30.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN24.0%19.0%31.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN21.0%22.0%30.0%
Milgard23.0%19.0%22.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN21.0%19.0%23.0%
Lincoln20.0%18.0%25.0%
Capitol10.0%20.0%34.0%
Vetter16.0%21.0%17.0%
Alenco14.0%17.0%25.0%
Craftline15.0%17.0%22.0%
Premdor11.0%15.0%23.0%
Loewen13.0%11.0%13.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN11.0%8.0%20.0%
MW9.0%9.0%9.0%
Great Lakes9.0%7.0%11.0%
Madawaska8.0%7.0%8.0%
Survivor5.0%5.0%9.0%
other7.0%10.0%19.0%
indicated one or more97.0%96.0%94.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%5.0%
none0.0%0.0%2.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
Andersen26.0%58.0%29.0%17.0%11.0%
Therma-Tru12.0%12.0%7.0%15.0%14.0%
Pella11.0%14.0%19.0%8.0%4.0%
Marvin6.0%9.0%7.0%6.0%4.0%
Peachtree6.0%4.0%8.0%8.0%2.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe4.0%5.0%5.0%2.0%7.0%
Stanley3.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%
Weather Shield3.0%3.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%
Alenco2.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%0.0%
Benchmark2.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%1.0%
BetterBilt2.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
CertainTeed2.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%
Crestline2.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%
Milgard2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN2.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Pease2.0%3.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%
Simpson2.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%
Atrium1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Capitol1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Eagle1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
Hurd Millwork1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Lincoln1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Louisiana-Pacific1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Premdor1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Vetter1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Craftline0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Great Lakes0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Loewen0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Madawaska0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
MW0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Survivor0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
other7.0%9.0%9.0%5.0%9.0%
indicated one or more71.0%79.0%79.0%66.0%60.0%
did not indicate25.0%17.0%17.0%28.0%35.0%
no answer3.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%
none2.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
Andersen31.0%28.0%24.0%25.0
Therma-Tru5.0%12.0%17.0%10.0
Pella10.0%8.0%10.0%16.0
Marvin13.0%2.0%5.0%9.0
Peachtree5.0%7.0%7.0%5.0
Kolbe & Kolbe0.0%2.0%4.0%8.0
Stanley0.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
Weather Shield0.0%5.0%4.0%2.0
Alenco3.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
Benchmark0.0%5.0%2.0%1.0
BetterBilt5.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
Caradco/JELD-WEN0.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
CertainTeed3.0%3.0%0.0%4.0
Crestline3.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
Milgard3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Norco/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
Pease0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Simpson0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Atrium0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Capitol0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0
Eagle0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Hurd Millwork0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Lincoln0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Louisiana-Pacific0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Pozzi/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Premdor0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Summit/JELD-WEN0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Vetter0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Bend/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Craftline0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Great Lakes0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Loewen0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Madawaska0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Morgan/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
MW0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Nord/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Survivor0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other13.0%7.0%8.0%6.0
indicated one or more67.0%66.0%73.0%73.0
did not indicate23.0%27.0%24.0%23.0
no answer3.0%4.0%1.0%3.0
none8.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
Andersen29.0%26.0%17.0%
Therma-Tru11.0%11.0%16.0%
Pella17.0%7.0%8.0%
Marvin8.0%7.0%2.0%
Peachtree5.0%7.0%6.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe8.0%2.0%0.0%
Stanley3.0%4.0%2.0%
Weather Shield3.0%4.0%3.0%
Alenco1.0%2.0%3.0%
Benchmark2.0%2.0%3.0%
BetterBilt3.0%1.0%2.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN1.0%2.0%2.0%
CertainTeed2.0%1.0%6.0%
Crestline1.0%4.0%0.0%
Milgard2.0%2.0%2.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN2.0%2.0%0.0%
Pease3.0%0.0%0.0%
Simpson2.0%2.0%0.0%
Atrium1.0%2.0%2.0%
Capitol1.0%1.0%2.0%
Eagle1.0%1.0%0.0%
Hurd Millwork1.0%1.0%0.0%
Lincoln1.0%0.0%3.0%
Louisiana-Pacific1.0%1.0%0.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN2.0%0.0%0.0%
Premdor0.0%1.0%2.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN2.0%1.0%2.0%
Vetter1.0%1.0%2.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%2.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%0.0%
Craftline0.0%0.0%0.0%
Great Lakes0.0%0.0%0.0%
Loewen0.0%0.0%0.0%
Madawaska0.0%0.0%0.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN1.0%0.0%0.0%
MW1.0%0.0%0.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN1.0%0.0%0.0%
Survivor0.0%0.0%0.0%
other4.0%7.0%17.0%
indicated one or more71.0%72.0%63.0%
did not indicate24.0%24.0%31.0%
no answer2.0%3.0%5.0%
none3.0%1.0%2.0%

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 builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
Andersen53.0%81.0%60.0%43.0%42.0%
Pella30.0%38.0%40.0%21.0%26.0%
Therma-Tru27.0%27.0%26.0%28.0%23.0%
Marvin20.0%27.0%19.0%16.0%25.0%
Peachtree17.0%24.0%18.0%17.0%12.0%
Stanley12.0%14.0%13.0%10.0%14.0%
Weather Shield12.0%9.0%17.0%11.0%10.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe11.0%8.0%15.0%5.0%19.0%
CertainTeed10.0%12.0%12.0%7.0%11.0%
Crestline7.0%8.0%15.0%4.0%2.0%
Milgard7.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%33.0%
Atrium6.0%6.0%5.0%5.0%10.0%
Benchmark6.0%4.0%3.0%10.0%4.0%
Hurd Millwork6.0%12.0%3.0%5.0%9.0%
Alenco5.0%1.0%2.0%9.0%4.0%
BetterBilt5.0%3.0%2.0%9.0%3.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN5.0%4.0%7.0%5.0%2.0%
Pease5.0%10.0%12.0%1.0%1.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN5.0%6.0%2.0%3.0%11.0%
Simpson5.0%8.0%2.0%2.0%12.0%
Louisiana-Pacific4.0%5.0%6.0%3.0%1.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN4.0%5.0%7.0%3.0%3.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%5.0%
Capitol3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%2.0%
Eagle3.0%3.0%5.0%1.0%4.0%
Lincoln3.0%3.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%
Premdor3.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%5.0%
Vetter3.0%6.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN2.0%6.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
MW2.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN2.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%7.0%
Great Lakes1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Loewen1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%4.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
Survivor1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Craftline0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Madawaska0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other8.0%10.0%9.0%5.0%13.0%
indicated one or more90.0%96.0%93.0%84.0%91.0%
did not indicate6.0%0.0%4.0%10.0%5.0%
no answer3.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%
none1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
Andersen56.0%52.0%53.0%55.0
Pella18.0%26.0%30.0%37.0
Therma-Tru13.0%26.0%34.0%25.0
Marvin26.0%13.0%22.0%24.0
Peachtree18.0%18.0%21.0%14.0
Stanley8.0%16.0%10.0%12.0
Weather Shield5.0%13.0%10.0%15.0
Kolbe & Kolbe0.0%8.0%9.0%18.0
CertainTeed8.0%12.0%8.0%10.0
Crestline8.0%9.0%7.0%5.0
Milgard5.0%6.0%6.0%9.0
Atrium3.0%8.0%5.0%6.0
Benchmark5.0%10.0%7.0%2.0
Hurd Millwork5.0%5.0%6.0%9.0
Alenco3.0%11.0%2.0%3.0
BetterBilt13.0%8.0%2.0%2.0
Caradco/JELD-WEN5.0%3.0%3.0%8.0
Pease5.0%7.0%5.0%5.0
Pozzi/JELD-WEN3.0%1.0%4.0%10.0
Simpson3.0%3.0%5.0%8.0
Louisiana-Pacific5.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Norco/JELD-WEN3.0%2.0%6.0%6.0
Bend/JELD-WEN0.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
Capitol0.0%4.0%5.0%1.0
Eagle0.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Lincoln3.0%1.0%4.0%5.0
Premdor0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
Vetter3.0%2.0%6.0%0.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.0%5.0%4.0%3.0
Morgan/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
MW0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Summit/JELD-WEN0.0%2.0%5.0%1.0
Great Lakes0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Loewen0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Nord/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Survivor3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Craftline0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Madawaska0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other13.0%8.0%8.0%8.0
indicated one or more79.0%90.0%91.0%92.0
did not indicate13.0%4.0%8.0%4.0
no answer5.0%5.0%1.0%3.0
none3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
Andersen56.0%57.0%36.0%
Pella34.0%28.0%25.0%
Therma-Tru25.0%25.0%36.0%
Marvin24.0%20.0%13.0%
Peachtree16.0%20.0%16.0%
Stanley10.0%13.0%14.0%
Weather Shield11.0%12.0%16.0%
Kolbe & Kolbe15.0%10.0%3.0%
CertainTeed10.0%8.0%14.0%
Crestline6.0%9.0%5.0%
Milgard6.0%7.0%6.0%
Atrium3.0%9.0%5.0%
Benchmark4.0%8.0%6.0%
Hurd Millwork6.0%8.0%3.0%
Alenco3.0%5.0%11.0%
BetterBilt5.0%5.0%5.0%
Caradco/JELD-WEN6.0%4.0%5.0%
Pease6.0%6.0%2.0%
Pozzi/JELD-WEN5.0%4.0%8.0%
Simpson5.0%5.0%3.0%
Louisiana-Pacific2.0%6.0%2.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN5.0%5.0%2.0%
Bend/JELD-WEN2.0%3.0%3.0%
Capitol2.0%3.0%9.0%
Eagle3.0%4.0%0.0%
Lincoln4.0%1.0%8.0%
Premdor1.0%4.0%5.0%
Vetter3.0%3.0%2.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%4.0%8.0%
Morgan/JELD-WEN2.0%1.0%2.0%
MW1.0%2.0%2.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN2.0%3.0%3.0%
Great Lakes1.0%0.0%2.0%
Loewen1.0%2.0%0.0%
Nord/JELD-WEN1.0%0.0%2.0%
Survivor1.0%1.0%0.0%
Craftline1.0%0.0%0.0%
Madawaska1.0%0.0%0.0%
other5.0%9.0%17.0%
indicated one or more92.0%91.0%81.0%
did not indicate4.0%5.0%13.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%5.0%
none1.0%0.0%2.0%
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.