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Brand Use Study for FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.44.2*4.4*4.6*4.5*
Masonry4.34.54.14.44.5*
Tulikivi4.2*4.2*3.0*4.0*4.6*
Heat-N-Glo4.04.0*4.14.03.9
Heatilator4.04.03.84.04.1
Majestic4.03.8*4.04.04.0
Security Chimneys3.9*4.3*3.0*3.5*4.0*
Superior3.93.7*3.7*4.0*4.0*
Lennox Hearth Products3.73.1*3.5*4.2*3.9*
Marco3.73.7*3.5*3.5*3.9*
Martin3.73.3*3.8*3.8*3.8*
GSW Heating3.5*4.0*3.0*3.3*3.0*
Napoleon3.5*3.5*3.3*3.0*3.8*
Temco3.43.2*3.3*3.5*3.5*
Ruegg3.3*4.0*3.0*3.0*3.0*
FMI2.9*2.5*2.7*2.3*3.3*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.7*4.2*4.5*4.4
Masonry4.3*4.14.44.5
Tulikivi4.5*4.0*5.0*4.0
Heat-N-Glo3.6*4.14.13.9
Heatilator3.9*4.04.03.9
Majestic4.1*4.04.03.8
Security Chimneys3.8*4.0
Superior3.7*3.7*4.0*3.9
Lennox Hearth Products3.7*3.8*3.8
Marco4.0*3.5*3.7*3.9
Martin4.0*3.5*3.8*3.9
GSW Heating4.0*3.8*3.0*3.5
Napoleon3.5*3.5*3.3
Temco3.5*3.4*3.6*3.4
Ruegg3.7*3.0*3.0
FMI3.0*2.8*2.8*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.3*4.4*4.6*
Masonry4.34.34.6*
Tulikivi4.7*3.6*4.3*
Heat-N-Glo3.94.04.2*
Heatilator3.93.94.1
Majestic4.03.94.0*
Security Chimneys4.0*3.5*4.5*
Superior4.0*3.83.9*
Lennox Hearth Products3.6*3.7*4.3*
Marco3.6*3.6*4.3*
Martin3.6*3.7*3.9*
GSW Heating3.5*3.3*3.8*
Napoleon3.0*3.4*4.0*
Temco3.3*3.3*3.9*
Ruegg3.0*3.0*4.0*
FMI3.5*2.5*3.3*
FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES-2001-Brand Best at Communicating with Builders
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Brand Best at Communicating with Builders

Considering ads, mailings, personal visits, etc., which one brand is BEST AT COMMUNICATING with you?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
Carrier15.0%17.0%12.0%16.0%18.0%
Heatilator15.0%14.0%16.0%14.0%19.0%
Heat-N-Glo12.0%14.0%21.0%8.0%8.0%
Lennox9.0%10.0%13.0%6.0%7.0%
Majestic8.0%7.0%11.0%8.0%5.0%
Trane8.0%7.0%7.0%11.0%3.0%
Masonry5.0%6.0%2.0%7.0%6.0%
Rheem4.0%3.0%2.0%6.0%3.0%
Bryant3.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
Superior3.0%4.0%0.0%4.0%3.0%
Heil2.0%0.0%4.0%1.0%1.0%
Ruud2.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%
Vermont Castings2.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%7.0%
York2.0%6.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Comfortmaker1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Day & Night1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%
Goodman (Janitrol, GMC)1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%
Lennox Hearth Products1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%
Marco1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%
Martin1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Temco1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Tempstar1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Coleman0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
GSW Heating0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Napoleon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
other0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer47.0%49.0%49.0%46.0%45.0%
no answer46.0%45.0%46.0%50.0%40.0%
answered multiple3.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
answered multiple3.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
Carrier7.0%14.0%15.0%19.0
Heatilator15.0%14.0%20.0%13.0
Heat-N-Glo5.0%13.0%18.0%8.0
Lennox7.0%9.0%9.0%8.0
Majestic5.0%8.0%9.0%8.0
Trane10.0%7.0%8.0%8.0
Masonry0.0%7.0%3.0%8.0
Rheem2.0%4.0%4.0%5.0
Bryant5.0%5.0%3.0%1.0
Superior7.0%2.0%4.0%2.0
Heil0.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
Ruud2.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
Vermont Castings0.0%1.0%3.0%4.0
York2.0%1.0%4.0%1.0
Comfortmaker0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Day & Night2.0%1.0%0.0%3.0
Goodman (Janitrol, GMC)0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Lennox Hearth Products0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Marco0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Martin2.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Temco2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Tempstar0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Coleman0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
GSW Heating0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Napoleon0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
other2.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
no answer51.0%46.0%47.0%46.0
no answer63.0%48.0%41.0%42.0
answered multiple0.0%2.0%1.0%6.0
answered multiple7.0%3.0%1.0%4.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
Carrier14.0%16.0%18.0%
Heatilator14.0%12.0%27.0%
Heat-N-Glo13.0%12.0%11.0%
Lennox10.0%8.0%7.0%
Majestic6.0%11.0%4.0%
Trane6.0%9.0%7.0%
Masonry7.0%5.0%3.0%
Rheem4.0%3.0%6.0%
Bryant4.0%3.0%4.0%
Superior2.0%2.0%6.0%
Heil2.0%2.0%0.0%
Ruud2.0%2.0%1.0%
Vermont Castings4.0%2.0%0.0%
York3.0%1.0%3.0%
Comfortmaker1.0%1.0%3.0%
Day & Night2.0%0.0%1.0%
Goodman (Janitrol, GMC)1.0%0.0%3.0%
Lennox Hearth Products2.0%1.0%0.0%
Marco2.0%1.0%0.0%
Martin1.0%1.0%1.0%
Temco1.0%1.0%0.0%
Tempstar1.0%1.0%0.0%
Coleman1.0%0.0%0.0%
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%
GSW Heating0.0%0.0%0.0%
Napoleon0.0%1.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer47.0%49.0%42.0%
no answer45.0%47.0%45.0%
answered multiple2.0%3.0%3.0%
answered multiple3.0%3.0%4.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
Heatilator72.0%69.0%74.0%69.0%77.0%
Heat-N-Glo66.0%59.0%74.0%62.0%69.0%
Majestic63.0%56.0%69.0%59.0%69.0%
Masonry54.0%59.0%56.0%55.0%47.0%
Superior35.0%39.0%34.0%28.0%44.0%
Vermont Castings30.0%56.0%30.0%18.0%36.0%
Lennox Hearth Products24.0%25.0%25.0%22.0%27.0%
Temco23.0%20.0%18.0%21.0%35.0%
Marco22.0%14.0%16.0%21.0%39.0%
Martin21.0%20.0%20.0%25.0%19.0%
FMI9.0%4.0%8.0%7.0%18.0%
Tulikivi8.0%15.0%7.0%4.0%9.0%
GSW Heating6.0%8.0%5.0%6.0%4.0%
Napoleon6.0%6.0%5.0%5.0%11.0%
Ruegg5.0%6.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%
Security Chimneys4.0%8.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
other4.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%5.0%
indicated one or more95.0%94.0%96.0%92.0%98.0%
no answer4.0%4.0%2.0%7.0%2.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
Heatilator56.0%73.0%74.0%77.0
Heat-N-Glo51.0%64.0%67.0%75.0
Majestic51.0%56.0%67.0%76.0
Masonry32.0%46.0%61.0%65.0
Superior29.0%29.0%35.0%44.0
Vermont Castings24.0%27.0%31.0%39.0
Lennox Hearth Products20.0%29.0%20.0%24.0
Temco20.0%24.0%21.0%24.0
Marco17.0%21.0%21.0%28.0
Martin17.0%18.0%23.0%24.0
FMI10.0%8.0%7.0%12.0
Tulikivi10.0%6.0%6.0%10.0
GSW Heating7.0%4.0%5.0%8.0
Napoleon10.0%6.0%6.0%5.0
Ruegg2.0%6.0%2.0%6.0
Security Chimneys2.0%4.0%1.0%5.0
other5.0%2.0%5.0%3.0
indicated one or more83.0%94.0%97.0%98.0
no answer15.0%4.0%3.0%1.0
no answer2.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
Heatilator71.0%71.0%83.0%
Heat-N-Glo68.0%64.0%72.0%
Majestic55.0%69.0%70.0%
Masonry58.0%54.0%45.0%
Superior26.0%37.0%51.0%
Vermont Castings38.0%27.0%21.0%
Lennox Hearth Products24.0%26.0%21.0%
Temco21.0%20.0%39.0%
Marco16.0%24.0%31.0%
Martin16.0%23.0%30.0%
FMI5.0%9.0%18.0%
Tulikivi10.0%5.0%8.0%
GSW Heating4.0%6.0%10.0%
Napoleon6.0%7.0%7.0%
Ruegg3.0%5.0%8.0%
Security Chimneys2.0%4.0%6.0%
other4.0%4.0%1.0%
indicated one or more93.0%97.0%93.0%
no answer5.0%3.0%7.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
Heatilator18.0%18.0%18.0%14.0%23.0%
Heat-N-Glo16.0%10.0%26.0%12.0%16.0%
Majestic15.0%14.0%16.0%17.0%11.0%
Masonry15.0%17.0%10.0%17.0%15.0%
Superior6.0%6.0%3.0%7.0%7.0%
Martin4.0%3.0%3.0%5.0%1.0%
Temco3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Lennox Hearth Products2.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Marco2.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%
Vermont Castings2.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%4.0%
FMI0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
GSW Heating0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Napoleon0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tulikivi0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated one or more68.0%59.0%68.0%71.0%68.0%
did not indicate26.0%34.0%28.0%20.0%27.0%
no answer4.0%3.0%2.0%6.0%4.0%
no answer3.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
Heatilator12.0%17.0%19.0%18.0
Heat-N-Glo2.0%15.0%20.0%17.0
Majestic10.0%13.0%20.0%15.0
Masonry0.0%11.0%12.0%29.0
Superior7.0%5.0%6.0%6.0
Martin5.0%2.0%4.0%5.0
Temco0.0%5.0%1.0%3.0
Lennox Hearth Products0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Marco0.0%2.0%1.0%4.0
Vermont Castings0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
GSW Heating0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Napoleon0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Tulikivi0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
indicated one or more37.0%63.0%74.0%79.0
did not indicate41.0%29.0%23.0%18.0
no answer15.0%5.0%1.0%2.0
no answer7.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
Heatilator16.0%16.0%27.0%
Heat-N-Glo14.0%17.0%20.0%
Majestic11.0%18.0%20.0%
Masonry18.0%14.0%8.0%
Superior4.0%7.0%7.0%
Martin2.0%5.0%4.0%
Temco1.0%2.0%8.0%
Lennox Hearth Products2.0%1.0%3.0%
Marco3.0%2.0%1.0%
Vermont Castings3.0%2.0%1.0%
FMI1.0%0.0%0.0%
GSW Heating0.0%0.0%1.0%
Napoleon1.0%0.0%1.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%1.0%
other2.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more64.0%69.0%72.0%
did not indicate28.0%27.0%18.0%
no answer4.0%2.0%7.0%
no answer4.0%2.0%3.0%

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 builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
Heatilator37.0%42.0%38.0%34.0%39.0%
Masonry37.0%44.0%34.0%40.0%27.0%
Majestic35.0%31.0%38.0%36.0%30.0%
Heat-N-Glo31.0%30.0%43.0%25.0%28.0%
Superior16.0%18.0%14.0%14.0%22.0%
Marco7.0%3.0%2.0%6.0%17.0%
Martin7.0%7.0%5.0%10.0%2.0%
Temco7.0%6.0%5.0%7.0%9.0%
Vermont Castings7.0%13.0%9.0%3.0%10.0%
Lennox Hearth Products6.0%8.0%7.0%4.0%5.0%
FMI2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%
Napoleon1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
GSW Heating0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Tulikivi0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
indicated one or more86.0%82.0%87.0%85.0%88.0%
did not indicate8.0%11.0%9.0%6.0%8.0%
no answer4.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%1.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
Heatilator17.0%36.0%42.0%41.0
Masonry7.0%31.0%38.0%53.0
Majestic27.0%28.0%37.0%45.0
Heat-N-Glo7.0%28.0%35.0%39.0
Superior17.0%11.0%17.0%24.0
Marco5.0%7.0%6.0%9.0
Martin5.0%5.0%7.0%9.0
Temco2.0%8.0%4.0%9.0
Vermont Castings2.0%5.0%9.0%10.0
Lennox Hearth Products0.0%7.0%7.0%5.0
FMI0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
Napoleon2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
GSW Heating0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Ruegg0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Security Chimneys0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Tulikivi0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
other2.0%1.0%4.0%3.0
indicated one or more61.0%82.0%92.0%95.0
did not indicate17.0%11.0%6.0%3.0
no answer12.0%4.0%2.0%1.0
no answer10.0%3.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
Heatilator35.0%35.0%49.0%
Masonry40.0%38.0%24.0%
Majestic26.0%43.0%32.0%
Heat-N-Glo29.0%33.0%31.0%
Superior10.0%18.0%31.0%
Marco7.0%6.0%7.0%
Martin3.0%10.0%8.0%
Temco4.0%6.0%17.0%
Vermont Castings10.0%7.0%1.0%
Lennox Hearth Products5.0%7.0%4.0%
FMI1.0%3.0%1.0%
Napoleon2.0%1.0%1.0%
GSW Heating0.0%0.0%3.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%1.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%3.0%
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%1.0%
other4.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more82.0%89.0%86.0%
did not indicate10.0%8.0%4.0%
no answer5.0%3.0%3.0%
no answer3.0%0.0%7.0%
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.

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