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Brand Use Study for FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.54.4*4.3*4.5*4.8*
Heat-N-Glo4.14.2*4.04.14.0*
Superior4.14.4*4.1*4.1*3.8*
Tulikivi4.1*3.0*3.7*4.7*5.0*
FMI4.0*5.0*2.0*4.1*4.0*
Heatilator4.04.2*4.04.03.8*
Lennox Hearth Products4.03.5*3.9*4.2*4.3*
Majestic4.03.9*4.14.04.0*
Marco3.8*3.9*3.7*
Martin3.8*4.5*3.3*3.9*3.5*
Security Chimneys3.7*2.0*5.0*4.0*
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)3.6*3.0*3.5*3.8*
Napoleon3.6*2.7*3.8*4.5*3.0*
Temco3.5*3.0*3.0*3.8*3.4*
Ruegg3.3*2.0*4.0*4.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.0*4.5*4.6*4.4
Heat-N-Glo4.0*4.23.94.1
Superior4.3*4.3*3.9*4.1
Tulikivi5.0*4.0*4.8*3.3
FMI5.0*4.3*4.0*3.8
Heatilator3.8*4.2*3.94.0
Lennox Hearth Products4.0*4.2*4.1*3.9
Majestic4.0*4.2*3.94.0
Marco4.0*4.4*3.0*3.9
Martin4.0*4.1*3.6*3.3
Security Chimneys5.0*4.0*2.0
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)4.0*4.5*3.8*2.7
Napoleon5.0*3.5*4.0*3.0
Temco3.9*3.4*3.1
Ruegg4.0*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Vermont Castings4.5*4.4*4.8*
Heat-N-Glo4.24.04.0*
Superior4.1*4.04.5*
Tulikivi4.7*3.9*
FMI4.2*4.0*3.0*
Heatilator4.04.04.0*
Lennox Hearth Products4.6*3.8*3.8*
Majestic4.04.04.3*
Marco3.8*3.7*4.0*
Martin4.2*3.5*4.0*
Security Chimneys4.5*2.0*
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)4.0*3.2*3.0*
Napoleon3.5*3.6*
Temco3.8*3.3*3.5*
Ruegg4.0*3.0*
FIREPLACES/WOOD STOVES-2003-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Heatilator68.0%71.0%74.0%63.0%66.0%
Heat-N-Glo60.0%70.0%67.0%49.0%64.0%
Majestic59.0%48.0%72.0%58.0%53.0%
Superior37.0%42.0%37.0%33.0%42.0%
Vermont Castings30.0%52.0%32.0%19.0%27.0%
Lennox Hearth Products24.0%21.0%27.0%21.0%30.0%
Martin18.0%12.0%17.0%23.0%14.0%
Temco17.0%8.0%18.0%18.0%22.0%
Marco16.0%7.0%7.0%20.0%32.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)9.0%7.0%9.0%6.0%17.0%
FMI9.0%5.0%7.0%10.0%14.0%
Tulikivi9.0%15.0%10.0%6.0%10.0%
Napoleon7.0%7.0%10.0%5.0%6.0%
Ruegg5.0%10.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%
Security Chimneys4.0%3.0%4.0%3.0%5.0%
other3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
indicated one or more88.0%92.0%90.0%85.0%88.0%
no answer11.0%8.0%10.0%14.0%10.0%
none1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Heatilator57.0%59.0%73.0%73.0
Heat-N-Glo48.0%54.0%63.0%67.0
Majestic55.0%53.0%61.0%64.0
Superior18.0%29.0%41.0%46.0
Vermont Castings18.0%27.0%35.0%31.0
Lennox Hearth Products18.0%18.0%26.0%28.0
Martin15.0%16.0%16.0%22.0
Temco8.0%14.0%23.0%17.0
Marco15.0%11.0%20.0%18.0
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)10.0%5.0%13.0%7.0
FMI8.0%7.0%8.0%11.0
Tulikivi13.0%4.0%10.0%11.0
Napoleon8.0%5.0%8.0%7.0
Ruegg3.0%4.0%6.0%6.0
Security Chimneys3.0%4.0%5.0%3.0
other3.0%4.0%1.0%4.0
indicated one or more70.0%85.0%91.0%92.0
no answer25.0%14.0%9.0%7.0
none5.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Heatilator64.0%69.0%71.0%
Heat-N-Glo53.0%63.0%68.0%
Majestic53.0%64.0%60.0%
Superior39.0%35.0%42.0%
Vermont Castings29.0%30.0%31.0%
Lennox Hearth Products20.0%25.0%29.0%
Martin18.0%16.0%24.0%
Temco14.0%17.0%26.0%
Marco14.0%15.0%27.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)10.0%8.0%10.0%
FMI8.0%9.0%11.0%
Tulikivi10.0%10.0%6.0%
Napoleon6.0%8.0%5.0%
Ruegg5.0%5.0%6.0%
Security Chimneys4.0%3.0%5.0%
other4.0%3.0%2.0%
indicated one or more85.0%90.0%87.0%
no answer14.0%9.0%13.0%
none1.0%1.0%0.0%

Brand Innovation

Which ONE brand is leading this category in the area of INNOVATION?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Heatilator6.0%10.0%2.0%8.0%4.0%
Majestic4.0%1.0%7.0%4.0%1.0%
Heat-N-Glo3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%
Superior2.0%5.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Lennox Hearth Products1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Martin1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Tulikivi1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
FMI0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Marco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Napoleon0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Temco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Vermont Castings0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer79.0%74.0%79.0%77.0%84.0%
answered multiple1.0%3.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Heatilator5.0%5.0%4.0%8.0
Majestic0.0%3.0%4.0%6.0
Heat-N-Glo8.0%3.0%4.0%2.0
Superior3.0%3.0%1.0%3.0
Lennox Hearth Products0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Martin0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Marco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Napoleon3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Temco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Vermont Castings0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
other3.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
no answer80.0%83.0%79.0%74.0
answered multiple0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Heatilator5.0%6.0%8.0%
Majestic4.0%3.0%6.0%
Heat-N-Glo3.0%2.0%10.0%
Superior1.0%2.0%3.0%
Lennox Hearth Products0.0%2.0%2.0%
Martin1.0%1.0%0.0%
Tulikivi1.0%0.0%0.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)1.0%0.0%0.0%
FMI0.0%0.0%0.0%
Marco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Napoleon0.0%1.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%
Temco0.0%0.0%2.0%
Vermont Castings0.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%2.0%
no answer82.0%79.0%68.0%
answered multiple1.0%2.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Heat-N-Glo15.0%15.0%17.0%13.0%14.0%
Heatilator15.0%18.0%12.0%18.0%10.0%
Majestic12.0%5.0%22.0%11.0%6.0%
Superior7.0%19.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%
Lennox Hearth Products3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%
Vermont Castings2.0%5.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%
FMI1.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
Marco1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%
Martin1.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Napoleon1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Temco1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
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%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more51.0%60.0%53.0%52.0%38.0%
did not indicate36.0%32.0%35.0%32.0%51.0%
no answer9.0%5.0%7.0%11.0%10.0%
none4.0%3.0%5.0%4.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Heat-N-Glo8.0%16.0%16.0%15.0
Heatilator13.0%13.0%14.0%19.0
Majestic8.0%9.0%14.0%15.0
Superior3.0%7.0%6.0%11.0
Lennox Hearth Products3.0%2.0%4.0%2.0
Vermont Castings0.0%0.0%2.0%3.0
FMI0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0
Marco0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Martin0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
Napoleon3.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Temco0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Tulikivi0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other3.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
indicated one or more28.0%50.0%55.0%57.0
did not indicate43.0%34.0%36.0%34.0
no answer23.0%10.0%7.0%6.0
none8.0%6.0%1.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Heat-N-Glo13.0%17.0%11.0%
Heatilator13.0%15.0%15.0%
Majestic8.0%13.0%18.0%
Superior7.0%6.0%13.0%
Lennox Hearth Products2.0%4.0%0.0%
Vermont Castings1.0%2.0%2.0%
FMI2.0%1.0%0.0%
Marco1.0%1.0%0.0%
Martin1.0%1.0%2.0%
Napoleon1.0%2.0%0.0%
Temco1.0%0.0%3.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tulikivi1.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated one or more46.0%52.0%58.0%
did not indicate38.0%37.0%29.0%
no answer12.0%7.0%11.0%
none4.0%4.0%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 builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Heatilator36.0%38.0%37.0%35.0%36.0%
Heat-N-Glo34.0%42.0%38.0%26.0%38.0%
Majestic33.0%18.0%47.0%32.0%26.0%
Superior16.0%23.0%14.0%13.0%19.0%
Lennox Hearth Products8.0%11.0%8.0%5.0%10.0%
Vermont Castings8.0%16.0%6.0%5.0%9.0%
Martin6.0%4.0%4.0%8.0%6.0%
Marco4.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%12.0%
Temco4.0%0.0%2.0%5.0%12.0%
FMI3.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%8.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)2.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%6.0%
Napoleon2.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%3.0%
Tulikivi1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Security Chimneys0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
other2.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more77.0%79.0%77.0%76.0%78.0%
no answer11.0%8.0%10.0%14.0%10.0%
did not indicate10.0%12.0%12.0%8.0%10.0%
none1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Heatilator20.0%24.0%39.0%48.0
Heat-N-Glo18.0%27.0%38.0%41.0
Majestic20.0%29.0%35.0%38.0
Superior8.0%13.0%16.0%22.0
Lennox Hearth Products8.0%4.0%9.0%9.0
Vermont Castings3.0%4.0%12.0%9.0
Martin0.0%8.0%5.0%7.0
Marco0.0%2.0%4.0%7.0
Temco0.0%4.0%5.0%5.0
FMI3.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)0.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Napoleon3.0%1.0%1.0%4.0
Tulikivi3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Security Chimneys0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
other3.0%3.0%1.0%2.0
indicated one or more50.0%71.0%84.0%85.0
no answer25.0%14.0%9.0%7.0
did not indicate20.0%14.0%7.0%6.0
none5.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Heatilator28.0%40.0%40.0%
Heat-N-Glo24.0%39.0%39.0%
Majestic24.0%37.0%39.0%
Superior13.0%16.0%23.0%
Lennox Hearth Products5.0%10.0%6.0%
Vermont Castings5.0%11.0%3.0%
Martin3.0%8.0%6.0%
Marco3.0%4.0%6.0%
Temco1.0%5.0%8.0%
FMI3.0%4.0%2.0%
Fireplace Products Int’l (Regency)1.0%2.0%2.0%
Napoleon1.0%4.0%0.0%
Tulikivi1.0%2.0%0.0%
Ruegg0.0%0.0%0.0%
Security Chimneys1.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated one or more69.0%81.0%82.0%
no answer14.0%9.0%13.0%
did not indicate15.0%9.0%5.0%
none1.0%1.0%0.0%
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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