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LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Weslock47.0%43.0%46.0%45.0%53.0%
E-Z Lock17.0%11.0%25.0%14.0%19.0%
American Lock16.0%17.0%22.0%14.0%13.0%
Harloc16.0%18.0%24.0%13.0%11.0%
National16.0%17.0%22.0%14.0%11.0%
Ives15.0%17.0%14.0%17.0%10.0%
Best Lock7.0%3.0%10.0%5.0%7.0%
Falcon7.0%6.0%7.0%6.0%9.0%
Ideal7.0%9.0%9.0%6.0%3.0%
Valli & Columbo6.0%6.0%4.0%6.0%6.0%
Gainsborough5.0%11.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%
Omnia5.0%9.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%
Baldwin4.54.7*4.64.64.1
GU Hardware4.3*4.5*3.0*5.0*
Schlage4.34.34.34.34.3
Valli & Columbo4.0*4.0*3.5*4.0*4.3*
Gainsborough3.9*4.3*2.5*4.0*5.0*
Ives3.93.5*3.7*4.2*3.5*
Yale3.93.5*3.9*4.03.8*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.73.73.63.83.8
Master Lock3.73.6*3.6*3.83.6*
Stanley3.73.5*3.9*3.73.7*
American Lock3.6*3.7*3.5*3.7*4.0*
Omnia3.6*3.7*3.0*4.2*3.0*
GU Hardware2.0%8.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology2.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
other2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%
indicated one or more99.0%97.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%
no answer1.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Weslock46.0%50.0%45.0%45.0
E-Z Lock28.0%17.0%17.0%17.0
American Lock21.0%17.0%13.0%17.0
Harloc15.0%20.0%12.0%19.0
National26.0%15.0%15.0%15.0
Ives10.0%8.0%12.0%26.0
Best Lock3.0%6.0%6.0%10.0
Falcon8.0%4.0%4.0%13.0
Ideal13.0%7.0%4.0%8.0
Valli & Columbo3.0%1.0%1.0%16.0
Gainsborough0.0%1.0%6.0%11.0
Omnia0.0%1.0%1.0%15.0
Baldwin4.7*4.64.34.5
GU Hardware4.3
Schlage4.4*4.44.24.2
Valli & Columbo4.0*4.0*4.0
Gainsborough3.8*4.0
Ives3.6*3.7*4.0
Yale4.2*4.13.7*3.7
Kwikset (incl. Titan)4.1*3.83.73.5
Master Lock3.9*3.7*3.8*3.5
Stanley3.6*4.0*3.5*3.6
American Lock4.0*3.2*3.8*3.8
Omnia4.0*3.0*3.6
GU Hardware0.0%1.0%0.0%5.0
Hardware Technology3.0%0.0%0.0%5.0
other0.0%2.0%1.0%4.0
indicated one or more95.0%100.0%100.0%99.0
no answer5.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Weslock49.0%42.0%59.0%
E-Z Lock18.0%16.0%22.0%
American Lock16.0%19.0%10.0%
Harloc14.0%17.0%22.0%
National23.0%13.0%12.0%
Ives14.0%16.0%14.0%
Best Lock7.0%7.0%6.0%
Falcon7.0%6.0%9.0%
Ideal8.0%7.0%3.0%
Valli & Columbo7.0%6.0%0.0%
Gainsborough4.0%7.0%3.0%
Omnia3.0%7.0%1.0%
Baldwin4.64.44.5*
GU Hardware4.3*
Schlage4.34.34.3
Valli & Columbo4.2*3.9*
Gainsborough4.5*3.8*4.0*
Ives3.6*4.1*3.6*
Yale3.93.84.0*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.63.83.7
Master Lock3.63.83.7*
Stanley3.63.83.8*
American Lock3.8*3.5*5.0*
Omnia5.0*3.5*
GU Hardware0.0%3.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology1.0%2.0%0.0%
other4.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated one or more99.0%99.0%100.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%
LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2001-Brand Best at Communicating with Builders
Select Detail Statistics:

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 builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Schlage19.0%20.0%23.0%18.0%16.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)17.0%20.0%11.0%20.0%19.0%
Baldwin6.0%9.0%5.0%5.0%6.0%
Weiser3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Harloc1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Master Lock1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Stanley1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Weslock1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
American Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Best Lock0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
E-Z Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ives0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
National0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Yale0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer47.0%43.0%49.0%45.0%52.0%
answered multiple4.0%3.0%6.0%3.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Schlage8.0%18.0%21.0%23.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)28.0%24.0%15.0%11.0
Baldwin3.0%2.0%8.0%9.0
Weiser0.0%5.0%3.0%2.0
Harloc0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Master Lock3.0%0.0%3.0%0.0
Stanley5.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Weslock0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
American Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Best Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
E-Z Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ives0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
National0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Yale0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
no answer49.0%44.0%45.0%49.0
answered multiple5.0%3.0%2.0%5.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Schlage19.0%19.0%20.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)14.0%18.0%22.0%
Baldwin7.0%6.0%6.0%
Weiser3.0%3.0%3.0%
Harloc0.0%1.0%1.0%
Master Lock1.0%1.0%3.0%
Stanley2.0%0.0%0.0%
Weslock1.0%1.0%0.0%
American Lock0.0%0.0%1.0%
Best Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%
E-Z Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ives0.0%0.0%0.0%
National0.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%
Yale0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%
no answer50.0%46.0%42.0%
answered multiple3.0%5.0%0.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)87.0%82.0%86.0%89.0%89.0%
Schlage84.0%83.0%89.0%80.0%84.0%
Baldwin62.0%63.0%56.0%61.0%68.0%
Weiser62.0%51.0%65.0%68.0%57.0%
Yale57.0%63.0%58.0%57.0%51.0%
Stanley51.0%62.0%54.0%46.0%49.0%
Master Lock50.0%52.0%54.0%48.0%47.0%
House Guard 20011.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Ultra-Shield1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Cosella Dorken0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Epro Services0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Grey-Wall0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Mor-Flex0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Sun-Flex0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Watchdog0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
no answer83.0%80.0%76.0%83.0%92.0%
answered multiple1.0%2.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)85.0%91.0%88.0%84.0
Schlage59.0%83.0%88.0%90.0
Baldwin31.0%50.0%63.0%84.0
Weiser69.0%72.0%59.0%59.0
Yale56.0%64.0%52.0%59.0
Stanley46.0%53.0%51.0%53.0
Master Lock44.0%52.0%50.0%53.0
House Guard 20013.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Ultra-Shield0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Cosella Dorken0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Epro Services0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Grey-Wall3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Mor-Flex0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Sun-Flex0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Watchdog0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
no answer85.0%88.0%78.0%80.0
answered multiple0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)86.0%88.0%90.0%
Schlage86.0%84.0%83.0%
Baldwin67.0%63.0%49.0%
Weiser67.0%58.0%72.0%
Yale61.0%53.0%64.0%
Stanley51.0%49.0%58.0%
Master Lock53.0%48.0%54.0%
House Guard 20011.0%1.0%1.0%
Ultra-Shield1.0%1.0%0.0%
Cosella Dorken0.0%0.0%0.0%
Epro Services0.0%0.0%1.0%
Grey-Wall1.0%0.0%0.0%
Mor-Flex0.0%1.0%0.0%
Sun-Flex0.0%0.0%0.0%
Watchdog0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%3.0%
no answer88.0%81.0%75.0%
answered multiple1.0%1.0%1.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)36.0%29.0%34.0%43.0%30.0%
Schlage36.0%46.0%47.0%27.0%32.0%
Baldwin9.0%17.0%8.0%7.0%8.0%
Weiser8.0%6.0%6.0%12.0%5.0%
Stanley4.0%6.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%
Master Lock3.0%3.0%5.0%1.0%3.0%
Weslock3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%2.0%
Yale3.0%3.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%
E-Z Lock2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
American Lock1.0%2.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Harloc1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Ives1.0%3.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Best Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
National0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%
indicated one or more78.0%82.0%81.0%79.0%71.0%
did not indicate21.0%15.0%19.0%21.0%27.0%
no answer1.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)49.0%47.0%32.0%25.0
Schlage10.0%33.0%41.0%42.0
Baldwin3.0%4.0%4.0%22.0
Weiser13.0%14.0%6.0%5.0
Stanley0.0%4.0%1.0%7.0
Master Lock0.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Weslock3.0%5.0%3.0%2.0
Yale3.0%4.0%1.0%3.0
E-Z Lock5.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
American Lock0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Harloc3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Ives0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0
Best Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
National0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
other0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
indicated one or more64.0%85.0%80.0%74.0
did not indicate31.0%15.0%20.0%24.0
no answer5.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)26.0%40.0%42.0%
Schlage38.0%37.0%30.0%
Baldwin12.0%8.0%6.0%
Weiser10.0%7.0%9.0%
Stanley3.0%4.0%4.0%
Master Lock3.0%3.0%4.0%
Weslock4.0%3.0%3.0%
Yale3.0%3.0%1.0%
E-Z Lock1.0%2.0%3.0%
American Lock0.0%1.0%1.0%
Harloc0.0%1.0%1.0%
Ives1.0%1.0%1.0%
Best Lock1.0%0.0%0.0%
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%
National0.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%1.0%0.0%
other3.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more73.0%81.0%80.0%
did not indicate26.0%18.0%20.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%0.0%

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 builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Schlage67.0%77.0%73.0%60.0%66.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)66.0%68.0%64.0%66.0%66.0%
Baldwin33.0%46.0%24.0%32.0%39.0%
Weiser27.0%17.0%29.0%31.0%23.0%
Master Lock16.0%17.0%21.0%13.0%17.0%
Stanley16.0%28.0%19.0%9.0%16.0%
Weslock15.0%11.0%13.0%16.0%18.0%
Yale14.0%18.0%16.0%14.0%8.0%
Pittsburgh-Corning11.0%11.0%6.0%13.0%15.0%
Hy-Lite Block Windows9.0%3.0%6.0%13.0%9.0%
E-Z Lock5.0%2.0%8.0%6.0%3.0%
Ives5.0%9.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%
Harloc4.0%2.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%
Acme Brick3.0%0.0%2.0%6.0%1.0%
American Lock3.0%6.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
National3.0%5.0%5.0%2.0%1.0%
Best Lock2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Gainsborough2.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Omnia2.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Falcon1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
Ideal1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Seattle Glass Block1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Valli & Columbo1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Weck1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
GU Hardware0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%4.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more96.0%94.0%96.0%97.0%96.0%
did not indicate31.0%31.0%31.0%33.0%27.0%
no answer25.0%34.0%24.0%18.0%31.0%
indicated one or more24.0%14.0%17.0%33.0%24.0%
no answer21.0%22.0%29.0%16.0%18.0%
did not indicate3.0%3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%
no answer1.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Schlage31.0%62.0%76.0%74.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)67.0%77.0%65.0%56.0
Baldwin5.0%18.0%31.0%61.0
Weiser36.0%33.0%29.0%18.0
Master Lock15.0%13.0%18.0%19.0
Stanley5.0%15.0%18.0%17.0
Weslock18.0%17.0%14.0%12.0
Yale15.0%14.0%11.0%17.0
Pittsburgh-Corning13.0%8.0%11.0%15.0
Hy-Lite Block Windows3.0%10.0%12.0%5.0
E-Z Lock10.0%8.0%3.0%4.0
Ives0.0%1.0%6.0%10.0
Harloc5.0%5.0%2.0%3.0
Acme Brick5.0%3.0%3.0%2.0
American Lock3.0%2.0%3.0%4.0
National3.0%2.0%4.0%2.0
Best Lock0.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%3.0%2.0
Omnia0.0%1.0%0.0%6.0
Falcon0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Ideal0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Seattle Glass Block0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Weck0.0%1.0%0.0%3.0
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
other0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
indicated one or more82.0%99.0%99.0%94.0
did not indicate21.0%34.0%24.0%39.0
no answer36.0%25.0%29.0%17.0
indicated one or more21.0%22.0%26.0%26.0
no answer23.0%19.0%21.0%19.0
did not indicate13.0%1.0%1.0%5.0
no answer5.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Schlage71.0%72.0%45.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)63.0%69.0%61.0%
Baldwin39.0%35.0%17.0%
Weiser27.0%28.0%25.0%
Master Lock17.0%16.0%17.0%
Stanley18.0%16.0%12.0%
Weslock18.0%14.0%9.0%
Yale16.0%15.0%9.0%
Pittsburgh-Corning9.0%12.0%14.0%
Hy-Lite Block Windows4.0%11.0%10.0%
E-Z Lock7.0%5.0%4.0%
Ives4.0%5.0%9.0%
Harloc1.0%4.0%6.0%
Acme Brick2.0%3.0%4.0%
American Lock2.0%4.0%1.0%
National3.0%3.0%4.0%
Best Lock3.0%2.0%0.0%
Gainsborough1.0%2.0%1.0%
Omnia1.0%3.0%0.0%
Falcon1.0%1.0%1.0%
Ideal1.0%1.0%0.0%
Seattle Glass Block0.0%1.0%1.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%2.0%0.0%
Weck1.0%1.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%1.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%1.0%1.0%
other1.0%0.0%3.0%
indicated one or more96.0%97.0%94.0%
did not indicate32.0%31.0%28.0%
no answer30.0%22.0%20.0%
indicated one or more17.0%27.0%30.0%
no answer21.0%19.0%22.0%
did not indicate3.0%3.0%6.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%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.