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Brand Use Study for LOCKSETS, HARDWARE

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.54.74.64.44.5
Schlage4.34.24.54.24.3
GU Hardware4.0*5.0*3.0*
Ives4.04.3*4.0*4.1*3.5*
Yale4.04.1*4.23.84.0*
Best Lock3.9*3.8*4.2*3.7*3.8*
Omnia3.9*4.3*4.0*3.7*3.5*
Valli & Columbo3.9*4.0*3.8*4.0*
American Lock3.7*4.0*4.3*3.7*3.3*
Falcon3.7*3.4*4.5*3.4*3.6*
Hardware Technology3.7*4.0*3.0*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.73.43.83.73.5
Master Lock3.73.7*3.7*3.83.8*
Stanley3.73.8*3.3*3.83.9*
Weiser3.73.8*3.83.73.5*
Ideal3.5*4.0*3.3*3.3*3.3*
National3.4*4.0*4.0*2.9*3.5*
Weslock3.43.3*3.5*3.33.4*
E-Z Lock3.33.5*3.1*3.5*3.0*
Gainsborough3.2*1.5*3.6*3.7*
Harloc3.13.7*3.4*3.0*3.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.1*4.54.64.5
Schlage4.2*4.34.34.2
GU Hardware4.0*
Ives5.0*4.1*3.8*4.0
Yale3.8*4.04.13.9
Best Lock4.0*3.6*4.4*3.7
Omnia4.0*4.0*4.0
Valli & Columbo3.0*4.0*4.0*4.5
American Lock4.0*3.9*3.8*3.3
Falcon4.0*3.3*4.2*3.4
Hardware Technology3.7*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.9*3.73.73.4
Master Lock4.0*3.83.8*3.6
Stanley3.4*3.73.9*3.5
Weiser3.7*3.83.73.6
Ideal4.0*3.3*4.0*3.5
National3.7*3.7*3.0*3.3
Weslock3.8*3.23.5*3.0
E-Z Lock3.0*3.2*3.2*4.0
Gainsborough3.0*3.0*2.0*3.6
Harloc2.9*3.4*3.1*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.44.64.5*
Schlage4.24.34.4
GU Hardware3.0*5.0*
Ives3.9*4.1*4.3*
Yale4.04.04.0*
Best Lock3.9*3.7*4.0*
Omnia4.0*4.0*4.0*
Valli & Columbo4.0*4.0*
American Lock3.4*4.0*3.8*
Falcon3.5*3.0*4.3*
Hardware Technology3.0*4.0*4.0*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.53.73.8
Master Lock3.83.73.8*
Stanley3.53.83.9*
Weiser3.73.83.4*
Ideal3.3*3.4*4.0*
National3.0*3.7*3.3*
Weslock3.33.53.2*
E-Z Lock3.2*3.5*3.1*
Gainsborough3.3*3.2*
Harloc3.1*3.3*3.0*
LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)86.0%87.0%83.0%90.0%83.0%
Schlage86.0%86.0%90.0%84.0%85.0%
Baldwin69.0%77.0%56.0%73.0%77.0%
Weiser59.0%47.0%62.0%64.0%56.0%
Yale56.0%60.0%58.0%62.0%39.0%
Stanley47.0%50.0%48.0%48.0%44.0%
Weslock46.0%36.0%49.0%47.0%49.0%
Master Lock45.0%41.0%48.0%47.0%39.0%
American Lock18.0%21.0%19.0%17.0%19.0%
E-Z Lock14.0%10.0%16.0%16.0%13.0%
Harloc14.0%14.0%16.0%17.0%6.0%
Ives14.0%30.0%8.0%16.0%10.0%
National14.0%9.0%16.0%14.0%15.0%
Best Lock11.0%11.0%13.0%11.0%10.0%
Falcon10.0%11.0%10.0%9.0%9.0%
Ideal8.0%9.0%10.0%9.0%5.0%
Gainsborough5.0%4.0%3.0%5.0%6.0%
Omnia5.0%11.0%2.0%4.0%5.0%
Valli & Columbo5.0%7.0%8.0%2.0%6.0%
Hardware Technology2.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
GU Hardware1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
other4.0%4.0%1.0%3.0%9.0%
indicated one or more98.0%99.0%98.0%98.0%99.0%
no answer2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)88.0%86.0%88.0%84.0
Schlage69.0%85.0%88.0%89.0
Baldwin44.0%63.0%65.0%86.0
Weiser59.0%63.0%64.0%51.0
Yale53.0%60.0%59.0%48.0
Stanley50.0%49.0%49.0%46.0
Weslock56.0%52.0%51.0%35.0
Master Lock34.0%51.0%48.0%39.0
American Lock19.0%20.0%21.0%15.0
E-Z Lock13.0%21.0%16.0%7.0
Harloc28.0%17.0%15.0%7.0
Ives6.0%12.0%10.0%24.0
National13.0%12.0%19.0%12.0
Best Lock9.0%14.0%9.0%12.0
Falcon16.0%9.0%10.0%8.0
Ideal6.0%10.0%8.0%7.0
Gainsborough3.0%4.0%2.0%9.0
Omnia0.0%4.0%2.0%9.0
Valli & Columbo3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0
Hardware Technology0.0%3.0%1.0%2.0
GU Hardware0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
other0.0%3.0%2.0%8.0
indicated one or more94.0%97.0%100.0%99.0
no answer6.0%3.0%0.0%1.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)88.0%84.0%90.0%
Schlage89.0%85.0%85.0%
Baldwin69.0%70.0%66.0%
Weiser58.0%60.0%58.0%
Yale57.0%55.0%52.0%
Stanley46.0%48.0%53.0%
Weslock44.0%47.0%51.0%
Master Lock48.0%43.0%44.0%
American Lock23.0%15.0%19.0%
E-Z Lock15.0%10.0%27.0%
Harloc15.0%12.0%19.0%
Ives14.0%14.0%18.0%
National16.0%14.0%10.0%
Best Lock12.0%10.0%15.0%
Falcon10.0%7.0%14.0%
Ideal10.0%6.0%8.0%
Gainsborough5.0%5.0%1.0%
Omnia5.0%5.0%3.0%
Valli & Columbo5.0%5.0%5.0%
Hardware Technology3.0%1.0%3.0%
GU Hardware2.0%1.0%1.0%
other4.0%5.0%1.0%
indicated one or more97.0%99.0%100.0%
no answer3.0%1.0%0.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Schlage37.0%44.0%49.0%25.0%36.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)31.0%34.0%23.0%35.0%36.0%
Baldwin14.0%29.0%10.0%9.0%16.0%
Weiser6.0%4.0%7.0%7.0%6.0%
Master Lock4.0%9.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%
Yale4.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%
Stanley3.0%13.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Weslock3.0%4.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%
Ives2.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Best Lock1.0%6.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
E-Z Lock1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Harloc1.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
American Lock0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%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%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
National0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Omnia0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%3.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated one or more76.0%84.0%75.0%72.0%77.0%
did not indicate23.0%14.0%23.0%26.0%22.0%
no answer2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Schlage13.0%34.0%39.0%44.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)50.0%35.0%32.0%22.0
Baldwin0.0%6.0%12.0%25.0
Weiser6.0%8.0%10.0%1.0
Master Lock3.0%5.0%4.0%3.0
Yale6.0%4.0%5.0%2.0
Stanley6.0%2.0%2.0%3.0
Weslock3.0%4.0%4.0%1.0
Ives0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Best Lock0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
E-Z Lock0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0
Harloc0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
American Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Falcon0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
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%1.0%1.0%0.0
National0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Omnia0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
indicated one or more66.0%74.0%82.0%72.0
did not indicate28.0%23.0%18.0%27.0
no answer6.0%3.0%0.0%1.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Schlage38.0%41.0%23.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)29.0%29.0%45.0%
Baldwin17.0%13.0%5.0%
Weiser5.0%8.0%5.0%
Master Lock5.0%4.0%1.0%
Yale6.0%3.0%3.0%
Stanley3.0%3.0%3.0%
Weslock3.0%3.0%3.0%
Ives1.0%1.0%4.0%
Best Lock2.0%0.0%3.0%
E-Z Lock1.0%1.0%5.0%
Harloc0.0%1.0%4.0%
American Lock1.0%0.0%1.0%
Falcon1.0%0.0%0.0%
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ideal1.0%0.0%0.0%
National1.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia1.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more73.0%77.0%79.0%
did not indicate24.0%22.0%21.0%
no answer3.0%1.0%0.0%
none0.0%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 builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Schlage71.0%77.0%78.0%61.0%72.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)65.0%63.0%54.0%71.0%70.0%
Baldwin39.0%54.0%27.0%37.0%49.0%
Weiser25.0%17.0%26.0%27.0%24.0%
Yale17.0%13.0%18.0%17.0%16.0%
Master Lock15.0%16.0%12.0%17.0%17.0%
Stanley15.0%24.0%12.0%14.0%15.0%
Weslock13.0%10.0%14.0%15.0%12.0%
Ives6.0%14.0%2.0%6.0%4.0%
Best Lock4.0%9.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
E-Z Lock4.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%
Harloc4.0%0.0%2.0%9.0%0.0%
American Lock3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Falcon2.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%
National2.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%
Omnia2.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Gainsborough1.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Ideal1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Valli & Columbo1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%4.0%0.0%3.0%7.0%
indicated one or more96.0%96.0%95.0%94.0%98.0%
did not indicate3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
no answer2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Schlage44.0%68.0%71.0%78.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)72.0%71.0%65.0%57.0
Baldwin16.0%24.0%32.0%66.0
Weiser22.0%30.0%30.0%15.0
Yale25.0%22.0%15.0%12.0
Master Lock9.0%18.0%12.0%18.0
Stanley19.0%16.0%13.0%16.0
Weslock19.0%17.0%16.0%5.0
Ives0.0%4.0%2.0%12.0
Best Lock3.0%6.0%2.0%3.0
E-Z Lock0.0%8.0%4.0%2.0
Harloc6.0%5.0%4.0%3.0
American Lock3.0%4.0%2.0%2.0
Falcon0.0%4.0%1.0%2.0
National3.0%2.0%3.0%2.0
Omnia0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Gainsborough0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Ideal3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Hardware Technology0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%3.0%1.0%6.0
indicated one or more81.0%94.0%98.0%97.0
did not indicate13.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
no answer6.0%3.0%0.0%1.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Schlage75.0%71.0%53.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)66.0%62.0%70.0%
Baldwin41.0%43.0%19.0%
Weiser25.0%28.0%15.0%
Yale19.0%16.0%11.0%
Master Lock18.0%15.0%10.0%
Stanley15.0%16.0%10.0%
Weslock13.0%15.0%11.0%
Ives5.0%6.0%5.0%
Best Lock5.0%2.0%7.0%
E-Z Lock3.0%3.0%14.0%
Harloc1.0%4.0%11.0%
American Lock3.0%2.0%4.0%
Falcon3.0%1.0%4.0%
National2.0%3.0%1.0%
Omnia2.0%1.0%0.0%
Gainsborough1.0%1.0%0.0%
Ideal1.0%1.0%1.0%
Valli & Columbo1.0%1.0%0.0%
GU Hardware1.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%
other3.0%4.0%0.0%
indicated one or more94.0%97.0%96.0%
did not indicate3.0%2.0%4.0%
no answer3.0%1.0%0.0%
none0.0%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.

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