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Brand Use Study for LOCKSETS, HARDWARE

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.54.64.44.54.5
Schlage4.34.34.54.34.3
Yale4.04.1*3.84.13.9*
Omnia3.9*4.0*3.5*4.4*3.3*
Master Lock3.83.8*3.83.83.8*
Best Lock3.74.3*3.5*3.8*3.6*
Ives3.74.0*3.6*3.8*3.4*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.73.73.63.83.4
Valli & Columbo3.7*4.0*3.8*5.0*3.4*
American Lock3.63.8*3.7*3.8*3.4*
Stanley3.63.6*3.7*3.73.5*
Weiser3.63.5*3.53.83.5
Gainsborough3.5*3.0*3.7*4.0*3.0*
Hardware Technology3.5*3.0*4.0*
National3.43.6*3.4*3.3*3.3*
Weslock3.43.1*3.33.63.1*
GU Hardware3.3*3.0*3.5*
Harloc3.33.6*3.2*3.1*3.5*
E-Z Lock3.23.5*2.7*3.3*3.1*
Falcon3.1*3.0*3.1*3.1*3.3*
Ideal3.0*3.3*2.7*3.0*3.2*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.1*4.44.64.5
Schlage4.3*4.44.44.2
Yale4.3*3.84.03.9
Omnia3.0*3.5*5.0*3.9
Master Lock3.9*4.0*3.73.6
Best Lock3.0*3.8*3.7*3.9
Ives3.7*3.3*3.8*3.9
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.6*3.93.83.3
Valli & Columbo3.0*2.7*4.0*4.0
American Lock3.8*3.9*3.6*3.4
Stanley3.5*3.73.63.6
Weiser4.1*3.63.63.3
Gainsborough3.0*3.0*4.0*3.5
Hardware Technology3.0*2.0*4.5*
National3.5*3.3*3.5*3.3
Weslock3.4*3.3*3.53.2
GU Hardware3.0*2.0*4.0*4.0
Harloc3.2*3.3*3.4*3.1
E-Z Lock3.7*3.0*2.9*3.4
Falcon2.3*3.3*3.3*3.2
Ideal2.5*3.3*2.8*3.3
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Baldwin4.54.54.4*
Schlage4.34.44.2
Yale4.23.93.8*
Omnia4.0*3.6*5.0*
Master Lock3.93.83.5*
Best Lock4.2*3.4*3.5*
Ives3.9*3.6*3.8*
Kwikset (incl. Titan)3.63.73.6
Valli & Columbo4.3*3.4*3.0*
American Lock3.8*3.73.3*
Stanley3.83.63.0*
Weiser3.83.63.4*
Gainsborough3.3*3.6*4.0*
Hardware Technology5.0*2.5*4.0*
National3.6*3.3*3.5*
Weslock3.43.43.1*
GU Hardware3.0*4.0*
Harloc3.3*3.2*3.6*
E-Z Lock3.3*3.0*3.4*
Falcon3.2*3.1*3.0*
Ideal3.7*2.7*2.5*
LOCKSETS, HARDWARE-2003-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)88.0%85.0%86.0%87.0%93.0%
Schlage87.0%88.0%93.0%81.0%89.0%
Baldwin69.0%79.0%64.0%65.0%73.0%
Yale62.0%63.0%64.0%61.0%60.0%
Master Lock57.0%62.0%59.0%53.0%56.0%
Weiser54.0%34.0%59.0%58.0%55.0%
Stanley53.0%60.0%49.0%52.0%56.0%
Weslock45.0%37.0%50.0%43.0%49.0%
American Lock30.0%32.0%28.0%29.0%34.0%
National21.0%23.0%22.0%21.0%18.0%
Ives19.0%26.0%20.0%19.0%12.0%
E-Z Lock17.0%18.0%13.0%18.0%22.0%
Best Lock14.0%19.0%11.0%11.0%20.0%
Harloc14.0%16.0%14.0%17.0%5.0%
Falcon10.0%5.0%10.0%11.0%10.0%
Ideal8.0%11.0%7.0%7.0%11.0%
Omnia6.0%8.0%3.0%6.0%6.0%
Valli & Columbo6.0%3.0%9.0%5.0%9.0%
Gainsborough4.0%3.0%6.0%4.0%3.0%
GU Hardware3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%5.0%
Hardware Technology3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
other4.0%1.0%3.0%5.0%6.0%
indicated one or more97.0%97.0%98.0%96.0%100.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)88.0%85.0%90.0%85.0
Schlage88.0%81.0%90.0%88.0
Baldwin54.0%47.0%71.0%87.0
Yale76.0%53.0%61.0%65.0
Master Lock63.0%47.0%59.0%61.0
Weiser54.0%58.0%59.0%46.0
Stanley56.0%50.0%55.0%54.0
Weslock41.0%39.0%53.0%43.0
American Lock27.0%29.0%34.0%27.0
National32.0%19.0%21.0%19.0
Ives15.0%8.0%21.0%28.0
E-Z Lock24.0%14.0%21.0%16.0
Best Lock20.0%10.0%15.0%13.0
Harloc20.0%12.0%17.0%11.0
Falcon15.0%5.0%12.0%10.0
Ideal10.0%6.0%12.0%6.0
Omnia5.0%2.0%4.0%11.0
Valli & Columbo10.0%2.0%7.0%9.0
Gainsborough5.0%2.0%6.0%4.0
GU Hardware2.0%1.0%4.0%3.0
Hardware Technology2.0%1.0%6.0%1.0
other2.0%0.0%4.0%8.0
indicated one or more98.0%97.0%98.0%97.0
no answer2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)89.0%87.0%86.0%
Schlage88.0%87.0%82.0%
Baldwin77.0%65.0%59.0%
Yale67.0%58.0%61.0%
Master Lock59.0%56.0%54.0%
Weiser55.0%54.0%54.0%
Stanley59.0%50.0%49.0%
Weslock44.0%46.0%44.0%
American Lock29.0%30.0%32.0%
National22.0%20.0%20.0%
Ives24.0%16.0%17.0%
E-Z Lock17.0%16.0%24.0%
Best Lock18.0%10.0%18.0%
Harloc10.0%16.0%14.0%
Falcon13.0%7.0%10.0%
Ideal8.0%7.0%14.0%
Omnia5.0%6.0%6.0%
Valli & Columbo5.0%8.0%4.0%
Gainsborough4.0%4.0%4.0%
GU Hardware2.0%3.0%3.0%
Hardware Technology2.0%2.0%6.0%
other5.0%4.0%0.0%
indicated one or more98.0%97.0%97.0%
no answer2.0%3.0%3.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%

Brand Innovation

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Schlage16.0%14.0%24.0%15.0%11.0%
Baldwin13.0%19.0%9.0%12.0%13.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)5.0%4.0%4.0%7.0%3.0%
Master Lock1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Stanley1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Weiser1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Yale1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
American Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Best Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
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%
Harloc0.0%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%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Weslock0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer58.0%59.0%56.0%57.0%60.0%
answered multiple3.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%7.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Schlage20.0%20.0%18.0%10.0
Baldwin5.0%7.0%13.0%19.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)10.0%6.0%6.0%2.0
Master Lock2.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
Stanley2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Weiser5.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
Yale0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
American Lock2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Best Lock2.0%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
Harloc0.0%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%1.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Weslock0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
no answer51.0%60.0%53.0%61.0
answered multiple0.0%1.0%6.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Schlage15.0%19.0%13.0%
Baldwin12.0%15.0%4.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)4.0%4.0%10.0%
Master Lock1.0%0.0%0.0%
Stanley2.0%0.0%0.0%
Weiser1.0%1.0%1.0%
Yale1.0%0.0%4.0%
American Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%
Best Lock1.0%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%
Harloc0.0%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 & Columbo1.0%0.0%0.0%
Weslock0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer57.0%55.0%68.0%
answered multiple5.0%2.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Schlage38.0%42.0%55.0%27.0%35.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)31.0%23.0%28.0%36.0%28.0%
Baldwin12.0%22.0%8.0%12.0%9.0%
Weiser6.0%4.0%5.0%7.0%6.0%
Yale6.0%8.0%5.0%6.0%5.0%
Stanley4.0%7.0%1.0%6.0%2.0%
Master Lock3.0%5.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
Weslock3.0%3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%
American Lock2.0%3.0%0.0%2.0%5.0%
E-Z Lock2.0%4.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%
Ives1.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Best Lock0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Falcon0.0%1.0%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%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Harloc0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
National0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%4.0%
indicated one or more73.0%75.0%81.0%70.0%65.0%
did not indicate24.0%22.0%16.0%25.0%35.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%
none0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Schlage44.0%36.0%43.0%35.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)41.0%36.0%38.0%16.0
Baldwin7.0%4.0%9.0%23.0
Weiser15.0%13.0%3.0%1.0
Yale12.0%7.0%7.0%2.0
Stanley2.0%5.0%6.0%2.0
Master Lock5.0%6.0%3.0%1.0
Weslock5.0%5.0%3.0%1.0
American Lock5.0%5.0%1.0%1.0
E-Z Lock12.0%3.0%1.0%0.0
Ives0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0
Best Lock2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Falcon2.0%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%1.0%0.0
Harloc0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
National0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%5.0
indicated one or more80.0%77.0%77.0%65.0
did not indicate17.0%20.0%20.0%31.0
no answer2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
none0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Schlage38.0%41.0%30.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)27.0%31.0%39.0%
Baldwin14.0%13.0%6.0%
Weiser5.0%7.0%7.0%
Yale5.0%4.0%11.0%
Stanley7.0%3.0%1.0%
Master Lock5.0%2.0%4.0%
Weslock2.0%4.0%4.0%
American Lock2.0%2.0%1.0%
E-Z Lock3.0%1.0%4.0%
Ives1.0%1.0%3.0%
Best 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 Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%
Harloc0.0%0.0%1.0%
Ideal0.0%0.0%0.0%
National1.0%0.0%0.0%
Omnia0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more67.0%76.0%75.0%
did not indicate31.0%20.0%21.0%
no answer2.0%3.0%3.0%
none0.0%0.0%1.0%

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 builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Schlage70.0%73.0%76.0%65.0%68.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)64.0%59.0%59.0%67.0%66.0%
Baldwin40.0%52.0%35.0%37.0%45.0%
Weiser25.0%12.0%20.0%30.0%31.0%
Master Lock21.0%25.0%16.0%23.0%19.0%
Stanley18.0%19.0%11.0%20.0%20.0%
Yale18.0%21.0%17.0%21.0%11.0%
Weslock15.0%8.0%13.0%17.0%18.0%
American Lock8.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%16.0%
E-Z Lock6.0%5.0%2.0%6.0%12.0%
Ives6.0%10.0%4.0%7.0%3.0%
Harloc4.0%4.0%2.0%7.0%2.0%
National4.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%
Best Lock3.0%5.0%1.0%3.0%6.0%
Falcon3.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Omnia3.0%4.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%
Gainsborough1.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
GU Hardware1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Hardware Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Ideal1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Valli & Columbo1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
other3.0%0.0%3.0%4.0%4.0%
indicated one or more92.0%89.0%92.0%91.0%96.0%
did not indicate5.0%8.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%
no answer3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%
none0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Schlage71.0%65.0%76.0%67.0
Kwikset (incl. Titan)73.0%65.0%74.0%51.0
Baldwin29.0%22.0%39.0%61.0
Weiser34.0%31.0%26.0%15.0
Master Lock37.0%20.0%21.0%17.0
Stanley17.0%17.0%19.0%17.0
Yale29.0%20.0%18.0%13.0
Weslock17.0%16.0%19.0%9.0
American Lock12.0%12.0%8.0%6.0
E-Z Lock20.0%8.0%6.0%2.0
Ives5.0%3.0%7.0%8.0
Harloc10.0%5.0%3.0%3.0
National10.0%6.0%4.0%2.0
Best Lock2.0%3.0%6.0%2.0
Falcon5.0%2.0%4.0%1.0
Omnia0.0%1.0%2.0%6.0
Gainsborough0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
GU Hardware0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Hardware Technology0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
Ideal0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Valli & Columbo0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0
other0.0%0.0%3.0%6.0
indicated one or more98.0%95.0%95.0%86.0
did not indicate0.0%2.0%2.0%10.0
no answer2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
none0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Schlage75.0%70.0%55.0%
Kwikset (incl. Titan)65.0%64.0%58.0%
Baldwin47.0%41.0%23.0%
Weiser24.0%26.0%23.0%
Master Lock24.0%21.0%14.0%
Stanley24.0%15.0%11.0%
Yale17.0%19.0%18.0%
Weslock15.0%14.0%14.0%
American Lock9.0%8.0%7.0%
E-Z Lock6.0%6.0%7.0%
Ives8.0%5.0%6.0%
Harloc3.0%5.0%4.0%
National4.0%5.0%3.0%
Best Lock6.0%1.0%6.0%
Falcon4.0%2.0%4.0%
Omnia4.0%2.0%1.0%
Gainsborough2.0%1.0%0.0%
GU Hardware1.0%0.0%0.0%
Hardware Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%
Ideal1.0%0.0%1.0%
Valli & Columbo1.0%2.0%0.0%
other4.0%3.0%0.0%
indicated one or more95.0%92.0%85.0%
did not indicate3.0%4.0%11.0%
no answer2.0%3.0%3.0%
none0.0%0.0%1.0%
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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