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Brand Use Study for EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING-2004-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Thermax4.14.1*4.0*3.9*4.4*
Georgia-Pacific4.03.8*3.9*4.14.1*
Owens Corning4.04.0*3.8*4.04.3*
Weyerhaeuser4.03.8*4.2*3.94.1*
Dow Styrofoam3.93.6*4.13.74.2*
LP3.95.0*4.1*3.7*3.9*
R-Max3.93.8*4.0*3.7*4.6*
Thermoply (Simplex)3.9*3.5*4.0*3.7*4.2*
Celotex3.83.4*4.03.74.0*
Gold Bond3.83.7*3.8*3.8*3.8*
GreenGuard (Pactiv)3.8*3.7*3.6*4.2*
Johns Manville3.83.8*3.4*4.1*3.9*
U.S. Gypsum3.83.2*3.9*3.93.9*
Atlas (Energy Shield)3.6*3.0*4.0*3.3*5.0*
Norbord Industries3.6*4.0*3.8*3.0*4.0*
Temple3.6*3.0*3.5*3.7*
Homasote3.3*3.4*3.0*3.2*4.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Thermax3.7*4.3*3.8*4.2
Georgia-Pacific3.8*4.23.94.1
Owens Corning3.8*4.1*3.9*4.1
Weyerhaeuser4.3*4.2*4.0*3.8
Dow Styrofoam4.1*3.8*3.93.9
LP3.7*3.7*4.4*3.6
R-Max4.0*4.0*3.6*4.2
Thermoply (Simplex)4.0*3.9*3.6*3.9
Celotex3.6*3.8*3.93.9
Gold Bond3.3*4.1*3.7*3.8
GreenGuard (Pactiv)3.4*4.2*4.0
Johns Manville4.3*3.9*3.5*3.9
U.S. Gypsum3.0*3.8*3.6*3.9
Atlas (Energy Shield)3.3*3.7*4.0
Norbord Industries3.5*3.4*3.7*4.0
Temple4.0*3.8*3.0*4.0
Homasote3.6*3.7*3.1
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Thermax4.1*4.1*3.8*
Georgia-Pacific3.94.13.9*
Owens Corning4.13.94.2*
Weyerhaeuser4.1*3.94.1*
Dow Styrofoam3.8*3.93.9*
LP4.0*4.0*3.7*
R-Max3.9*4.0*3.8*
Thermoply (Simplex)4.0*3.5*4.2*
Celotex4.03.73.8*
Gold Bond3.9*3.9*3.4*
GreenGuard (Pactiv)3.7*4.3*3.6*
Johns Manville4.0*3.8*3.6*
U.S. Gypsum4.0*3.63.9*
Atlas (Energy Shield)3.5*3.6*3.7*
Norbord Industries3.5*3.9*3.0*
Temple3.0*3.8*3.0*
Homasote3.0*3.7*3.2*
EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING-2004-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders388.049.0100.0158.081.0
Georgia-Pacific64.0%65.0%55.0%72.0%58.0%
Celotex58.0%63.0%58.0%55.0%60.0%
Owens Corning51.0%51.0%53.0%52.0%48.0%
Weyerhaeuser51.0%55.0%42.0%53.0%53.0%
Dow Styrofoam47.0%55.0%59.0%45.0%32.0%
U.S. Gypsum45.0%51.0%33.0%53.0%42.0%
Johns Manville38.0%43.0%37.0%35.0%44.0%
Thermax31.0%35.0%36.0%29.0%28.0%
Gold Bond25.0%35.0%19.0%28.0%22.0%
LP25.0%20.0%25.0%21.0%36.0%
R-Max24.0%33.0%25.0%26.0%16.0%
Homasote22.0%45.0%18.0%22.0%14.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)21.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%22.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)12.0%16.0%11.0%16.0%5.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)12.0%12.0%12.0%10.0%14.0%
Norbord Industries12.0%12.0%18.0%11.0%7.0%
Temple9.0%6.0%8.0%13.0%6.0%
other4.0%4.0%8.0%3.0%2.0%
indicated at least one93.0%92.0%93.0%95.0%89.0%
no answer6.0%4.0%7.0%4.0%9.0%
none1.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.092.0122.0127.0
Georgia-Pacific69.0%62.0%59.0%69.0
Celotex72.0%59.0%57.0%59.0
Owens Corning63.0%55.0%50.0%48.0
Weyerhaeuser59.0%55.0%44.0%54.0
Dow Styrofoam50.0%53.0%48.0%43.0
U.S. Gypsum47.0%48.0%37.0%54.0
Johns Manville44.0%38.0%34.0%43.0
Thermax34.0%39.0%30.0%30.0
Gold Bond34.0%27.0%22.0%25.0
LP28.0%22.0%23.0%31.0
R-Max28.0%26.0%23.0%26.0
Homasote19.0%22.0%17.0%28.0
Thermoply (Simplex)22.0%21.0%16.0%27.0
Atlas (Energy Shield)22.0%17.0%11.0%9.0
GreenGuard (Pactiv)9.0%12.0%10.0%14.0
Norbord Industries16.0%13.0%14.0%11.0
Temple13.0%12.0%7.0%10.0
other3.0%3.0%7.0%3.0
indicated at least one97.0%96.0%92.0%94.0
no answer3.0%3.0%8.0%3.0
none0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders127.0189.064.0
Georgia-Pacific69.0%63.0%58.0%
Celotex66.0%58.0%50.0%
Owens Corning55.0%48.0%58.0%
Weyerhaeuser57.0%51.0%44.0%
Dow Styrofoam51.0%47.0%44.0%
U.S. Gypsum48.0%44.0%48.0%
Johns Manville41.0%40.0%33.0%
Thermax35.0%33.0%22.0%
Gold Bond26.0%23.0%31.0%
LP25.0%25.0%27.0%
R-Max24.0%25.0%27.0%
Homasote22.0%20.0%28.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)17.0%21.0%33.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)13.0%13.0%11.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)16.0%8.0%14.0%
Norbord Industries13.0%13.0%13.0%
Temple11.0%10.0%6.0%
other5.0%5.0%2.0%
indicated at least one96.0%95.0%84.0%
no answer2.0%4.0%14.0%
none2.0%1.0%2.0%
multiple answers

Brand Innovation

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders388.049.0100.0158.081.0
Celotex4.0%2.0%6.0%2.0%6.0%
Georgia-Pacific4.0%4.0%2.0%8.0%0.0%
Dow Styrofoam2.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Owens Corning2.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%
Weyerhaeuser2.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Johns Manville1.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%
Norbord Industries1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
R-Max1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
U.S. Gypsum1.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Gold Bond0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Homasote0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
LP0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Temple0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Thermax0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
no answer79.0%71.0%79.0%83.0%78.0%
answered multiple1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.092.0122.0127.0
Celotex3.0%3.0%7.0%2.0
Georgia-Pacific0.0%3.0%4.0%6.0
Dow Styrofoam0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Owens Corning3.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
Weyerhaeuser0.0%1.0%5.0%2.0
GreenGuard (Pactiv)0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Johns Manville3.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Norbord Industries0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
R-Max0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
U.S. Gypsum3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Atlas (Energy Shield)0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Gold Bond0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Homasote0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
LP0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Temple0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Thermax0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Thermoply (Simplex)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
no answer84.0%79.0%79.0%79.0
answered multiple3.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders127.0189.064.0
Celotex5.0%4.0%3.0%
Georgia-Pacific4.0%5.0%3.0%
Dow Styrofoam1.0%2.0%2.0%
Owens Corning3.0%1.0%3.0%
Weyerhaeuser2.0%3.0%2.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)0.0%1.0%2.0%
Johns Manville1.0%2.0%0.0%
Norbord Industries2.0%0.0%0.0%
R-Max0.0%2.0%0.0%
U.S. Gypsum1.0%1.0%2.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)1.0%0.0%0.0%
Gold Bond0.0%0.0%0.0%
Homasote0.0%1.0%0.0%
LP0.0%1.0%0.0%
Temple0.0%0.0%0.0%
Thermax0.0%1.0%0.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%2.0%
no answer80.0%77.0%81.0%
answered multiple1.0%2.0%2.0%
none1.0%0.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders388.049.0100.0158.081.0
Georgia-Pacific16.0%16.0%8.0%25.0%9.0%
Celotex10.0%10.0%12.0%10.0%9.0%
Weyerhaeuser9.0%12.0%10.0%6.0%11.0%
Dow Styrofoam7.0%6.0%11.0%8.0%4.0%
Owens Corning6.0%4.0%6.0%7.0%5.0%
U.S. Gypsum6.0%8.0%4.0%8.0%5.0%
R-Max4.0%6.0%5.0%6.0%0.0%
LP3.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
Thermax3.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Gold Bond2.0%2.0%0.0%3.0%2.0%
Johns Manville2.0%6.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Norbord Industries2.0%2.0%5.0%1.0%0.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)2.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Homasote0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Temple0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated at least one52.0%53.0%55.0%56.0%40.0%
did not indicate40.0%37.0%38.0%39.0%49.0%
no answer5.0%4.0%6.0%4.0%7.0%
none2.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.092.0122.0127.0
Georgia-Pacific16.0%18.0%15.0%17.0
Celotex16.0%12.0%11.0%8.0
Weyerhaeuser3.0%13.0%13.0%5.0
Dow Styrofoam3.0%14.0%10.0%2.0
Owens Corning6.0%13.0%5.0%2.0
U.S. Gypsum6.0%9.0%7.0%4.0
R-Max3.0%7.0%4.0%4.0
LP0.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
Thermax3.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
Gold Bond0.0%5.0%2.0%0.0
Johns Manville6.0%3.0%1.0%2.0
Norbord Industries0.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
Thermoply (Simplex)3.0%4.0%0.0%3.0
Atlas (Energy Shield)0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0
GreenGuard (Pactiv)0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Homasote0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Temple3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other3.0%1.0%4.0%2.0
indicated at least one56.0%62.0%54.0%45.0
did not indicate41.0%33.0%38.0%49.0
no answer3.0%3.0%8.0%3.0
none0.0%2.0%0.0%3.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders127.0189.064.0
Georgia-Pacific15.0%17.0%14.0%
Celotex9.0%12.0%11.0%
Weyerhaeuser8.0%11.0%8.0%
Dow Styrofoam5.0%8.0%11.0%
Owens Corning6.0%6.0%8.0%
U.S. Gypsum5.0%6.0%11.0%
R-Max5.0%3.0%8.0%
LP2.0%4.0%5.0%
Thermax2.0%2.0%5.0%
Gold Bond2.0%2.0%3.0%
Johns Manville5.0%1.0%2.0%
Norbord Industries2.0%2.0%2.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)2.0%1.0%8.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)0.0%2.0%3.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)0.0%0.0%3.0%
Homasote1.0%0.0%0.0%
Temple0.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%3.0%2.0%
indicated at least one46.0%57.0%53.0%
did not indicate49.0%38.0%31.0%
no answer2.0%4.0%14.0%
none4.0%1.0%2.0%
multiple answers

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 builders388.049.0100.0158.081.0
Georgia-Pacific32.0%35.0%20.0%42.0%25.0%
Celotex26.0%22.0%37.0%23.0%21.0%
Dow Styrofoam22.0%18.0%41.0%19.0%9.0%
Weyerhaeuser21.0%14.0%25.0%18.0%25.0%
Owens Corning20.0%12.0%25.0%22.0%15.0%
U.S. Gypsum15.0%14.0%12.0%17.0%14.0%
Thermax10.0%10.0%13.0%8.0%7.0%
Johns Manville9.0%12.0%13.0%6.0%9.0%
LP9.0%4.0%8.0%6.0%16.0%
R-Max9.0%6.0%10.0%11.0%4.0%
Gold Bond7.0%6.0%4.0%9.0%6.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)6.0%0.0%7.0%7.0%6.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)4.0%2.0%4.0%5.0%1.0%
Norbord Industries4.0%2.0%8.0%2.0%2.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)3.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%
Homasote3.0%4.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%
Temple1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
other3.0%2.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%
indicated at least one78.0%69.0%86.0%79.0%70.0%
did not indicate15.0%22.0%7.0%15.0%19.0%
no answer6.0%4.0%7.0%4.0%9.0%
none2.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.092.0122.0127.0
Georgia-Pacific34.0%33.0%27.0%35.0
Celotex38.0%27.0%26.0%24.0
Dow Styrofoam25.0%25.0%30.0%13.0
Weyerhaeuser22.0%21.0%25.0%19.0
Owens Corning19.0%25.0%16.0%20.0
U.S. Gypsum9.0%15.0%13.0%17.0
Thermax13.0%14.0%8.0%8.0
Johns Manville9.0%11.0%8.0%9.0
LP16.0%5.0%9.0%9.0
R-Max9.0%11.0%8.0%8.0
Gold Bond9.0%8.0%7.0%6.0
Thermoply (Simplex)9.0%8.0%2.0%8.0
Atlas (Energy Shield)0.0%7.0%6.0%1.0
Norbord Industries6.0%7.0%3.0%2.0
GreenGuard (Pactiv)0.0%7.0%2.0%2.0
Homasote0.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
Temple3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
other3.0%1.0%5.0%2.0
indicated at least one81.0%77.0%77.0%81.0
did not indicate16.0%17.0%15.0%13.0
no answer3.0%3.0%8.0%3.0
none0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders127.0189.064.0
Georgia-Pacific30.0%36.0%23.0%
Celotex26.0%30.0%19.0%
Dow Styrofoam20.0%24.0%22.0%
Weyerhaeuser22.0%22.0%17.0%
Owens Corning20.0%19.0%20.0%
U.S. Gypsum10.0%15.0%22.0%
Thermax12.0%9.0%8.0%
Johns Manville10.0%9.0%9.0%
LP7.0%11.0%6.0%
R-Max8.0%9.0%9.0%
Gold Bond6.0%7.0%6.0%
Thermoply (Simplex)4.0%5.0%13.0%
Atlas (Energy Shield)2.0%5.0%3.0%
Norbord Industries3.0%5.0%2.0%
GreenGuard (Pactiv)3.0%2.0%6.0%
Homasote2.0%3.0%5.0%
Temple1.0%2.0%0.0%
other4.0%3.0%2.0%
indicated at least one80.0%83.0%61.0%
did not indicate15.0%12.0%23.0%
no answer2.0%4.0%14.0%
none3.0%1.0%2.0%
multiple answers
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.