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Brand Use Study for BRICK SIDING

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
BRICK SIDING-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Glen-Gery4.34.3*4.43.9*4.0*
Belden4.24.3*4.33.7*4.5*
Boral4.23.8*3.9*4.34.5*
General Shale4.24.4*4.1*4.15.0*
Acme4.13.0*4.1*4.24.2*
Old Carolina3.9*4.0*3.6*4.2*3.5*
Pacific Clay Brick3.9*4.0*3.6*3.8*4.1*
Redland3.8*3.5*3.0*4.0*5.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Glen-Gery4.0*4.2*4.1*4.4
Belden4.0*4.2*4.0*4.6
Boral4.6*4.2*4.1*4.3
General Shale4.3*4.0*4.2*4.2
Acme4.0*4.2*3.9*4.3
Old Carolina3.0*4.0*3.6*4.1
Pacific Clay Brick4.5*3.8*3.6*4.2
Redland3.0*3.8*5.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Glen-Gery4.2*4.44.0*
Belden4.3*4.2*3.8*
Boral4.3*4.34.1*
General Shale4.2*4.23.9*
Acme4.0*4.14.1*
Old Carolina3.8*3.8*4.1*
Pacific Clay Brick4.0*3.7*4.3*
Redland3.8*3.3*4.5*
BRICK SIDING-2003-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Boral27.0%7.0%21.0%51.0%7.0%
General Shale25.0%11.0%29.0%40.0%6.0%
Acme24.0%10.0%27.0%33.0%13.0%
Glen-Gery22.0%34.0%42.0%12.0%5.0%
Belden17.0%18.0%40.0%9.0%5.0%
Old Carolina12.0%10.0%13.0%18.0%5.0%
Pacific Clay Brick11.0%5.0%10.0%11.0%18.0%
Redland6.0%8.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%
other9.0%1.0%8.0%15.0%8.0%
indicated one or more63.0%47.0%74.0%78.0%36.0%
no answer29.0%45.0%20.0%17.0%49.0%
none8.0%8.0%5.0%5.0%15.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Boral32.0%31.0%30.0%21.0
General Shale27.0%27.0%26.0%24.0
Acme27.0%27.0%28.0%17.0
Glen-Gery8.0%15.0%24.0%29.0
Belden8.0%16.0%22.0%16.0
Old Carolina3.0%13.0%16.0%11.0
Pacific Clay Brick8.0%10.0%14.0%11.0
Redland3.0%3.0%12.0%5.0
other14.0%8.0%13.0%7.0
indicated one or more68.0%66.0%66.0%58.0
no answer24.0%27.0%27.0%34.0
none8.0%7.0%7.0%9.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Boral20.0%29.0%38.0%
General Shale24.0%25.0%29.0%
Acme20.0%25.0%25.0%
Glen-Gery22.0%22.0%21.0%
Belden19.0%18.0%14.0%
Old Carolina9.0%13.0%17.0%
Pacific Clay Brick9.0%13.0%13.0%
Redland7.0%6.0%7.0%
other9.0%9.0%12.0%
indicated one or more60.0%65.0%66.0%
no answer30.0%28.0%28.0%
none10.0%7.0%7.0%

Brand Innovation

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Boral3.0%1.0%0.0%7.0%1.0%
General Shale3.0%1.0%5.0%4.0%1.0%
Glen-Gery3.0%2.0%9.0%0.0%0.0%
Acme2.0%1.0%0.0%5.0%1.0%
Belden2.0%0.0%8.0%1.0%0.0%
Pacific Clay Brick1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
Old Carolina0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Redland0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%
no answer83.0%92.0%77.0%77.0%93.0%
answered multiple1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Boral5.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
General Shale3.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
Glen-Gery0.0%2.0%3.0%4.0
Acme0.0%3.0%3.0%2.0
Belden3.0%4.0%3.0%1.0
Pacific Clay Brick0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
Old Carolina0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Redland0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other3.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
no answer84.0%82.0%78.0%87.0
answered multiple3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Boral2.0%4.0%3.0%
General Shale3.0%4.0%1.0%
Glen-Gery2.0%4.0%1.0%
Acme2.0%2.0%3.0%
Belden3.0%2.0%3.0%
Pacific Clay Brick1.0%1.0%1.0%
Old Carolina1.0%0.0%1.0%
Redland1.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%1.0%
no answer85.0%80.0%86.0%
answered multiple0.0%1.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Boral8.0%1.0%3.0%16.0%3.0%
General Shale7.0%2.0%10.0%11.0%1.0%
Glen-Gery6.0%14.0%14.0%1.0%0.0%
Acme5.0%2.0%4.0%8.0%3.0%
Belden3.0%2.0%11.0%0.0%0.0%
Old Carolina2.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Pacific Clay Brick1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Redland1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
other7.0%0.0%6.0%10.0%6.0%
indicated one or more35.0%27.0%43.0%46.0%13.0%
did not indicate26.0%18.0%31.0%30.0%19.0%
no answer21.0%31.0%15.0%15.0%34.0%
none17.0%24.0%11.0%10.0%34.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Boral24.0%8.0%8.0%4.0
General Shale8.0%9.0%8.0%6.0
Glen-Gery3.0%4.0%3.0%11.0
Acme5.0%6.0%6.0%3.0
Belden3.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Old Carolina0.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Pacific Clay Brick3.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
Redland0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
other14.0%6.0%8.0%4.0
indicated one or more51.0%35.0%40.0%28.0
did not indicate16.0%28.0%26.0%27.0
no answer22.0%20.0%18.0%25.0
none11.0%16.0%16.0%20.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Boral4.0%9.0%11.0%
General Shale5.0%9.0%11.0%
Glen-Gery5.0%7.0%7.0%
Acme5.0%6.0%4.0%
Belden2.0%4.0%1.0%
Old Carolina1.0%2.0%5.0%
Pacific Clay Brick1.0%2.0%1.0%
Redland1.0%1.0%1.0%
other4.0%7.0%11.0%
indicated one or more26.0%40.0%41.0%
did not indicate31.0%24.0%24.0%
no answer23.0%20.0%24.0%
none20.0%17.0%12.0%

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 builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Boral17.0%1.0%10.0%36.0%3.0%
General Shale14.0%2.0%22.0%22.0%1.0%
Glen-Gery14.0%24.0%30.0%5.0%1.0%
Acme11.0%2.0%12.0%18.0%5.0%
Belden7.0%6.0%20.0%2.0%0.0%
Old Carolina4.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%1.0%
Pacific Clay Brick3.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
Redland2.0%4.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%
other8.0%1.0%6.0%12.0%8.0%
indicated one or more51.0%36.0%62.0%66.0%22.0%
no answer27.0%42.0%20.0%16.0%40.0%
none12.0%13.0%5.0%8.0%27.0%
did not indicate10.0%8.0%13.0%10.0%11.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Boral27.0%22.0%18.0%11.0
General Shale19.0%15.0%13.0%15.0
Glen-Gery3.0%10.0%11.0%22.0
Acme11.0%13.0%12.0%9.0
Belden3.0%8.0%6.0%6.0
Old Carolina0.0%4.0%6.0%4.0
Pacific Clay Brick3.0%2.0%5.0%3.0
Redland0.0%1.0%4.0%1.0
other14.0%8.0%10.0%5.0
indicated one or more54.0%56.0%55.0%45.0
no answer24.0%25.0%23.0%31.0
none8.0%12.0%11.0%14.0
did not indicate14.0%8.0%11.0%11.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Boral11.0%20.0%21.0%
General Shale12.0%16.0%16.0%
Glen-Gery14.0%15.0%11.0%
Acme7.0%14.0%8.0%
Belden6.0%9.0%1.0%
Old Carolina2.0%4.0%8.0%
Pacific Clay Brick3.0%3.0%3.0%
Redland3.0%1.0%1.0%
other7.0%8.0%11.0%
indicated one or more47.0%54.0%51.0%
no answer28.0%25.0%25.0%
none15.0%11.0%11.0%
did not indicate10.0%10.0%13.0%
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.