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Brand Use Study for VINYL SIDING

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
VINYL SIDING-2004-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Crane Performance Siding4.4*5.0*3.7*5.0*
Wolverine4.24.3*4.0*4.6*3.3*
Alcoa4.04.0*4.1*3.93.8*
CertainTeed4.04.4*3.83.83.8*
Heartland4.03.8*3.8*4.1*4.0*
Homeside4.0*5.0*3.0*5.0*
Royal Building4.0*4.1*3.8*4.0*
Alside3.94.2*3.9*3.8*4.0*
Mastic3.93.9*4.0*3.9*3.0*
Norandex3.94.0*3.8*3.9*4.0*
Rollex3.9*3.9*5.0*
Variform3.9*4.3*3.6*4.0*4.0*
Georgia-Pacific3.84.0*3.8*3.8*3.9*
LP Vinyl Siding3.8*4.0*3.8*3.7*3.8*
Mitten3.8*3.3*5.0*
Owens Corning3.83.8*3.8*3.9*3.7*
Reynolds3.83.8*3.7*3.9*3.8*
Kaycan3.7*4.0*3.0*4.0*
Ashland-Davis3.6*3.5*3.5*3.7*
ABTco3.5*3.4*4.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Crane Performance Siding5.0*4.5*4.0
Wolverine4.0*4.3*4.14.4
Alcoa4.0*3.9*3.94.0
CertainTeed3.8*3.8*4.04.1
Heartland4.0*4.0*4.1*3.8
Homeside5.0*3.0
Royal Building4.0*3.3*4.3*4.0
Alside3.3*4.0*4.2*3.8
Mastic3.5*3.7*4.2*3.5
Norandex3.8*3.7*4.1*3.4
Rollex3.7*4.0*3.9
Variform3.0*3.3*4.0*4.0
Georgia-Pacific3.4*3.9*3.9*3.7
LP Vinyl Siding3.5*3.8*3.7
Mitten3.3
Owens Corning3.8*3.8*3.9*3.7
Reynolds3.9*3.9*3.9*3.5
Kaycan3.0*3.5
Ashland-Davis3.0*3.5*3.8
ABTco3.0*4.0*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Crane Performance Siding3.7*5.0*5.0*
Wolverine4.2*4.1*4.3*
Alcoa4.13.84.2*
CertainTeed3.84.04.2*
Heartland4.0*3.9*4.0*
Homeside3.7*
Royal Building4.2*3.7*4.0*
Alside3.9*4.0*3.8*
Mastic4.0*3.8*3.8*
Norandex3.8*3.8*4.1*
Rollex3.9*3.8*4.5*
Variform4.0*3.7*3.0*
Georgia-Pacific3.73.83.8*
LP Vinyl Siding3.7*4.0*3.4*
Mitten3.0*4.0*
Owens Corning3.83.83.8*
Reynolds3.8*3.8*3.9*
Kaycan3.3*3.5*
Ashland-Davis3.5*3.4*3.5*
ABTco3.3*3.5*
VINYL SIDING-2004-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders445.068.0120.0174.083.0
CertainTeed58.0%75.0%68.0%53.0%40.0%
Owens Corning51.0%56.0%61.0%49.0%40.0%
Alcoa50.0%59.0%58.0%48.0%37.0%
Georgia-Pacific50.0%56.0%59.0%47.0%40.0%
Wolverine32.0%51.0%46.0%25.0%10.0%
Reynolds30.0%21.0%42.0%32.0%17.0%
Alside24.0%32.0%38.0%14.0%16.0%
Mastic22.0%43.0%29.0%15.0%10.0%
Norandex22.0%12.0%43.0%20.0%4.0%
Heartland21.0%22.0%28.0%22.0%10.0%
LP Vinyl Siding16.0%21.0%18.0%13.0%13.0%
Rollex15.0%1.0%41.0%7.0%2.0%
ABTco11.0%9.0%18.0%7.0%7.0%
Ashland-Davis11.0%9.0%24.0%7.0%4.0%
Royal Building10.0%9.0%14.0%10.0%5.0%
Crane Performance Siding7.0%7.0%11.0%5.0%2.0%
Variform7.0%6.0%12.0%7.0%2.0%
Kaycan5.0%9.0%8.0%5.0%1.0%
Homeside4.0%6.0%8.0%3.0%1.0%
Mitten3.0%1.0%8.0%2.0%1.0%
other1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated at least one77.0%96.0%88.0%73.0%57.0%
no answer19.0%4.0%12.0%22.0%36.0%
none4.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%7.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders28.0111.0146.0148.0
CertainTeed39.0%66.0%60.0%53.0
Owens Corning54.0%56.0%53.0%46.0
Alcoa54.0%60.0%51.0%42.0
Georgia-Pacific61.0%56.0%49.0%45.0
Wolverine25.0%32.0%40.0%26.0
Reynolds43.0%32.0%31.0%26.0
Alside25.0%23.0%25.0%20.0
Mastic25.0%21.0%24.0%20.0
Norandex25.0%24.0%28.0%14.0
Heartland18.0%22.0%24.0%18.0
LP Vinyl Siding14.0%13.0%18.0%17.0
Rollex7.0%14.0%17.0%13.0
ABTco7.0%10.0%12.0%10.0
Ashland-Davis4.0%11.0%15.0%9.0
Royal Building14.0%15.0%8.0%7.0
Crane Performance Siding0.0%7.0%6.0%7.0
Variform4.0%8.0%7.0%8.0
Kaycan0.0%6.0%4.0%7.0
Homeside0.0%4.0%4.0%6.0
Mitten0.0%4.0%3.0%4.0
other0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
indicated at least one93.0%81.0%82.0%68.0
no answer7.0%17.0%15.0%26.0
none0.0%2.0%3.0%6.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders138.0231.071.0
CertainTeed59.0%58.0%51.0%
Owens Corning57.0%50.0%45.0%
Alcoa51.0%51.0%45.0%
Georgia-Pacific57.0%47.0%44.0%
Wolverine33.0%30.0%34.0%
Reynolds33.0%29.0%25.0%
Alside25.0%21.0%25.0%
Mastic20.0%22.0%25.0%
Norandex22.0%23.0%17.0%
Heartland21.0%21.0%20.0%
LP Vinyl Siding20.0%13.0%15.0%
Rollex18.0%13.0%8.0%
ABTco14.0%7.0%13.0%
Ashland-Davis14.0%9.0%10.0%
Royal Building9.0%10.0%8.0%
Crane Performance Siding8.0%4.0%8.0%
Variform10.0%6.0%7.0%
Kaycan4.0%6.0%4.0%
Homeside4.0%3.0%7.0%
Mitten4.0%3.0%4.0%
other2.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated at least one78.0%79.0%69.0%
no answer17.0%17.0%30.0%
none4.0%4.0%1.0%
multiple answers

Brand Innovation

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders445.068.0120.0174.083.0
Alcoa4.0%7.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Wolverine4.0%4.0%7.0%3.0%0.0%
CertainTeed3.0%7.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%
Georgia-Pacific2.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
Owens Corning2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Alside1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Crane Performance Siding1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Heartland1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Mastic1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Norandex1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Variform1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
ABTco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ashland-Davis0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kaycan0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Reynolds0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Rollex0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer77.0%69.0%66.0%80.0%92.0%
answered multiple1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
none1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders28.0111.0146.0148.0
Alcoa0.0%5.0%2.0%5.0
Wolverine0.0%5.0%6.0%1.0
CertainTeed0.0%2.0%3.0%5.0
Georgia-Pacific4.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
Owens Corning4.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Alside4.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Crane Performance Siding0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Heartland0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Mastic0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
Norandex7.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Variform0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
ABTco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ashland-Davis0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Kaycan0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Reynolds4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Rollex0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Royal Building4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
no answer75.0%77.0%77.0%77.0
answered multiple0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
none0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders138.0231.071.0
Alcoa5.0%3.0%3.0%
Wolverine4.0%3.0%4.0%
CertainTeed3.0%3.0%6.0%
Georgia-Pacific2.0%1.0%0.0%
Owens Corning1.0%2.0%1.0%
Alside1.0%2.0%0.0%
Crane Performance Siding1.0%1.0%1.0%
Heartland0.0%2.0%1.0%
Mastic1.0%1.0%0.0%
Norandex1.0%1.0%0.0%
Variform2.0%0.0%0.0%
ABTco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ashland-Davis0.0%0.0%1.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kaycan0.0%0.0%0.0%
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%0.0%1.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%
Reynolds1.0%0.0%0.0%
Rollex1.0%0.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer75.0%78.0%79.0%
answered multiple1.0%1.0%0.0%
none1.0%1.0%1.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders445.068.0120.0174.083.0
CertainTeed12.0%29.0%13.0%7.0%5.0%
Alcoa11.0%19.0%11.0%11.0%6.0%
Wolverine6.0%12.0%8.0%5.0%0.0%
Alside5.0%7.0%6.0%2.0%6.0%
Georgia-Pacific5.0%6.0%8.0%4.0%4.0%
Norandex5.0%4.0%9.0%3.0%2.0%
Mastic4.0%9.0%8.0%2.0%0.0%
Owens Corning4.0%4.0%6.0%3.0%5.0%
Heartland3.0%1.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%
Rollex3.0%0.0%11.0%1.0%0.0%
Ashland-Davis2.0%3.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%
Reynolds2.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%
Royal Building2.0%0.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%
Crane Performance Siding1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
LP Vinyl Siding1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Variform1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
ABTco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kaycan0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one45.0%69.0%58.0%41.0%14.0%
did not indicate28.0%26.0%28.0%27.0%31.0%
none15.0%3.0%5.0%21.0%28.0%
no answer12.0%1.0%8.0%11.0%27.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders28.0111.0146.0148.0
CertainTeed7.0%14.0%12.0%11.0
Alcoa11.0%14.0%10.0%11.0
Wolverine7.0%6.0%7.0%3.0
Alside4.0%7.0%3.0%4.0
Georgia-Pacific7.0%9.0%4.0%3.0
Norandex14.0%8.0%5.0%1.0
Mastic7.0%3.0%7.0%1.0
Owens Corning0.0%7.0%7.0%1.0
Heartland0.0%8.0%3.0%1.0
Rollex0.0%3.0%3.0%4.0
Ashland-Davis0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Reynolds7.0%3.0%3.0%1.0
Royal Building4.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
Crane Performance Siding0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Variform0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
ABTco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Kaycan0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated at least one54.0%50.0%50.0%35.0
did not indicate39.0%25.0%27.0%28.0
none4.0%14.0%15.0%18.0
no answer4.0%11.0%8.0%18.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders138.0231.071.0
CertainTeed8.0%13.0%15.0%
Alcoa13.0%11.0%8.0%
Wolverine5.0%6.0%4.0%
Alside3.0%6.0%4.0%
Georgia-Pacific6.0%6.0%1.0%
Norandex5.0%5.0%3.0%
Mastic2.0%6.0%1.0%
Owens Corning6.0%3.0%6.0%
Heartland1.0%4.0%6.0%
Rollex4.0%3.0%1.0%
Ashland-Davis3.0%1.0%0.0%
Reynolds2.0%3.0%3.0%
Royal Building1.0%2.0%0.0%
Crane Performance Siding0.0%1.0%1.0%
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%1.0%1.0%
Variform3.0%0.0%1.0%
ABTco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kaycan0.0%1.0%0.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one40.0%51.0%34.0%
did not indicate34.0%24.0%30.0%
none14.0%13.0%24.0%
no answer12.0%11.0%13.0%
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 builders445.068.0120.0174.083.0
CertainTeed24.0%50.0%28.0%19.0%8.0%
Alcoa18.0%31.0%15.0%20.0%10.0%
Owens Corning14.0%19.0%14.0%15.0%7.0%
Georgia-Pacific13.0%22.0%14.0%13.0%6.0%
Wolverine12.0%21.0%17.0%10.0%2.0%
Norandex10.0%7.0%19.0%9.0%2.0%
Mastic9.0%24.0%10.0%5.0%1.0%
Alside8.0%15.0%8.0%5.0%8.0%
Reynolds8.0%4.0%7.0%11.0%4.0%
Heartland7.0%6.0%8.0%7.0%2.0%
Rollex6.0%0.0%20.0%1.0%0.0%
Royal Building4.0%3.0%5.0%4.0%1.0%
Ashland-Davis3.0%3.0%7.0%2.0%0.0%
Crane Performance Siding2.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
LP Vinyl Siding2.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%
Variform2.0%0.0%5.0%3.0%0.0%
ABTco1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Kaycan1.0%4.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one61.0%87.0%75.0%57.0%25.0%
no answer18.0%4.0%12.0%21.0%31.0%
did not indicate13.0%9.0%12.0%12.0%23.0%
none8.0%0.0%2.0%10.0%20.0%
multiple answers
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders28.0111.0146.0148.0
CertainTeed7.0%28.0%27.0%23.0
Alcoa21.0%23.0%16.0%16.0
Owens Corning18.0%21.0%14.0%8.0
Georgia-Pacific14.0%18.0%12.0%11.0
Wolverine7.0%12.0%17.0%7.0
Norandex21.0%14.0%12.0%3.0
Mastic14.0%7.0%11.0%5.0
Alside7.0%9.0%10.0%6.0
Reynolds14.0%9.0%5.0%7.0
Heartland0.0%9.0%8.0%4.0
Rollex0.0%5.0%7.0%5.0
Royal Building7.0%5.0%4.0%1.0
Ashland-Davis0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
Crane Performance Siding0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
LP Vinyl Siding0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0
Variform4.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
ABTco0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Kaycan0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
indicated at least one75.0%67.0%68.0%47.0
no answer7.0%15.0%14.0%25.0
did not indicate18.0%13.0%10.0%16.0
none0.0%5.0%9.0%11.0
multiple answers
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders138.0231.071.0
CertainTeed20.0%26.0%27.0%
Alcoa16.0%20.0%15.0%
Owens Corning15.0%13.0%15.0%
Georgia-Pacific14.0%14.0%8.0%
Wolverine9.0%12.0%14.0%
Norandex9.0%11.0%8.0%
Mastic4.0%12.0%4.0%
Alside6.0%9.0%8.0%
Reynolds7.0%8.0%7.0%
Heartland6.0%7.0%6.0%
Rollex7.0%5.0%3.0%
Royal Building2.0%4.0%3.0%
Ashland-Davis4.0%2.0%1.0%
Crane Performance Siding1.0%1.0%3.0%
LP Vinyl Siding1.0%2.0%4.0%
Variform4.0%1.0%3.0%
ABTco1.0%1.0%0.0%
Kaycan1.0%2.0%0.0%
Homeside0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mitten0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one56.0%66.0%51.0%
no answer17.0%16.0%28.0%
did not indicate19.0%10.0%14.0%
none9.0%8.0%7.0%
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.