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Brand Use Study for VINYL SIDING

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Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
VINYL SIDING-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
CertainTeed4.24.3*4.14.44.1*
Wolverine4.14.1*3.84.3*4.4*
Alcoa4.04.2*3.94.04.4*
Rollex4.0*4.0*4.3*3.8*3.0*
Alside3.94.0*3.6*3.9*4.3*
Mastic3.94.1*4.0*3.7*3.0*
Norandex3.94.1*3.9*3.8*3.8*
Owens Corning3.93.9*3.7*3.9*4.0*
Georgia-Pacific3.83.9*3.8*3.9*3.8*
Heartland3.83.4*4.0*3.7*3.8*
Reynolds3.83.0*3.9*3.7*4.0*
Vytec3.7*4.3*4.0*3.6*3.4*
Ashland-Davis3.4*4.0*3.5*3.3*2.3*
Master Shield3.4*3.5*3.4*3.4*3.4*
Royal Building3.3*3.7*2.0*3.3*3.8*
Variform3.3*3.5*3.7*3.5*2.5*
Bird3.2*4.0*2.5*3.6*2.3*
Alsco3.1*3.5*3.1*3.3*2.8*
ABTco (Northern Star)3.0*4.0*2.7*3.2*3.2*
VIPCO/Crane Plastics2.9*4.0*2.8*3.0*2.3*
BPCO2.6*4.0*2.3*2.5*2.3*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
CertainTeed4.3*4.24.34.0
Wolverine3.6*4.0*4.24.3
Alcoa4.1*4.13.9*4.0
Rollex3.8*4.6*3.4*3.6
Alside3.8*4.0*4.1*3.4
Mastic4.2*3.8*4.3*2.9
Norandex4.0*3.8*4.0*3.7
Owens Corning4.0*3.8*4.0*3.6
Georgia-Pacific3.9*3.8*3.8*3.8
Heartland4.3*3.9*3.7*3.5
Reynolds4.0*4.2*3.3*3.5
Vytec4.3*3.9*3.6*3.2
Ashland-Davis3.0*3.7*3.4*2.6
Master Shield4.3*3.7*3.2*2.8
Royal Building3.5*3.8*3.5*2.8
Variform3.0*3.9*2.5*3.3
Bird3.7*3.6*2.5*2.7
Alsco3.0*3.3*3.2*2.8
ABTco (Northern Star)3.0*2.5*3.5*3.0
VIPCO/Crane Plastics3.0*3.3*3.0*2.0
BPCO3.0*3.3*1.0*2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
CertainTeed4.24.34.1*
Wolverine4.2*4.14.1*
Alcoa4.14.23.5*
Rollex4.1*4.0*3.4*
Alside3.9*4.0*3.6*
Mastic4.1*3.7*3.6*
Norandex3.9*4.03.3*
Owens Corning3.6*4.0*3.7*
Georgia-Pacific4.0*3.83.7*
Heartland3.8*3.9*3.3*
Reynolds4.0*3.7*3.6*
Vytec3.9*3.9*2.8*
Ashland-Davis3.7*3.3*3.0*
Master Shield3.9*3.0*3.0*
Royal Building3.5*3.3*3.3*
Variform4.3*3.3*2.3*
Bird3.7*3.0*2.8*
Alsco3.2*3.0*3.0*
ABTco (Northern Star)3.0*3.2*2.7*
VIPCO/Crane Plastics3.5*2.8*2.8*
BPCO3.0*2.5*2.3*
VINYL SIDING-2001-Brand Best at Communicating with Builders
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Best at Communicating with Builders

Considering ads, mailings, personal visits, etc., which one brand is BEST AT COMMUNICATING with you?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders421.059.0113.0166.083.0
CertainTeed9.0%17.0%11.0%8.0%5.0%
Alcoa5.0%12.0%2.0%5.0%2.0%
Wolverine4.0%7.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%
Alside3.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%6.0%
Owens Corning3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Georgia-Pacific2.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%
Norandex2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Bird1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Heartland1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Master Shield1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Mastic1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Reynolds1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Vytec1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Alsco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ashland-Davis0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rollex0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Variform0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
no answer62.0%46.0%61.0%64.0%73.0%
answered multiple2.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders46.0134.0125.0104.0
CertainTeed9.0%10.0%10.0%7.0
Alcoa4.0%5.0%3.0%5.0
Wolverine4.0%1.0%5.0%5.0
Alside2.0%2.0%4.0%2.0
Owens Corning4.0%2.0%3.0%2.0
Georgia-Pacific0.0%4.0%1.0%3.0
Norandex2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Bird4.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Heartland0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Master Shield0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Mastic2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Reynolds2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Vytec0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Alsco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Ashland-Davis0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Rollex0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Royal Building2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Variform0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
VIPCO/Crane Plastics0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0
other4.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
no answer54.0%63.0%60.0%71.0
answered multiple4.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders151.0198.066.0
CertainTeed10.0%8.0%9.0%
Alcoa6.0%5.0%2.0%
Wolverine3.0%4.0%5.0%
Alside3.0%3.0%3.0%
Owens Corning2.0%3.0%3.0%
Georgia-Pacific2.0%1.0%6.0%
Norandex2.0%3.0%2.0%
Bird1.0%1.0%0.0%
Heartland1.0%1.0%2.0%
Master Shield1.0%1.0%2.0%
Mastic0.0%1.0%3.0%
Reynolds1.0%0.0%3.0%
Vytec1.0%1.0%0.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%
Alsco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ashland-Davis1.0%0.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rollex0.0%1.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%1.0%2.0%
Variform1.0%1.0%0.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics0.0%1.0%2.0%
other2.0%0.0%2.0%
no answer62.0%66.0%58.0%
answered multiple2.0%3.0%0.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders421.059.0113.0166.083.0
CertainTeed59.0%69.0%65.0%58.0%43.0%
Alcoa52.0%66.0%57.0%52.0%35.0%
Georgia-Pacific43.0%39.0%47.0%46.0%36.0%
Wolverine42.0%58.0%56.0%37.0%22.0%
Owens Corning37.0%37.0%38.0%38.0%34.0%
Norandex28.0%24.0%37.0%33.0%11.0%
Alside27.0%32.0%39.0%21.0%20.0%
Reynolds26.0%19.0%30.0%27.0%23.0%
Mastic22.0%44.0%26.0%19.0%6.0%
Heartland21.0%15.0%27.0%23.0%11.0%
Bird15.0%27.0%12.0%17.0%7.0%
Ashland-Davis14.0%10.0%29.0%10.0%5.0%
Rollex14.0%8.0%29.0%9.0%6.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)13.0%5.0%17.0%16.0%8.0%
Alsco13.0%12.0%23.0%9.0%7.0%
Vytec12.0%12.0%11.0%11.0%13.0%
Master Shield10.0%7.0%12.0%10.0%10.0%
Variform10.0%7.0%14.0%9.0%6.0%
Royal Building8.0%7.0%6.0%9.0%8.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics8.0%7.0%12.0%5.0%6.0%
BPCO5.0%2.0%6.0%5.0%7.0%
other1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated one or more79.0%86.0%93.0%77.0%59.0%
no answer19.0%12.0%6.0%20.0%36.0%
no answer2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%5.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders46.0134.0125.0104.0
CertainTeed59.0%60.0%69.0%47.0
Alcoa63.0%48.0%54.0%50.0
Georgia-Pacific48.0%46.0%44.0%38.0
Wolverine35.0%43.0%48.0%38.0
Owens Corning41.0%36.0%40.0%34.0
Norandex35.0%31.0%27.0%25.0
Alside30.0%31.0%24.0%26.0
Reynolds28.0%25.0%30.0%20.0
Mastic26.0%30.0%17.0%15.0
Heartland22.0%23.0%18.0%20.0
Bird20.0%14.0%15.0%16.0
Ashland-Davis15.0%16.0%10.0%13.0
Rollex15.0%16.0%10.0%13.0
ABTco (Northern Star)11.0%14.0%10.0%18.0
Alsco11.0%13.0%10.0%15.0
Vytec13.0%12.0%12.0%12.0
Master Shield11.0%11.0%8.0%12.0
Variform4.0%15.0%6.0%10.0
Royal Building9.0%9.0%6.0%9.0
VIPCO/Crane Plastics11.0%12.0%3.0%7.0
BPCO11.0%7.0%2.0%7.0
other4.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
indicated one or more85.0%84.0%87.0%62.0
no answer13.0%13.0%12.0%35.0
no answer2.0%3.0%1.0%4.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders151.0198.066.0
CertainTeed52.0%63.0%61.0%
Alcoa48.0%51.0%64.0%
Georgia-Pacific38.0%47.0%47.0%
Wolverine33.0%46.0%48.0%
Owens Corning28.0%41.0%42.0%
Norandex25.0%30.0%35.0%
Alside26.0%26.0%32.0%
Reynolds21.0%27.0%32.0%
Mastic21.0%22.0%21.0%
Heartland18.0%22.0%21.0%
Bird17.0%16.0%11.0%
Ashland-Davis14.0%14.0%14.0%
Rollex13.0%14.0%12.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)11.0%14.0%18.0%
Alsco14.0%11.0%15.0%
Vytec9.0%15.0%9.0%
Master Shield9.0%12.0%8.0%
Variform6.0%12.0%11.0%
Royal Building6.0%10.0%8.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics7.0%7.0%12.0%
BPCO5.0%6.0%6.0%
other3.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated one or more74.0%82.0%80.0%
no answer23.0%16.0%17.0%
no answer3.0%2.0%3.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders421.059.0113.0166.083.0
CertainTeed13.0%22.0%14.0%13.0%4.0%
Alcoa9.0%15.0%9.0%10.0%0.0%
Wolverine8.0%22.0%8.0%6.0%2.0%
Norandex7.0%8.0%8.0%7.0%2.0%
Alside5.0%0.0%8.0%4.0%4.0%
Georgia-Pacific5.0%2.0%8.0%6.0%2.0%
Mastic4.0%14.0%4.0%2.0%0.0%
Owens Corning4.0%3.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%
Reynolds3.0%2.0%4.0%4.0%0.0%
Rollex3.0%2.0%7.0%1.0%0.0%
Heartland2.0%0.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%
Ashland-Davis1.0%2.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Master Shield1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Variform1.0%0.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%
Vytec1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Alsco0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Bird0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more49.0%64.0%66.0%46.0%22.0%
did not indicate25.0%22.0%22.0%26.0%28.0%
no answer14.0%7.0%7.0%17.0%23.0%
no answer12.0%7.0%4.0%10.0%28.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders46.0134.0125.0104.0
CertainTeed11.0%18.0%10.0%10.0
Alcoa15.0%10.0%6.0%6.0
Wolverine7.0%7.0%12.0%5.0
Norandex9.0%8.0%7.0%4.0
Alside4.0%5.0%5.0%3.0
Georgia-Pacific7.0%6.0%5.0%5.0
Mastic7.0%7.0%2.0%0.0
Owens Corning11.0%4.0%4.0%2.0
Reynolds4.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
Rollex2.0%2.0%2.0%4.0
Heartland4.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Ashland-Davis2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Master Shield2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Variform0.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
Vytec2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Alsco0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Bird2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Royal Building2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
VIPCO/Crane Plastics0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
other2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
indicated one or more61.0%58.0%47.0%37.0
did not indicate24.0%20.0%34.0%20.0
no answer11.0%13.0%11.0%21.0
no answer4.0%8.0%8.0%22.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders151.0198.066.0
CertainTeed11.0%14.0%12.0%
Alcoa9.0%7.0%11.0%
Wolverine6.0%10.0%8.0%
Norandex6.0%8.0%6.0%
Alside3.0%4.0%8.0%
Georgia-Pacific4.0%7.0%5.0%
Mastic4.0%3.0%6.0%
Owens Corning1.0%7.0%5.0%
Reynolds2.0%3.0%5.0%
Rollex2.0%3.0%2.0%
Heartland2.0%2.0%2.0%
Ashland-Davis1.0%1.0%2.0%
Master Shield1.0%1.0%2.0%
Variform1.0%2.0%0.0%
Vytec1.0%2.0%0.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%0.0%0.0%
Alsco0.0%1.0%0.0%
Bird0.0%1.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%
Royal Building0.0%1.0%2.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics1.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more48.0%48.0%53.0%
did not indicate21.0%29.0%21.0%
no answer16.0%12.0%18.0%
no answer15.0%11.0%8.0%

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 builders421.059.0113.0166.083.0
CertainTeed28.0%49.0%37.0%21.0%12.0%
Alcoa21.0%31.0%26.0%22.0%8.0%
Wolverine17.0%37.0%23.0%11.0%6.0%
Norandex14.0%15.0%19.0%16.0%5.0%
Georgia-Pacific11.0%10.0%15.0%12.0%6.0%
Alside10.0%8.0%15.0%7.0%7.0%
Mastic9.0%22.0%13.0%5.0%0.0%
Owens Corning8.0%12.0%13.0%6.0%4.0%
Reynolds7.0%2.0%10.0%8.0%6.0%
Heartland6.0%5.0%7.0%7.0%4.0%
Rollex6.0%5.0%16.0%1.0%1.0%
Ashland-Davis5.0%5.0%12.0%1.0%0.0%
Vytec4.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%
Master Shield3.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%
Variform3.0%3.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%
Bird2.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Royal Building2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
Alsco1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics1.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more64.0%80.0%82.0%60.0%34.0%
no answer15.0%7.0%6.0%14.0%34.0%
did not indicate12.0%7.0%7.0%13.0%19.0%
no answer10.0%7.0%4.0%13.0%13.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders46.0134.0125.0104.0
CertainTeed24.0%34.0%29.0%21.0
Alcoa28.0%23.0%17.0%22.0
Wolverine15.0%16.0%19.0%15.0
Norandex15.0%18.0%16.0%10.0
Georgia-Pacific11.0%14.0%10.0%10.0
Alside9.0%12.0%7.0%9.0
Mastic17.0%13.0%5.0%3.0
Owens Corning13.0%10.0%7.0%6.0
Reynolds9.0%8.0%6.0%6.0
Heartland4.0%7.0%5.0%5.0
Rollex7.0%6.0%3.0%7.0
Ashland-Davis4.0%6.0%4.0%2.0
Vytec11.0%5.0%4.0%1.0
Master Shield7.0%4.0%1.0%2.0
Variform2.0%4.0%0.0%4.0
Bird4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
Royal Building4.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
ABTco (Northern Star)0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Alsco0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
VIPCO/Crane Plastics2.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
BPCO4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
indicated one or more74.0%72.0%65.0%48.0
no answer11.0%10.0%10.0%26.0
did not indicate11.0%9.0%17.0%9.0
no answer4.0%8.0%8.0%17.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders151.0198.066.0
CertainTeed26.0%28.0%29.0%
Alcoa23.0%18.0%29.0%
Wolverine12.0%20.0%18.0%
Norandex12.0%17.0%15.0%
Georgia-Pacific9.0%14.0%9.0%
Alside7.0%8.0%20.0%
Mastic9.0%8.0%9.0%
Owens Corning3.0%11.0%12.0%
Reynolds6.0%7.0%9.0%
Heartland5.0%6.0%6.0%
Rollex4.0%7.0%5.0%
Ashland-Davis6.0%3.0%5.0%
Vytec3.0%6.0%2.0%
Master Shield3.0%2.0%5.0%
Variform3.0%3.0%2.0%
Bird4.0%2.0%0.0%
Royal Building1.0%3.0%3.0%
ABTco (Northern Star)1.0%1.0%5.0%
Alsco0.0%1.0%3.0%
VIPCO/Crane Plastics1.0%1.0%5.0%
BPCO0.0%1.0%2.0%
other2.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more60.0%65.0%68.0%
no answer20.0%13.0%11.0%
did not indicate10.0%14.0%8.0%
no answer11.0%9.0%14.0%
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.