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Brand Use Study for CAULKS AND SEALANTS

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Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
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CAULKS AND SEALANTS-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
GE Silicones4.34.34.44.34.5
Gloucester (Phenoseal)4.3*4.3*5.0*4.0*4.3*
DAP4.14.14.04.14.2
Dow Corning4.14.0*4.14.14.3
OSI Sealants4.13.8*4.44.1*4.0*
Sashco Sealants4.1*4.0*4.5*3.0*4.2*
Caulkmaster4.0*5.0*3.0*4.0*3.0*
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.9*4.0*4.0*3.6*4.0*
Custom Building Products3.8*4.0*3.8*3.8*
Franklin International3.8*4.0*4.3*3.6*3.6*
Geocel3.84.2*3.7*3.6*3.8*
Macklanburg-Duncan3.83.8*4.0*3.6*3.6*
White Lightning3.83.8*3.8*3.84.0*
Elmer's ProBond3.73.7*3.4*3.8*4.0*
Red Devil3.73.5*3.6*3.64.0*
Macco3.6*4.3*3.4*3.5*3.7*
TACC3.6*3.5*4.0*3.0*
H.B. Fuller3.5*3.5*3.6*3.3*3.5*
GlenTec3.3*3.5*3.0*3.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
GE Silicones4.1*4.44.44.3
Gloucester (Phenoseal)4.4*4.3*4.1
DAP4.0*4.14.14.0
Dow Corning4.1*4.14.14.0
OSI Sealants3.0*4.24.4*4.0
Sashco Sealants4.3*4.0*3.7
Caulkmaster4.0*4.0*4.0*4.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)4.3*4.0*3.6
Custom Building Products4.0*4.0*3.5
Franklin International4.1*3.8*3.0
Geocel3.5*3.8*3.9*3.8
Macklanburg-Duncan4.0*3.7*3.4*4.0
White Lightning3.8*3.84.2*3.3
Elmer's ProBond2.5*3.9*3.7*3.4
Red Devil3.1*3.83.83.5
Macco3.0*3.9*3.6*3.3
TACC3.5*3.7
H.B. Fuller3.3*3.7*3.5
GlenTec3.5*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
GE Silicones4.34.34.4*
Gloucester (Phenoseal)4.2*4.2*5.0*
DAP4.04.14.2
Dow Corning4.04.14.3*
OSI Sealants4.0*4.14.6*
Sashco Sealants4.2*3.7*4.0*
Caulkmaster3.4*4.5*4.5*
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.7*3.9*4.0*
Custom Building Products3.6*3.7*4.3*
Franklin International3.6*3.8*5.0*
Geocel3.83.8*4.7*
Macklanburg-Duncan3.6*3.7*4.3*
White Lightning3.8*3.83.9*
Elmer's ProBond3.3*3.8*4.3*
Red Devil3.73.63.8*
Macco3.5*3.3*4.1*
TACC3.0*2.5*5.0*
H.B. Fuller3.4*3.3*4.3*
GlenTec3.0*2.5*5.0*
CAULKS AND SEALANTS-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 builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
DAP18.0%15.0%20.0%15.0%25.0%
GE Silicones11.0%18.0%9.0%9.0%11.0%
Dow Corning6.0%7.0%4.0%7.0%7.0%
OSI Sealants3.0%0.0%7.0%1.0%1.0%
White Lightning2.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%0.0%
Geocel1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)1.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Red Devil1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Sashco Sealants1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
Caulkmaster0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Custom Building Products0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Elmer's ProBond0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Franklin International0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
H.B. Fuller0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Macco0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
TACC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
no answer49.0%42.0%52.0%54.0%45.0%
answered multiple2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
DAP17.0%20.0%20.0%15.0
GE Silicones5.0%9.0%12.0%14.0
Dow Corning7.0%5.0%6.0%7.0
OSI Sealants2.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
White Lightning7.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
Geocel0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Gloucester (Phenoseal)0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Macklanburg-Duncan2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Red Devil2.0%3.0%0.0%0.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Caulkmaster0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Custom Building Products0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Elmer's ProBond0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Franklin International0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
H.B. Fuller0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Macco0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
TACC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%4.0%0.0
no answer54.0%51.0%42.0%52.0
answered multiple2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
DAP21.0%15.0%20.0%
GE Silicones12.0%12.0%4.0%
Dow Corning4.0%6.0%13.0%
OSI Sealants3.0%2.0%3.0%
White Lightning1.0%3.0%3.0%
Geocel2.0%1.0%0.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)2.0%0.0%0.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan2.0%1.0%1.0%
Red Devil2.0%0.0%1.0%
Sashco Sealants2.0%0.0%0.0%
Caulkmaster0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)0.0%1.0%0.0%
Custom Building Products0.0%0.0%0.0%
Elmer's ProBond1.0%0.0%0.0%
Franklin International0.0%0.0%0.0%
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%
H.B. Fuller1.0%0.0%0.0%
Macco0.0%0.0%1.0%
TACC0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer46.0%53.0%51.0%
answered multiple3.0%1.0%3.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
DAP78.0%72.0%75.0%79.0%85.0%
GE Silicones66.0%72.0%63.0%64.0%71.0%
Dow Corning63.0%61.0%71.0%60.0%63.0%
Red Devil49.0%49.0%51.0%49.0%47.0%
White Lightning24.0%11.0%11.0%44.0%11.0%
OSI Sealants22.0%21.0%40.0%15.0%10.0%
Elmer's ProBond20.0%21.0%16.0%23.0%20.0%
Geocel19.0%25.0%27.0%14.0%15.0%
Macco14.0%14.0%16.0%13.0%13.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan14.0%8.0%17.0%12.0%20.0%
H.B. Fuller13.0%17.0%19.0%10.0%8.0%
Franklin International9.0%11.0%10.0%7.0%9.0%
Sashco Sealants7.0%3.0%11.0%4.0%9.0%
Caulkmaster6.0%3.0%6.0%8.0%6.0%
Custom Building Products6.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%11.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)6.0%24.0%2.0%4.0%3.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)5.0%7.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%
GlenTec3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%1.0%
TACC3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%1.0%
other4.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
indicated one or more94.0%93.0%97.0%91.0%95.0%
no answer6.0%6.0%3.0%9.0%5.0%
no answer0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
DAP66.0%77.0%82.0%82.0
GE Silicones61.0%63.0%66.0%76.0
Dow Corning61.0%64.0%65.0%64.0
Red Devil46.0%53.0%48.0%48.0
White Lightning34.0%24.0%21.0%24.0
OSI Sealants20.0%22.0%22.0%22.0
Elmer's ProBond22.0%21.0%23.0%16.0
Geocel12.0%18.0%20.0%24.0
Macco15.0%16.0%13.0%12.0
Macklanburg-Duncan17.0%19.0%9.0%13.0
H.B. Fuller10.0%13.0%12.0%16.0
Franklin International2.0%11.0%10.0%7.0
Sashco Sealants7.0%8.0%5.0%7.0
Caulkmaster2.0%10.0%4.0%7.0
Custom Building Products0.0%7.0%4.0%8.0
Gloucester (Phenoseal)2.0%5.0%8.0%8.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)5.0%5.0%3.0%8.0
GlenTec2.0%4.0%0.0%4.0
TACC0.0%3.0%1.0%5.0
other0.0%1.0%6.0%5.0
indicated one or more83.0%95.0%96.0%95.0
no answer15.0%5.0%4.0%5.0
no answer2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
DAP80.0%77.0%76.0%
GE Silicones68.0%65.0%68.0%
Dow Corning66.0%63.0%58.0%
Red Devil55.0%45.0%46.0%
White Lightning22.0%29.0%14.0%
OSI Sealants23.0%20.0%23.0%
Elmer's ProBond19.0%24.0%17.0%
Geocel26.0%17.0%10.0%
Macco13.0%14.0%17.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan17.0%15.0%7.0%
H.B. Fuller15.0%12.0%10.0%
Franklin International10.0%9.0%8.0%
Sashco Sealants9.0%6.0%4.0%
Caulkmaster6.0%6.0%7.0%
Custom Building Products5.0%7.0%7.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)7.0%6.0%4.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)5.0%5.0%7.0%
GlenTec2.0%4.0%3.0%
TACC1.0%4.0%4.0%
other4.0%3.0%6.0%
indicated one or more96.0%92.0%94.0%
no answer4.0%8.0%4.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%1.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
DAP31.0%27.0%31.0%32.0%30.0%
GE Silicones17.0%31.0%13.0%15.0%16.0%
Dow Corning15.0%14.0%18.0%16.0%8.0%
White Lightning9.0%4.0%3.0%19.0%2.0%
OSI Sealants7.0%7.0%16.0%3.0%2.0%
Red Devil4.0%4.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%
Geocel3.0%8.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)2.0%7.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Caulkmaster1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)1.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Custom Building Products1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Elmer's ProBond1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Franklin International1.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
H.B. Fuller1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Macco1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan1.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Sashco Sealants1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
GlenTec0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated one or more69.0%70.0%73.0%73.0%57.0%
did not indicate24.0%23.0%24.0%19.0%36.0%
no answer5.0%6.0%2.0%8.0%4.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
DAP34.0%36.0%28.0%27.0
GE Silicones7.0%13.0%15.0%30.0
Dow Corning17.0%16.0%11.0%18.0
White Lightning15.0%9.0%9.0%8.0
OSI Sealants5.0%5.0%8.0%8.0
Red Devil0.0%4.0%5.0%5.0
Geocel0.0%4.0%1.0%5.0
Gloucester (Phenoseal)0.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Caulkmaster2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)0.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
Custom Building Products0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Elmer's ProBond0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Franklin International0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
H.B. Fuller0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Macco0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Macklanburg-Duncan2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
GlenTec0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%4.0%3.0
indicated one or more59.0%70.0%71.0%73.0
did not indicate24.0%26.0%25.0%21.0
no answer10.0%5.0%3.0%4.0
no answer7.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
DAP32.0%30.0%30.0%
GE Silicones15.0%21.0%13.0%
Dow Corning14.0%16.0%14.0%
White Lightning8.0%11.0%7.0%
OSI Sealants7.0%6.0%7.0%
Red Devil3.0%6.0%1.0%
Geocel6.0%1.0%1.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)2.0%1.0%1.0%
Caulkmaster1.0%1.0%1.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)1.0%2.0%1.0%
Custom Building Products1.0%1.0%1.0%
Elmer's ProBond1.0%1.0%1.0%
Franklin International1.0%1.0%3.0%
H.B. Fuller1.0%0.0%1.0%
Macco1.0%0.0%3.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan1.0%1.0%3.0%
Sashco Sealants2.0%0.0%1.0%
GlenTec0.0%0.0%1.0%
TACC0.0%0.0%3.0%
other2.0%1.0%4.0%
indicated one or more70.0%71.0%61.0%
did not indicate26.0%20.0%32.0%
no answer4.0%7.0%4.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%3.0%

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 builders479.071.0128.0183.096.0
DAP59.0%55.0%59.0%60.0%58.0%
GE Silicones44.0%55.0%42.0%45.0%38.0%
Dow Corning40.0%38.0%46.0%40.0%31.0%
Red Devil20.0%24.0%16.0%23.0%17.0%
White Lightning19.0%7.0%5.0%38.0%7.0%
OSI Sealants14.0%17.0%30.0%6.0%5.0%
Geocel10.0%18.0%16.0%6.0%5.0%
GlenTec10.0%18.0%16.0%6.0%5.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan6.0%6.0%5.0%6.0%6.0%
Elmer’s ProBond4.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%1.0%
Franklin International4.0%7.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)4.0%18.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.0%6.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
H.B. Fuller3.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%
Macco3.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Caulkmaster2.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%
Custom Building Products2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%7.0%
Sashco Sealants2.0%1.0%5.0%0.0%3.0%
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other3.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%5.0%
indicated one or more86.0%86.0%90.0%85.0%81.0%
did not indicate8.0%7.0%7.0%7.0%13.0%
no answer6.0%6.0%3.0%9.0%5.0%
no answer0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0168.0142.0119.0
DAP63.0%65.0%56.0%52.0
GE Silicones34.0%42.0%43.0%54.0
Dow Corning39.0%43.0%36.0%42.0
Red Devil17.0%21.0%23.0%19.0
White Lightning24.0%20.0%19.0%14.0
OSI Sealants10.0%14.0%15.0%13.0
Geocel5.0%10.0%10.0%13.0
GlenTec5.0%10.0%10.0%13.0
Macklanburg-Duncan2.0%7.0%4.0%8.0
Elmer’s ProBond2.0%6.0%2.0%3.0
Franklin International0.0%4.0%6.0%2.0
Gloucester (Phenoseal)0.0%2.0%6.0%5.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)5.0%2.0%1.0%5.0
H.B. Fuller0.0%4.0%3.0%3.0
Macco2.0%4.0%4.0%2.0
Caulkmaster2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Custom Building Products0.0%3.0%1.0%4.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%4.0%2.0%1.0
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%1.0%6.0%3.0
indicated one or more78.0%88.0%87.0%86.0
did not indicate5.0%8.0%9.0%8.0
no answer15.0%5.0%4.0%5.0
no answer2.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders188.0217.071.0
DAP62.0%58.0%52.0%
GE Silicones44.0%47.0%39.0%
Dow Corning40.0%40.0%41.0%
Red Devil24.0%20.0%14.0%
White Lightning15.0%23.0%13.0%
OSI Sealants14.0%14.0%14.0%
Geocel17.0%7.0%3.0%
GlenTec17.0%7.0%3.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan5.0%7.0%4.0%
Elmer’s ProBond2.0%6.0%3.0%
Franklin International4.0%3.0%4.0%
Gloucester (Phenoseal)5.0%4.0%1.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.0%3.0%3.0%
H.B. Fuller3.0%3.0%1.0%
Macco3.0%3.0%4.0%
Caulkmaster1.0%2.0%3.0%
Custom Building Products2.0%3.0%1.0%
Sashco Sealants4.0%0.0%1.0%
TACC0.0%0.0%3.0%
other3.0%2.0%4.0%
indicated one or more88.0%86.0%79.0%
did not indicate8.0%6.0%14.0%
no answer4.0%8.0%4.0%
no answer0.0%0.0%3.0%
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.