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Brand Use Study for CAULKS AND SEALANTS

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Quality Rating
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CAULKS AND SEALANTS-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Dow Corning4.34.1*4.34.34.2
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives4.34.24.34.44.3
Gorilla Glue Adhesives4.34.3*4.4*4.2*4.4*
DAP4.24.04.14.34.1
Franklin International4.2*4.0*4.4*4.0*4.5*
Gloucester (Pheonseal)4.2*4.5*3.7*4.5*
Caulkmaster4.1*4.3*4.0*3.9*4.5*
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)4.1*5.0*4.0*3.8*4.0*
Elmer's ProBond4.14.4*4.1*3.9*4.1*
Geocel4.14.5*4.0*3.9*4.1*
Macco/Liquid Nails4.14.1*4.0*4.24.3*
OSI Sealants4.14.0*4.24.1*4.2*
White Lightning4.03.5*3.4*4.13.9*
H.B. Fuller3.9*3.8*3.8*3.8*4.7*
Macklanburg-Duncan3.93.7*4.0*4.0*3.8*
Sashco Sealants3.9*5.0*3.0*4.0*4.3*
Custom Building Products3.8*3.0*4.0*3.8*
GlenTec3.8*4.0*4.0*3.0*
Red Devil3.73.6*3.6*3.63.8*
TACC3.6*5.0*3.5*3.7*2.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Dow Corning4.3*4.14.24.4
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives4.1*4.34.34.5
Gorilla Glue Adhesives4.7*4.0*4.3*4.5
DAP4.4*4.14.24.1
Franklin International4.0*3.6*4.3*5.0
Gloucester (Pheonseal)3.7*4.8*4.4
Caulkmaster4.0*3.6*4.0*4.4
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)5.0*3.4*4.0*4.8
Elmer's ProBond3.5*4.1*4.0*4.3
Geocel4.3*3.8*4.5*3.9
Macco/Liquid Nails4.8*3.9*4.2*4.2
OSI Sealants4.5*4.1*4.3*3.9
White Lightning4.1*3.7*4.1*4.0
H.B. Fuller5.0*3.7*3.8*4.0
Macklanburg-Duncan4.0*4.0*4.3*3.6
Sashco Sealants4.0*4.0*3.9
Custom Building Products3.0*3.0*3.8*4.7
GlenTec3.0*3.7*4.5
Red Devil4.0*3.4*3.7*3.7
TACC3.7*3.0*4.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Dow Corning4.34.33.9*
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives4.44.34.4*
Gorilla Glue Adhesives4.5*4.2*4.2*
DAP4.24.14.2*
Franklin International4.5*4.0*4.0*
Gloucester (Pheonseal)4.4*4.2*3.5*
Caulkmaster4.0*4.2*3.7*
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)4.8*3.8*3.0*
Elmer's ProBond4.2*4.1*4.0*
Geocel4.4*3.8*3.8*
Macco/Liquid Nails4.24.14.0*
OSI Sealants4.14.24.0*
White Lightning3.94.13.5*
H.B. Fuller3.8*4.1*3.3*
Macklanburg-Duncan3.8*4.0*3.5*
Sashco Sealants3.7*4.3*3.0*
Custom Building Products3.5*3.8*4.0*
GlenTec4.0*4.0*3.5*
Red Devil3.6*3.73.5*
TACC5.0*3.4*3.0*
CAULKS AND SEALANTS-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
DAP76.0%69.0%82.0%76.0%75.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives63.0%69.0%66.0%61.0%58.0%
Dow Corning59.0%45.0%69.0%58.0%58.0%
Red Devil43.0%49.0%40.0%49.0%31.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails31.0%29.0%36.0%31.0%27.0%
White Lightning28.0%12.0%17.0%49.0%18.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives26.0%28.0%27.0%22.0%32.0%
OSI Sealants23.0%18.0%38.0%20.0%12.0%
Elmer's ProBond21.0%18.0%21.0%22.0%23.0%
Geocel19.0%19.0%27.0%14.0%18.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan15.0%6.0%20.0%16.0%16.0%
H.B. Fuller13.0%13.0%20.0%12.0%9.0%
Franklin International12.0%18.0%16.0%9.0%9.0%
Caulkmaster10.0%12.0%7.0%12.0%10.0%
Custom Building Products8.0%3.0%7.0%8.0%11.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)8.0%15.0%6.0%8.0%7.0%
Sashco Sealants7.0%3.0%7.0%9.0%9.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)6.0%6.0%6.0%6.0%3.0%
TACC5.0%3.0%6.0%6.0%3.0%
GlenTec4.0%0.0%5.0%6.0%4.0%
other4.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%
indicated one or more91.0%92.0%91.0%91.0%92.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%9.0%8.0%8.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
DAP82.0%70.0%84.0%73.0
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives54.0%60.0%71.0%61.0
Dow Corning56.0%55.0%64.0%59.0
Red Devil38.0%42.0%45.0%43.0
Macco/Liquid Nails31.0%31.0%35.0%28.0
White Lightning33.0%28.0%25.0%29.0
Gorilla Glue Adhesives21.0%26.0%24.0%30.0
OSI Sealants13.0%27.0%25.0%20.0
Elmer's ProBond15.0%20.0%21.0%25.0
Geocel18.0%21.0%21.0%16.0
Macklanburg-Duncan5.0%17.0%18.0%15.0
H.B. Fuller8.0%13.0%15.0%15.0
Franklin International5.0%15.0%16.0%10.0
Caulkmaster10.0%12.0%7.0%10.0
Custom Building Products5.0%8.0%8.0%8.0
Gloucester (Pheonseal)3.0%11.0%7.0%8.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%11.0%7.0%7.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.0%10.0%4.0%5.0
TACC0.0%7.0%5.0%5.0
GlenTec3.0%5.0%6.0%3.0
other0.0%5.0%4.0%4.0
indicated one or more92.0%89.0%95.0%90.0
no answer5.0%11.0%4.0%10.0
none3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
DAP83.0%73.0%67.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives66.0%61.0%61.0%
Dow Corning64.0%55.0%53.0%
Red Devil47.0%41.0%39.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails32.0%30.0%31.0%
White Lightning29.0%30.0%20.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives34.0%21.0%25.0%
OSI Sealants23.0%23.0%19.0%
Elmer's ProBond24.0%18.0%25.0%
Geocel23.0%17.0%17.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan17.0%16.0%9.0%
H.B. Fuller16.0%12.0%9.0%
Franklin International15.0%11.0%11.0%
Caulkmaster6.0%12.0%14.0%
Custom Building Products6.0%7.0%13.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)9.0%8.0%8.0%
Sashco Sealants8.0%5.0%9.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)4.0%7.0%6.0%
TACC4.0%5.0%8.0%
GlenTec3.0%5.0%6.0%
other4.0%4.0%5.0%
indicated one or more94.0%93.0%80.0%
no answer6.0%7.0%17.0%
none0.0%0.0%3.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
DAP29.0%27.0%26.0%32.0%32.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives19.0%27.0%20.0%15.0%20.0%
Dow Corning14.0%12.0%16.0%12.0%16.0%
White Lightning9.0%1.0%2.0%20.0%3.0%
OSI Sealants7.0%9.0%12.0%4.0%4.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails5.0%6.0%2.0%8.0%3.0%
Geocel3.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
Red Devil3.0%5.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%
Caulkmaster2.0%3.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
Elmer's ProBond2.0%4.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)2.0%9.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan2.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Custom Building Products1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Franklin International1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Sashco Sealants1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
H.B. Fuller0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%3.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%
indicated one or more66.0%67.0%64.0%69.0%62.0%
did not indicate25.0%26.0%26.0%21.0%31.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%9.0%8.0%8.0%
none1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
DAP44.0%31.0%33.0%21.0
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives13.0%18.0%16.0%23.0
Dow Corning8.0%13.0%14.0%16.0
White Lightning13.0%10.0%6.0%9.0
OSI Sealants10.0%9.0%8.0%3.0
Macco/Liquid Nails10.0%5.0%6.0%3.0
Geocel5.0%3.0%4.0%3.0
Gorilla Glue Adhesives0.0%3.0%1.0%4.0
Red Devil3.0%5.0%2.0%1.0
Caulkmaster3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Elmer's ProBond0.0%4.0%1.0%1.0
Gloucester (Pheonseal)0.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Macklanburg-Duncan3.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Custom Building Products0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Franklin International0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
H.B. Fuller0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
TACC0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
indicated one or more72.0%64.0%71.0%62.0
did not indicate21.0%24.0%24.0%27.0
no answer5.0%11.0%4.0%10.0
none3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
DAP32.0%26.0%30.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives19.0%21.0%13.0%
Dow Corning15.0%12.0%16.0%
White Lightning9.0%11.0%3.0%
OSI Sealants8.0%7.0%3.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails5.0%4.0%8.0%
Geocel5.0%2.0%3.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives4.0%2.0%0.0%
Red Devil3.0%3.0%2.0%
Caulkmaster0.0%3.0%2.0%
Elmer's ProBond2.0%1.0%2.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)4.0%1.0%0.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan1.0%4.0%0.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)1.0%0.0%0.0%
Custom Building Products1.0%1.0%2.0%
Franklin International2.0%0.0%2.0%
Sashco Sealants1.0%1.0%0.0%
GlenTec0.0%0.0%0.0%
H.B. Fuller1.0%0.0%0.0%
TACC1.0%0.0%0.0%
other3.0%3.0%3.0%
indicated one or more71.0%64.0%55.0%
did not indicate22.0%28.0%25.0%
no answer6.0%7.0%17.0%
none0.0%0.0%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 builders463.078.0121.0173.091.0
DAP57.0%53.0%55.0%59.0%57.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives48.0%58.0%50.0%42.0%47.0%
Dow Corning34.0%27.0%42.0%32.0%34.0%
White Lightning19.0%4.0%10.0%38.0%8.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails18.0%19.0%17.0%18.0%18.0%
OSI Sealants14.0%15.0%24.0%9.0%9.0%
Red Devil14.0%18.0%12.0%14.0%14.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives11.0%17.0%10.0%6.0%18.0%
Geocel9.0%9.0%12.0%8.0%9.0%
Elmer's ProBond6.0%9.0%5.0%3.0%11.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan6.0%3.0%4.0%7.0%11.0%
Caulkmaster5.0%6.0%2.0%7.0%2.0%
Franklin International5.0%5.0%7.0%3.0%4.0%
H.B. Fuller5.0%5.0%9.0%3.0%1.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)3.0%13.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)2.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
Custom Building Products2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%4.0%
Sashco Sealants2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
GlenTec1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
TACC1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
other4.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%
indicated one or more85.0%87.0%84.0%86.0%85.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%9.0%8.0%8.0%
did not indicate6.0%5.0%6.0%5.0%8.0%
none1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0131.0135.0146.0
DAP69.0%55.0%61.0%52.0
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives36.0%47.0%49.0%50.0
Dow Corning38.0%34.0%35.0%34.0
White Lightning28.0%20.0%16.0%18.0
Macco/Liquid Nails21.0%19.0%17.0%17.0
OSI Sealants13.0%16.0%14.0%14.0
Red Devil18.0%16.0%11.0%15.0
Gorilla Glue Adhesives5.0%9.0%9.0%16.0
Geocel10.0%11.0%8.0%10.0
Elmer's ProBond5.0%8.0%4.0%8.0
Macklanburg-Duncan5.0%7.0%4.0%8.0
Caulkmaster5.0%7.0%1.0%5.0
Franklin International3.0%2.0%9.0%3.0
H.B. Fuller5.0%5.0%3.0%6.0
Gloucester (Pheonseal)0.0%4.0%2.0%4.0
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)3.0%2.0%1.0%3.0
Custom Building Products3.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Sashco Sealants0.0%3.0%1.0%3.0
GlenTec0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
TACC0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
other0.0%4.0%4.0%4.0
indicated one or more87.0%85.0%88.0%83.0
no answer5.0%11.0%4.0%10.0
did not indicate5.0%4.0%7.0%7.0
none3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0209.064.0
DAP61.0%56.0%47.0%
GE Silicones, Sealants, Adhesives50.0%48.0%41.0%
Dow Corning39.0%31.0%31.0%
White Lightning18.0%22.0%11.0%
Macco/Liquid Nails20.0%16.0%20.0%
OSI Sealants18.0%12.0%9.0%
Red Devil16.0%15.0%11.0%
Gorilla Glue Adhesives15.0%8.0%9.0%
Geocel12.0%8.0%5.0%
Elmer's ProBond8.0%6.0%5.0%
Macklanburg-Duncan6.0%8.0%0.0%
Caulkmaster2.0%7.0%5.0%
Franklin International4.0%5.0%3.0%
H.B. Fuller5.0%5.0%3.0%
Gloucester (Pheonseal)5.0%2.0%2.0%
Chemrex (PL Adhesives)2.0%2.0%0.0%
Custom Building Products1.0%3.0%2.0%
Sashco Sealants3.0%2.0%0.0%
GlenTec1.0%1.0%2.0%
TACC1.0%1.0%0.0%
other4.0%3.0%3.0%
indicated one or more89.0%87.0%70.0%
no answer6.0%7.0%17.0%
did not indicate5.0%6.0%9.0%
none0.0%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.