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Brand Use Study for CERAMIC TILE

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
CERAMIC TILE-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Porcelanosa4.4*4.3*4.0*4.7*4.3*
Villeroy & Boch4.43.9*4.8*4.7*4.5*
Summitville Tile4.34.4*4.7*4.2*3.8*
Crossville Ceramics4.2*3.8*4.0*4.7*4.0*
Dal-Tile4.24.3*4.24.34.1
Florida Tile4.24.34.24.24.2*
Interceramic4.23.3*4.0*4.6*4.0*
American Marazzi Tile4.14.2*4.0*4.24.1*
American Olean4.14.2*4.04.23.9*
Laufen International4.13.9*4.2*4.3*3.7*
U.S. Ceramic4.14.2*3.9*4.2*4.0*
Armstrong4.04.0*4.2*3.94.0*
Monarch Tile4.04.0*3.9*4.0*4.1*
Congoleum3.93.8*3.9*4.0*4.2*
Hastings3.9*3.0*4.2*4.0*4.0*
Mannington3.93.5*4.1*4.1*3.8*
Huntington-Pacific3.8*3.3*4.3*4.2*3.6*
Latco3.7*3.4*2.7*4.3*3.7*
Metropolitan Ceramics3.7*3.3*4.5*4.0*
RoTile3.7*3.8*4.0*3.8*3.5*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Porcelanosa4.5*4.5*4.2*4.5
Villeroy & Boch4.3*5.0*4.4*4.5
Summitville Tile4.0*5.0*4.2*4.3
Crossville Ceramics4.5*4.0*4.0*4.4
Dal-Tile4.4*4.34.04.3
Florida Tile4.4*4.34.14.2
Interceramic4.3*4.4*3.9*4.3
American Marazzi Tile4.5*4.4*3.94.3
American Olean4.3*4.2*4.04.2
Laufen International4.5*4.5*4.0*4.2
U.S. Ceramic4.3*4.2*4.2*3.8
Armstrong4.5*4.13.9*4.0
Monarch Tile4.3*3.8*4.1*4.0
Congoleum4.3*4.0*3.7*4.1
Hastings3.7*4.5*3.8*4.0
Mannington4.3*4.0*3.9*3.8
Huntington-Pacific4.2*4.0*3.8*3.4
Latco4.0*4.0*3.6*3.7
Metropolitan Ceramics4.5*3.5*3.3
RoTile4.0*3.3*4.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Porcelanosa4.4*4.3*4.6*
Villeroy & Boch4.5*4.4*4.8*
Summitville Tile4.2*4.2*4.5*
Crossville Ceramics4.4*4.1*4.3*
Dal-Tile4.34.24.2
Florida Tile4.24.24.3
Interceramic4.1*4.3*4.1*
American Marazzi Tile4.0*4.24.4*
American Olean4.24.04.2*
Laufen International4.5*3.8*4.0*
U.S. Ceramic4.3*4.0*4.0*
Armstrong4.33.93.9*
Monarch Tile4.1*4.0*3.8*
Congoleum4.13.7*4.2*
Hastings4.0*4.0*4.0*
Mannington4.1*3.8*3.9*
Huntington-Pacific3.9*3.8*4.0*
Latco4.0*3.5*4.0*
Metropolitan Ceramics4.0*3.7*4.0*
RoTile3.3*4.0*4.0*
CERAMIC TILE-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.079.0136.0184.089.0
Florida Tile57.0%57.0%52.0%65.0%47.0%
Dal-Tile54.0%44.0%51.0%57.0%60.0%
Armstrong49.0%51.0%46.0%53.0%43.0%
American Olean45.0%62.0%39.0%45.0%42.0%
American Marazzi Tile38.0%46.0%38.0%40.0%30.0%
Congoleum38.0%42.0%33.0%41.0%35.0%
Mannington25.0%20.0%27.0%25.0%26.0%
Monarch Tile24.0%23.0%24.0%23.0%26.0%
U.S. Ceramic22.0%24.0%29.0%18.0%17.0%
Villeroy & Boch14.0%20.0%9.0%16.0%10.0%
Laufen International13.0%15.0%14.0%14.0%8.0%
Latco12.0%11.0%10.0%11.0%18.0%
Huntington-Pacific11.0%14.0%8.0%9.0%15.0%
Interceramic11.0%9.0%12.0%12.0%11.0%
Summitville Tile11.0%18.0%7.0%10.0%11.0%
Porcelanosa9.0%23.0%4.0%7.0%8.0%
Crossville Ceramics8.0%10.0%4.0%9.0%9.0%
RoTile7.0%9.0%5.0%7.0%9.0%
Hastings6.0%11.0%4.0%4.0%8.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics4.0%6.0%3.0%4.0%2.0%
other2.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%7.0%
indicated one or more92.0%95.0%86.0%95.0%91.0%
no answer8.0%4.0%13.0%5.0%7.0%
none1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0143.0154.0153.0
Florida Tile66.0%44.0%61.0%63.0
Dal-Tile47.0%39.0%57.0%65.0
Armstrong56.0%50.0%49.0%45.0
American Olean41.0%31.0%48.0%56.0
American Marazzi Tile38.0%31.0%41.0%43.0
Congoleum50.0%35.0%38.0%37.0
Mannington31.0%20.0%27.0%27.0
Monarch Tile34.0%19.0%25.0%25.0
U.S. Ceramic31.0%20.0%25.0%18.0
Villeroy & Boch19.0%6.0%13.0%20.0
Laufen International22.0%3.0%18.0%16.0
Latco16.0%11.0%10.0%14.0
Huntington-Pacific28.0%10.0%7.0%11.0
Interceramic19.0%6.0%12.0%14.0
Summitville Tile19.0%4.0%12.0%14.0
Porcelanosa9.0%4.0%9.0%12.0
Crossville Ceramics16.0%4.0%9.0%8.0
RoTile16.0%3.0%5.0%11.0
Hastings16.0%3.0%6.0%8.0
Metropolitan Ceramics16.0%1.0%4.0%4.0
other6.0%1.0%1.0%5.0
indicated one or more94.0%87.0%92.0%95.0
no answer6.0%12.0%8.0%4.0
none0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0214.080.0
Florida Tile55.0%59.0%54.0%
Dal-Tile53.0%51.0%63.0%
Armstrong46.0%53.0%43.0%
American Olean45.0%46.0%40.0%
American Marazzi Tile35.0%40.0%40.0%
Congoleum39.0%36.0%39.0%
Mannington26.0%25.0%23.0%
Monarch Tile20.0%29.0%19.0%
U.S. Ceramic19.0%23.0%20.0%
Villeroy & Boch14.0%14.0%13.0%
Laufen International17.0%11.0%10.0%
Latco11.0%15.0%8.0%
Huntington-Pacific10.0%12.0%9.0%
Interceramic9.0%13.0%13.0%
Summitville Tile12.0%11.0%6.0%
Porcelanosa9.0%7.0%10.0%
Crossville Ceramics6.0%9.0%6.0%
RoTile7.0%8.0%4.0%
Hastings6.0%7.0%4.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics3.0%4.0%4.0%
other2.0%3.0%1.0%
indicated one or more91.0%93.0%88.0%
no answer8.0%6.0%13.0%
none2.0%0.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.079.0136.0184.089.0
Dal-Tile21.0%15.0%15.0%23.0%29.0%
Florida Tile16.0%15.0%13.0%20.0%10.0%
American Olean8.0%14.0%6.0%8.0%6.0%
Armstrong6.0%4.0%7.0%5.0%9.0%
American Marazzi Tile5.0%6.0%3.0%7.0%1.0%
Monarch Tile3.0%1.0%2.0%4.0%4.0%
Congoleum2.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%
Interceramic2.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Laufen International2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Mannington2.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%
Summitville Tile2.0%5.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
U.S. Ceramic2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%
Crossville Ceramics1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Huntington-Pacific1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Latco1.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%
Porcelanosa1.0%4.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
Hastings0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
RoTile0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Villeroy & Boch0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%
indicated one or more51.0%44.0%44.0%57.0%54.0%
did not indicate39.0%49.0%39.0%37.0%36.0%
no answer7.0%3.0%13.0%5.0%4.0%
none3.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0143.0154.0153.0
Dal-Tile25.0%22.0%21.0%18.0
Florida Tile31.0%11.0%16.0%17.0
American Olean6.0%6.0%8.0%10.0
Armstrong6.0%10.0%5.0%4.0
American Marazzi Tile3.0%3.0%3.0%8.0
Monarch Tile6.0%4.0%3.0%2.0
Congoleum3.0%3.0%0.0%3.0
Interceramic6.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Laufen International3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Mannington6.0%4.0%1.0%1.0
Summitville Tile0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
U.S. Ceramic9.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Crossville Ceramics3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Huntington-Pacific6.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Latco0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
Porcelanosa0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Hastings0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Metropolitan Ceramics3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
RoTile0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Villeroy & Boch0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
indicated one or more59.0%53.0%49.0%49.0
did not indicate28.0%31.0%42.0%45.0
no answer3.0%10.0%6.0%4.0
none9.0%5.0%2.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0214.080.0
Dal-Tile18.0%19.0%28.0%
Florida Tile13.0%16.0%19.0%
American Olean9.0%8.0%1.0%
Armstrong5.0%8.0%3.0%
American Marazzi Tile3.0%6.0%3.0%
Monarch Tile3.0%5.0%0.0%
Congoleum2.0%1.0%4.0%
Interceramic1.0%2.0%4.0%
Laufen International2.0%1.0%1.0%
Mannington2.0%2.0%3.0%
Summitville Tile2.0%1.0%1.0%
U.S. Ceramic2.0%2.0%3.0%
Crossville Ceramics1.0%1.0%1.0%
Huntington-Pacific1.0%1.0%1.0%
Latco1.0%2.0%0.0%
Porcelanosa2.0%1.0%3.0%
Hastings0.0%1.0%0.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics1.0%0.0%0.0%
RoTile0.0%0.0%0.0%
Villeroy & Boch0.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more49.0%50.0%53.0%
did not indicate41.0%41.0%34.0%
no answer5.0%6.0%13.0%
none5.0%3.0%1.0%

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 builders488.079.0136.0184.089.0
Dal-Tile40.0%37.0%32.0%42.0%53.0%
Florida Tile37.0%42.0%35.0%42.0%27.0%
American Olean23.0%35.0%21.0%21.0%20.0%
American Marazzi Tile16.0%19.0%15.0%17.0%12.0%
Armstrong14.0%19.0%13.0%13.0%15.0%
Monarch Tile11.0%9.0%10.0%8.0%18.0%
U.S. Ceramic9.0%9.0%12.0%8.0%6.0%
Congoleum8.0%11.0%7.0%8.0%9.0%
Laufen International6.0%4.0%8.0%7.0%6.0%
Mannington6.0%4.0%7.0%6.0%9.0%
Interceramic5.0%3.0%5.0%7.0%3.0%
Porcelanosa5.0%14.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%
Summitville Tile5.0%8.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%
Villeroy & Boch4.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%
Crossville Ceramics3.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%
Huntington-Pacific3.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%9.0%
Latco3.0%4.0%1.0%4.0%6.0%
Hastings2.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%4.0%
RoTile2.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
other2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%6.0%
indicated one or more79.0%78.0%72.0%82.0%84.0%
did not indicate12.0%16.0%13.0%13.0%7.0%
no answer8.0%4.0%13.0%5.0%7.0%
none1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0143.0154.0153.0
Dal-Tile34.0%30.0%45.0%46.0
Florida Tile44.0%26.0%44.0%41.0
American Olean13.0%17.0%28.0%25.0
American Marazzi Tile9.0%11.0%16.0%22.0
Armstrong16.0%20.0%11.0%12.0
Monarch Tile9.0%10.0%10.0%13.0
U.S. Ceramic9.0%10.0%10.0%7.0
Congoleum9.0%12.0%7.0%6.0
Laufen International3.0%1.0%9.0%9.0
Mannington6.0%7.0%8.0%5.0
Interceramic6.0%2.0%6.0%7.0
Porcelanosa3.0%1.0%6.0%6.0
Summitville Tile3.0%1.0%6.0%7.0
Villeroy & Boch3.0%1.0%3.0%8.0
Crossville Ceramics3.0%1.0%4.0%3.0
Huntington-Pacific6.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Latco0.0%4.0%2.0%5.0
Hastings6.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
RoTile0.0%0.0%2.0%5.0
Metropolitan Ceramics3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
other0.0%1.0%1.0%4.0
indicated one or more81.0%75.0%81.0%82.0
did not indicate9.0%11.0%10.0%14.0
no answer6.0%12.0%8.0%4.0
none3.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders185.0214.080.0
Dal-Tile38.0%40.0%46.0%
Florida Tile32.0%41.0%39.0%
American Olean24.0%24.0%18.0%
American Marazzi Tile12.0%20.0%15.0%
Armstrong11.0%20.0%10.0%
Monarch Tile9.0%13.0%10.0%
U.S. Ceramic7.0%10.0%8.0%
Congoleum6.0%10.0%9.0%
Laufen International9.0%6.0%3.0%
Mannington6.0%6.0%6.0%
Interceramic4.0%5.0%9.0%
Porcelanosa4.0%4.0%6.0%
Summitville Tile5.0%4.0%4.0%
Villeroy & Boch3.0%5.0%4.0%
Crossville Ceramics3.0%4.0%1.0%
Huntington-Pacific2.0%5.0%4.0%
Latco3.0%5.0%0.0%
Hastings1.0%4.0%1.0%
RoTile1.0%3.0%1.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics1.0%1.0%1.0%
other2.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more77.0%82.0%74.0%
did not indicate12.0%11.0%14.0%
no answer8.0%6.0%13.0%
none3.0%0.0%0.0%
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.

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