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CERAMIC TILE-2005-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
Villeroy & Boch4.34.64.14.54.2
Dal-Tile4.14.04.04.04.3
Florida Tile4.13.74.24.14.0
American Marazzi Tile4.04.23.93.94.0
American Olean4.04.24.04.03.9
Armstrong4.03.94.04.04.0
Mannington4.04.03.84.14.0
Congoleum3.93.74.03.93.8
Interceramic3.94.03.84.03.8
Laufen International3.93.03.84.13.9
Porcelanosa3.94.13.63.93.8
Huntington-Pacific3.83.73.93.33.7
Summitville Tile3.84.53.53.93.3
Hastings3.73.34.03.73.5
Monarch Tile3.73.53.33.93.9
Crossville Ceramics3.64.03.33.83.5
US Ceramic3.54.23.33.53.6
Latco3.34.03.43.13.0
Metropolitan Ceramics3.22.73.53.0
RoTile3.02.33.53.0
other3.62.74.33.7
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
Villeroy & Boch4.43.94.6
Dal-Tile4.14.04.24.1
Florida Tile4.34.14.23.9
American Marazzi Tile3.94.04.0
American Olean5.04.14.13.8
Armstrong4.13.94.13.8
Mannington5.04.04.13.8
Congoleum4.04.04.03.6
Interceramic4.53.63.94.0
Laufen International4.04.03.54.2
Porcelanosa3.53.24.3
Huntington-Pacific3.63.93.7
Summitville Tile3.53.93.54.0
Hastings4.04.03.53.5
Monarch Tile4.03.83.43.9
Crossville Ceramics3.73.43.7
US Ceramic3.83.43.6
Latco3.73.03.2
Metropolitan Ceramics4.02.83.0
RoTile3.03.52.33.0
other3.04.02.54.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
Villeroy & Boch4.64.34.3
Dal-Tile4.04.14.1
Florida Tile3.94.14.0
American Marazzi Tile3.94.04.1
American Olean4.04.13.9
Armstrong3.84.04.0
Mannington4.13.84.2
Congoleum3.73.94.1
Interceramic3.44.04.1
Laufen International4.13.83.8
Porcelanosa4.23.63.8
Huntington-Pacific3.73.93.3
Summitville Tile3.73.93.7
Hastings3.63.93.3
Monarch Tile4.03.63.6
Crossville Ceramics3.43.64.2
US Ceramic3.53.63.6
Latco3.73.03.7
Metropolitan Ceramics3.03.33.0
RoTile3.03.03.0
other4.03.34.0
CERAMIC TILE-2005-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)322.041.074.0139.066.0
Armstrong82.0%88.0%86.0%78.0%83.0%
Congoleum69.0%71.0%78.0%63.0%71.0%
Dal-Tile66.0%66.0%55.0%65.0%83.0%
American Olean60.0%80.0%58.0%51.0%70.0%
Florida Tile59.0%54.0%62.0%60.0%56.0%
Mannington55.0%59.0%61.0%49.0%61.0%
American Marazzi Tile44.0%68.0%43.0%38.0%42.0%
Monarch Tile32.0%27.0%38.0%31.0%33.0%
US Ceramic26.0%27.0%34.0%21.0%30.0%
Crossville Ceramics23.0%24.0%30.0%20.0%21.0%
Huntington-Pacific23.0%27.0%32.0%15.0%26.0%
Villeroy & Boch22.0%29.0%24.0%18.0%23.0%
Laufen International20.0%12.0%32.0%16.0%18.0%
Interceramic19.0%17.0%24.0%19.0%17.0%
Latco16.0%20.0%24.0%12.0%17.0%
Summitville Tile16.0%17.0%20.0%14.0%18.0%
Porcelanosa15.0%32.0%14.0%10.0%15.0%
Hastings14.0%24.0%18.0%10.0%12.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics9.0%10.0%12.0%9.0%5.0%
RoTile9.0%7.0%8.0%9.0%14.0%
other5.0%0.0%7.0%3.0%11.0%
indicated at least one98.0%100.0%99.0%97.0%98.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.063.0121.0114.0
Armstrong73.0%86.0%86.0%78.0
Congoleum60.0%71.0%75.0%61.0
Dal-Tile60.0%56.0%62.0%79.0
American Olean53.0%57.0%58.0%67.0
Florida Tile47.0%57.0%55.0%68.0
Mannington40.0%54.0%56.0%58.0
American Marazzi Tile33.0%49.0%40.0%46.0
Monarch Tile20.0%41.0%33.0%29.0
US Ceramic27.0%32.0%26.0%25.0
Crossville Ceramics20.0%22.0%18.0%30.0
Huntington-Pacific13.0%29.0%25.0%18.0
Villeroy & Boch13.0%19.0%17.0%32.0
Laufen International13.0%16.0%18.0%25.0
Interceramic20.0%24.0%17.0%19.0
Latco20.0%22.0%14.0%15.0
Summitville Tile27.0%16.0%14.0%18.0
Porcelanosa7.0%13.0%9.0%23.0
Hastings20.0%14.0%12.0%15.0
Metropolitan Ceramics7.0%13.0%7.0%8.0
RoTile20.0%11.0%7.0%9.0
other7.0%3.0%5.0%6.0
indicated at least one93.0%98.0%100.0%98.0
no answer0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
none7.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)99.0154.063.0
Armstrong80.0%83.0%86.0%
Congoleum71.0%69.0%67.0%
Dal-Tile62.0%68.0%73.0%
American Olean67.0%62.0%52.0%
Florida Tile64.0%62.0%49.0%
Mannington54.0%55.0%62.0%
American Marazzi Tile46.0%44.0%41.0%
Monarch Tile30.0%35.0%32.0%
US Ceramic29.0%25.0%27.0%
Crossville Ceramics29.0%23.0%14.0%
Huntington-Pacific27.0%21.0%22.0%
Villeroy & Boch25.0%22.0%19.0%
Laufen International22.0%19.0%17.0%
Interceramic18.0%19.0%22.0%
Latco17.0%16.0%17.0%
Summitville Tile19.0%17.0%13.0%
Porcelanosa20.0%12.0%13.0%
Hastings14.0%15.0%13.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics8.0%10.0%8.0%
RoTile10.0%9.0%10.0%
other8.0%5.0%2.0%
indicated at least one99.0%99.0%97.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%0.0%2.0%

Bases for Quality Rating

What are the BASES FOR QUALITY RATING?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
Armstrong171.024.038.073.034.0
Dal-Tile161.019.026.070.045.0
Florida Tile122.013.024.061.024.0
American Olean110.020.023.042.024.0
Congoleum109.011.026.049.022.0
Mannington91.010.025.032.023.0
American Marazzi Tile74.018.015.028.013.0
Monarch Tile54.06.014.021.013.0
Laufen International38.01.014.014.09.0
US Ceramic35.05.013.012.05.0
Crossville Ceramics32.05.010.011.06.0
Interceramic32.02.09.017.04.0
Villeroy & Boch29.05.09.08.06.0
Summitville Tile25.04.06.011.04.0
Huntington-Pacific24.03.011.03.07.0
Porcelanosa23.07.05.07.04.0
Latco19.03.05.07.04.0
Hastings15.03.03.07.02.0
Metropolitan Ceramics10.00.03.06.01.0
RoTile9.00.03.04.02.0
other10.00.03.04.03.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
Armstrong9.044.066.046.0
Dal-Tile7.027.058.066.0
Florida Tile3.026.043.049.0
American Olean2.022.036.046.0
Congoleum4.027.045.028.0
Mannington1.018.042.027.0
American Marazzi Tile0.016.023.032.0
Monarch Tile1.013.023.016.0
Laufen International1.07.013.017.0
US Ceramic0.09.014.011.0
Crossville Ceramics0.06.010.015.0
Interceramic2.08.012.010.0
Villeroy & Boch0.05.08.016.0
Summitville Tile2.07.06.09.0
Huntington-Pacific0.07.010.06.0
Porcelanosa0.04.06.013.0
Latco0.06.07.05.0
Hastings1.03.06.04.0
Metropolitan Ceramics0.03.05.02.0
RoTile1.04.03.01.0
other1.02.02.05.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
Armstrong48.083.038.0
Dal-Tile45.079.036.0
Florida Tile35.067.020.0
American Olean38.058.014.0
Congoleum31.056.021.0
Mannington24.045.022.0
American Marazzi Tile24.040.09.0
Monarch Tile10.033.011.0
Laufen International13.019.06.0
US Ceramic13.017.05.0
Crossville Ceramics12.015.05.0
Interceramic7.018.07.0
Villeroy & Boch7.019.03.0
Summitville Tile6.016.03.0
Huntington-Pacific10.011.03.0
Porcelanosa10.09.04.0
Latco6.010.03.0
Hastings5.07.03.0
Metropolitan Ceramics1.08.01.0
RoTile2.05.02.0
other3.06.01.0

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)322.041.074.0139.066.0
did not indicate used most43.0%49.0%39.0%47.0%35.0%
Dal-Tile24.0%24.0%18.0%19.0%41.0%
Armstrong16.0%15.0%16.0%14.0%18.0%
Florida Tile11.0%5.0%9.0%17.0%5.0%
American Olean10.0%15.0%12.0%9.0%9.0%
Mannington8.0%7.0%9.0%4.0%17.0%
Congoleum7.0%0.0%8.0%8.0%6.0%
American Marazzi Tile3.0%5.0%5.0%1.0%5.0%
Laufen International3.0%0.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%
Monarch Tile3.0%2.0%0.0%3.0%6.0%
Interceramic2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Crossville Ceramics1.0%5.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%
Porcelanosa1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Summitville Tile1.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
US Ceramic1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Villeroy & Boch1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Hastings0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Huntington-Pacific0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Latco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
RoTile0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%0.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
indicated at least one54.0%49.0%58.0%50.0%64.0%
none2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.063.0121.0114.0
did not indicate used most33.0%38.0%45.0%46.0
Dal-Tile27.0%16.0%26.0%24.0
Armstrong27.0%25.0%14.0%10.0
Florida Tile0.0%11.0%12.0%13.0
American Olean0.0%13.0%7.0%11.0
Mannington7.0%8.0%12.0%6.0
Congoleum0.0%19.0%5.0%3.0
American Marazzi Tile0.0%2.0%4.0%4.0
Laufen International0.0%3.0%3.0%3.0
Monarch Tile0.0%5.0%2.0%3.0
Interceramic13.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Crossville Ceramics0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0
Porcelanosa0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
Summitville Tile0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
US Ceramic0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Villeroy & Boch0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Hastings0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Huntington-Pacific0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Latco0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
RoTile0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
other7.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
indicated at least one60.0%60.0%53.0%52.0
none7.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
no answer0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)99.0154.063.0
did not indicate used most45.0%45.0%35.0%
Dal-Tile19.0%23.0%32.0%
Armstrong11.0%14.0%27.0%
Florida Tile10.0%14.0%8.0%
American Olean12.0%10.0%10.0%
Mannington6.0%6.0%17.0%
Congoleum4.0%6.0%13.0%
American Marazzi Tile4.0%4.0%2.0%
Laufen International4.0%2.0%3.0%
Monarch Tile2.0%3.0%3.0%
Interceramic1.0%1.0%5.0%
Crossville Ceramics2.0%1.0%0.0%
Porcelanosa1.0%1.0%0.0%
Summitville Tile1.0%1.0%0.0%
US Ceramic1.0%1.0%0.0%
Villeroy & Boch1.0%1.0%0.0%
Hastings1.0%0.0%0.0%
Huntington-Pacific0.0%0.0%0.0%
Latco0.0%1.0%0.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%1.0%0.0%
RoTile0.0%1.0%0.0%
other3.0%2.0%2.0%
indicated at least one54.0%53.0%62.0%
none0.0%2.0%3.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%0.0%

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 builders (multiple answers)322.041.074.0139.066.0
Dal-Tile49.0%51.0%35.0%47.0%67.0%
Armstrong46.0%56.0%45.0%46.0%39.0%
Florida Tile36.0%34.0%35.0%45.0%21.0%
American Olean29.0%44.0%28.0%25.0%27.0%
Congoleum25.0%17.0%30.0%26.0%26.0%
Mannington23.0%15.0%31.0%19.0%26.0%
American Marazzi Tile17.0%37.0%18.0%14.0%14.0%
Monarch Tile14.0%15.0%15.0%13.0%17.0%
did not indicate used in past 2 years10.0%2.0%9.0%11.0%12.0%
US Ceramic9.0%10.0%15.0%7.0%5.0%
Interceramic8.0%5.0%8.0%10.0%6.0%
Laufen International8.0%0.0%14.0%8.0%8.0%
Summitville Tile6.0%12.0%4.0%7.0%0.0%
Crossville Ceramics5.0%10.0%9.0%3.0%3.0%
Huntington-Pacific4.0%7.0%9.0%1.0%3.0%
Porcelanosa4.0%12.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%
Hastings3.0%10.0%1.0%4.0%0.0%
Latco3.0%7.0%5.0%1.0%0.0%
Villeroy & Boch3.0%7.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
RoTile1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
other4.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%9.0%
indicated at least one88.0%98.0%89.0%86.0%86.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.063.0121.0114.0
Dal-Tile47.0%43.0%45.0%58.0
Armstrong53.0%59.0%52.0%32.0
Florida Tile13.0%38.0%36.0%41.0
American Olean7.0%27.0%21.0%39.0
Congoleum13.0%43.0%30.0%14.0
Mannington7.0%19.0%31.0%19.0
American Marazzi Tile0.0%16.0%15.0%22.0
Monarch Tile7.0%19.0%17.0%11.0
did not indicate used in past 2 years7.0%5.0%12.0%11.0
US Ceramic0.0%11.0%10.0%7.0
Interceramic13.0%10.0%7.0%8.0
Laufen International0.0%6.0%8.0%11.0
Summitville Tile13.0%8.0%2.0%6.0
Crossville Ceramics0.0%3.0%6.0%7.0
Huntington-Pacific0.0%6.0%3.0%4.0
Porcelanosa0.0%3.0%2.0%9.0
Hastings13.0%5.0%2.0%2.0
Latco0.0%6.0%3.0%1.0
Villeroy & Boch0.0%3.0%1.0%7.0
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%3.0%1.0%0.0
RoTile7.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
other7.0%3.0%3.0%4.0
indicated at least one87.0%94.0%88.0%88.0
no answer0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0
none7.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)99.0154.063.0
Dal-Tile45.0%51.0%52.0%
Armstrong39.0%49.0%49.0%
Florida Tile32.0%44.0%25.0%
American Olean33.0%29.0%22.0%
Congoleum22.0%27.0%30.0%
Mannington18.0%23.0%30.0%
American Marazzi Tile17.0%20.0%13.0%
Monarch Tile7.0%17.0%21.0%
did not indicate used in past 2 years13.0%7.0%10.0%
US Ceramic8.0%10.0%6.0%
Interceramic4.0%10.0%10.0%
Laufen International10.0%8.0%5.0%
Summitville Tile3.0%8.0%5.0%
Crossville Ceramics5.0%6.0%5.0%
Huntington-Pacific4.0%5.0%2.0%
Porcelanosa6.0%4.0%3.0%
Hastings3.0%4.0%3.0%
Latco5.0%2.0%2.0%
Villeroy & Boch3.0%5.0%0.0%
Metropolitan Ceramics0.0%2.0%0.0%
RoTile0.0%1.0%2.0%
other5.0%4.0%2.0%
indicated at least one86.0%92.0%87.0%
no answer1.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%0.0%2.0%
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.