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Brand Use Study for WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS

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Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Velux4.54.64.54.54.6
Pella4.44.3*4.3*4.5*4.6*
Andersen4.34.2*4.44.44.3*
Roto Frank4.2*4.5*4.3*3.5*4.3*
Hurd Millwork4.0*3.4*4.4*4.0*4.0*
Marvin4.04.2*4.0*4.0*3.9*
Insula-Dome3.9*4.0*4.0*3.5*
MW3.9*4.0*4.0*3.0*
Solatube3.93.5*3.7*3.9*4.1*
Sun-Tek3.9*3.5*3.7*4.2*3.5*
Weather Shield3.93.8*4.1*3.9*3.7*
Alcoa3.7*3.5*3.7*4.0*2.7*
Crestline3.73.6*3.5*3.9*4.0*
Eagle3.7*1.0*4.3*3.7*3.3*
O'Keefe3.7*4.0*3.0*3.8*
Wasco3.7*3.8*4.0*3.4*3.0*
Bristolite3.6*3.0*3.5*3.0*3.8*
Kenergy3.5*3.0*5.0*3.0*3.0*
Sun Tunnel3.5*3.5*3.4*3.1*4.3*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.5*3.3*3.8*3.3*3.3*
Foxlite3.4*5.0*3.0*3.0*3.0*
ODL3.4*4.0*3.0*3.3*
General Aluminum3.3*4.0*3.3*3.0*
Tubular Products3.2*3.0*3.0*3.5*3.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Velux4.6*4.44.54.6
Pella4.6*4.3*4.5*4.5
Andersen4.3*4.34.34.4
Roto Frank5.0*4.0*4.3*4.3
Hurd Millwork4.7*3.7*3.9*4.2
Marvin4.3*3.9*3.9*4.1
Insula-Dome3.5*4.0*4.0
MW4.5*3.7*4.0*3.0
Solatube4.3*3.6*3.8*4.3
Sun-Tek4.3*3.5*4.5*4.2
Weather Shield4.7*3.6*4.2*3.8
Alcoa4.5*3.6*3.9*3.3
Crestline4.5*3.9*3.3*3.5
Eagle4.5*3.5*3.7*3.6
O'Keefe3.7*3.7
Wasco3.5*3.8*4.0*3.5
Bristolite3.4*3.8
Kenergy3.7*3.0
Sun Tunnel3.3*3.0*3.4*4.5
Wenco/JELD-WEN2.8*4.0*3.7
Foxlite3.0*4.0*3.0
ODL3.5*3.3
General Aluminum3.0*3.3*4.0*3.0
Tubular Products3.0*3.5*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Velux4.54.54.5
Pella4.44.44.4*
Andersen4.34.44.3*
Roto Frank4.4*4.0*4.0*
Hurd Millwork3.9*4.0*4.5*
Marvin3.9*4.0*4.3*
Insula-Dome3.6*4.5*
MW3.3*4.2*4.0*
Solatube4.1*3.83.7*
Sun-Tek4.0*4.0*3.6*
Weather Shield3.9*3.8*4.4*
Alcoa3.4*3.8*4.0*
Crestline3.3*3.8*4.0*
Eagle3.4*4.2*
O'Keefe3.3*4.0*
Wasco3.5*4.2*4.0*
Bristolite4.0*3.3*
Kenergy3.0*4.0*
Sun Tunnel3.6*3.6*3.0*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.3*3.6*4.0*
Foxlite3.0*4.0*
ODL3.0*4.0*
General Aluminum3.3*3.5*
Tubular Products3.0*3.5*
WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Velux66.0%84.0%71.0%55.0%67.0%
Andersen54.0%74.0%61.0%50.0%39.0%
Pella47.0%53.0%53.0%42.0%45.0%
Marvin39.0%37.0%42.0%38.0%37.0%
Weather Shield29.0%29.0%34.0%28.0%25.0%
Solatube27.0%16.0%24.0%25.0%42.0%
Crestline22.0%24.0%34.0%18.0%11.0%
Hurd Millwork22.0%21.0%26.0%19.0%23.0%
Alcoa21.0%19.0%18.0%25.0%21.0%
Eagle14.0%13.0%18.0%9.0%17.0%
Sun Tunnel13.0%10.0%13.0%13.0%14.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN13.0%9.0%14.0%12.0%16.0%
Sun-Tek10.0%9.0%3.0%13.0%13.0%
Wasco10.0%27.0%10.0%7.0%5.0%
Insula-Dome8.0%16.0%5.0%6.0%9.0%
General Aluminum7.0%4.0%4.0%9.0%8.0%
MW7.0%7.0%1.0%14.0%3.0%
Roto Frank6.0%10.0%6.0%3.0%7.0%
Bristolite5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%12.0%
Foxlite4.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%4.0%
ODL4.0%4.0%3.0%6.0%5.0%
Tubular Products4.0%1.0%3.0%6.0%5.0%
Kenergy3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
O'Keefe3.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%8.0%
other2.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%
indicated one or more87.0%96.0%91.0%79.0%87.0%
no answer10.0%3.0%8.0%16.0%10.0%
none3.0%1.0%1.0%5.0%3.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Velux38.0%57.0%73.0%73.0
Andersen44.0%53.0%62.0%51.0
Pella47.0%48.0%50.0%45.0
Marvin34.0%39.0%38.0%41.0
Weather Shield22.0%31.0%30.0%28.0
Solatube31.0%29.0%27.0%24.0
Crestline19.0%26.0%25.0%16.0
Hurd Millwork19.0%22.0%26.0%19.0
Alcoa25.0%22.0%23.0%17.0
Eagle13.0%12.0%15.0%14.0
Sun Tunnel19.0%14.0%12.0%12.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.0%13.0%15.0%13.0
Sun-Tek13.0%13.0%5.0%10.0
Wasco6.0%10.0%12.0%10.0
Insula-Dome0.0%10.0%8.0%7.0
General Aluminum16.0%6.0%8.0%4.0
MW13.0%9.0%7.0%5.0
Roto Frank3.0%6.0%7.0%5.0
Bristolite3.0%6.0%2.0%7.0
Foxlite13.0%4.0%5.0%2.0
ODL3.0%6.0%5.0%3.0
Tubular Products0.0%4.0%5.0%5.0
Kenergy3.0%5.0%1.0%2.0
O'Keefe3.0%4.0%2.0%4.0
other0.0%1.0%4.0%1.0
indicated one or more72.0%86.0%89.0%87.0
no answer25.0%12.0%9.0%7.0
none3.0%2.0%2.0%5.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Velux69.0%64.0%63.0%
Andersen55.0%59.0%40.0%
Pella49.0%48.0%41.0%
Marvin42.0%38.0%34.0%
Weather Shield30.0%27.0%34.0%
Solatube26.0%29.0%22.0%
Crestline22.0%26.0%12.0%
Hurd Millwork23.0%20.0%26.0%
Alcoa18.0%21.0%27.0%
Eagle16.0%14.0%7.0%
Sun Tunnel18.0%8.0%11.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN15.0%9.0%18.0%
Sun-Tek9.0%8.0%14.0%
Wasco12.0%8.0%11.0%
Insula-Dome8.0%5.0%12.0%
General Aluminum9.0%5.0%7.0%
MW5.0%9.0%8.0%
Roto Frank7.0%5.0%4.0%
Bristolite6.0%5.0%3.0%
Foxlite4.0%4.0%4.0%
ODL5.0%4.0%5.0%
Tubular Products6.0%3.0%5.0%
Kenergy3.0%2.0%5.0%
O'Keefe5.0%2.0%5.0%
other3.0%0.0%4.0%
indicated one or more87.0%88.0%81.0%
no answer9.0%10.0%14.0%
none4.0%2.0%5.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Velux36.0%57.0%40.0%26.0%31.0%
Andersen7.0%17.0%10.0%3.0%4.0%
Pella4.0%10.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%
Marvin2.0%6.0%2.0%0.0%3.0%
Solatube2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%
Alcoa1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Bristolite1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
Crestline1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Hurd Millwork1.0%1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Insula-Dome1.0%6.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Roto Frank1.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
Sun-Tek1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Wasco1.0%4.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Weather Shield1.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Eagle0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Foxlite0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
General Aluminum0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kenergy0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
MW0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
O'Keefe0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
ODL0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sun Tunnel0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Tubular Products0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
indicated one or more49.0%80.0%54.0%35.0%46.0%
did not indicate34.0%16.0%36.0%39.0%37.0%
no answer8.0%3.0%7.0%11.0%9.0%
none8.0%1.0%3.0%14.0%8.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Velux9.0%31.0%41.0%39.0
Andersen6.0%5.0%9.0%8.0
Pella6.0%3.0%4.0%3.0
Marvin0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
Solatube0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0
Alcoa3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Bristolite0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Crestline0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Hurd Millwork0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0
Insula-Dome0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Roto Frank0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Sun-Tek3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Wasco0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Weather Shield0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Eagle0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Foxlite3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
General Aluminum0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Kenergy0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
MW3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
O'Keefe0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
ODL0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Sun Tunnel0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Tubular Products0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
indicated one or more25.0%42.0%55.0%56.0
did not indicate41.0%42.0%30.0%30.0
no answer16.0%9.0%7.0%7.0
none19.0%6.0%8.0%7.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Velux36.0%36.0%29.0%
Andersen8.0%9.0%1.0%
Pella3.0%5.0%4.0%
Marvin3.0%2.0%0.0%
Solatube1.0%3.0%4.0%
Alcoa1.0%0.0%0.0%
Bristolite1.0%1.0%0.0%
Crestline1.0%2.0%0.0%
Hurd Millwork3.0%0.0%0.0%
Insula-Dome2.0%0.0%0.0%
Roto Frank2.0%1.0%1.0%
Sun-Tek0.0%1.0%3.0%
Wasco1.0%2.0%3.0%
Weather Shield2.0%2.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%0.0%
Eagle0.0%0.0%0.0%
Foxlite0.0%1.0%0.0%
General Aluminum0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kenergy0.0%1.0%0.0%
MW0.0%1.0%0.0%
O'Keefe0.0%0.0%0.0%
ODL0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sun Tunnel1.0%0.0%1.0%
Tubular Products0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%
indicated one or more48.0%54.0%38.0%
did not indicate36.0%32.0%37.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%12.0%
none8.0%6.0%12.0%

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 builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Velux47.0%73.0%54.0%34.0%43.0%
Andersen18.0%37.0%23.0%9.0%12.0%
Pella10.0%21.0%13.0%5.0%7.0%
Solatube10.0%3.0%12.0%7.0%16.0%
Marvin6.0%13.0%8.0%1.0%8.0%
Crestline3.0%4.0%5.0%1.0%2.0%
Sun Tunnel3.0%3.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%
Wasco3.0%11.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%
Weather Shield3.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%2.0%
Alcoa2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%
Hurd Millwork2.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%
Roto Frank2.0%7.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Sun-Tek2.0%1.0%2.0%4.0%1.0%
Bristolite1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%
Eagle1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Foxlite1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Insula-Dome1.0%7.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
MW1.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
O'Keefe1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
Tubular Products1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
General Aluminum0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kenergy0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
ODL0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
other1.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
indicated one or more66.0%89.0%74.0%50.0%68.0%
did not indicate19.0%7.0%17.0%26.0%18.0%
no answer10.0%3.0%8.0%15.0%10.0%
none5.0%1.0%1.0%9.0%5.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Velux13.0%40.0%53.0%54.0
Andersen19.0%15.0%19.0%19.0
Pella9.0%9.0%12.0%10.0
Solatube6.0%12.0%10.0%8.0
Marvin3.0%4.0%7.0%9.0
Crestline0.0%6.0%2.0%1.0
Sun Tunnel6.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
Wasco3.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
Weather Shield0.0%4.0%3.0%4.0
Alcoa6.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Hurd Millwork3.0%1.0%4.0%3.0
Roto Frank3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Sun-Tek6.0%4.0%1.0%2.0
Bristolite0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Eagle3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Foxlite6.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Insula-Dome0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0
MW6.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
O'Keefe0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Tubular Products0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
General Aluminum0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Kenergy0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
ODL0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
indicated one or more41.0%61.0%70.0%72.0
did not indicate31.0%25.0%16.0%14.0
no answer22.0%11.0%9.0%7.0
none6.0%3.0%4.0%7.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Velux48.0%48.0%38.0%
Andersen16.0%22.0%8.0%
Pella8.0%14.0%5.0%
Solatube7.0%12.0%8.0%
Marvin8.0%7.0%1.0%
Crestline1.0%6.0%0.0%
Sun Tunnel3.0%2.0%3.0%
Wasco3.0%3.0%3.0%
Weather Shield4.0%3.0%1.0%
Alcoa2.0%3.0%1.0%
Hurd Millwork3.0%2.0%1.0%
Roto Frank3.0%1.0%1.0%
Sun-Tek1.0%3.0%5.0%
Bristolite1.0%1.0%0.0%
Eagle2.0%0.0%0.0%
Foxlite0.0%1.0%0.0%
Insula-Dome2.0%1.0%0.0%
MW1.0%3.0%0.0%
O'Keefe1.0%1.0%0.0%
Tubular Products1.0%1.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%0.0%
General Aluminum0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kenergy0.0%1.0%0.0%
ODL1.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%0.0%1.0%
indicated one or more65.0%71.0%53.0%
did not indicate21.0%16.0%26.0%
no answer9.0%10.0%12.0%
none5.0%3.0%8.0%
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.