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Brand Use Study for VINYL WINDOWS

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Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
VINYL WINDOWS-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Fiberlux4.2*4.5*5.0*3.0*
Milgard4.03.5*3.3*4.0*4.0
Owens Corning4.04.1*4.2*4.1*3.8*
Simonton4.03.0*4.2*3.9*3.0*
Weather Shield/Visions 20004.03.5*3.94.3*3.8*
Monument (Hurd)3.9*4.0*3.9*3.9*3.6*
CertainTeed3.83.6*3.83.93.9*
MW3.83.2*4.0*4.0*3.5*
Alcoa3.73.5*3.8*4.0*3.5*
Reynolds3.7*3.2*4.2*3.8*3.7*
Superseal3.7*3.6*4.0*4.0*3.0*
ThermaStar (Viking)3.7*4.7*4.0*3.7*3.3*
Vetter3.7*3.7*3.8*4.3*3.3*
Vinyl Therm3.7*3.7*4.0*3.7*
BetterBilt3.64.5*3.3*3.6*3.6*
Insulate3.6*4.0*4.0*3.3*3.7*
Keller3.6*3.5*3.5*3.6*3.5*
BPCO3.5*3.0*4.0*3.5*
Crestline3.53.3*3.6*3.7*3.1*
Norco/JELD-WEN3.53.0*3.5*3.8*3.6*
TRACO3.5*4.4*2.8*3.6*3.0*
Vinyline3.5*3.8*3.0*3.0*
Alenco3.43.0*3.5*3.6*3.1*
Alside3.4*3.8*3.7*3.5*2.8*
Great Lakes3.4*3.5*3.4*3.5*3.0*
MGM3.4*2.0*4.0*3.5*
Capitol3.33.3*3.2*3.4*3.8*
Chelsea3.3*2.0*3.5*3.0*3.7*
Craftline/Star Bright3.3*3.7*2.5*4.0*3.0*
International3.3*3.0*3.0*3.4*
Silverline/American Craftsman3.33.2*3.4*3.3*3.0*
Summit/JELD-WEN3.33.3*3.5*3.0*3.4*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.32.8*3.6*3.4*3.1*
Acorn3.23.3*3.1*3.3*3.4*
Survivor3.2*3.0*4.0*3.0*
Carefree3.0*2.0*3.0*3.0*3.0*
Next Dimension3.0*3.0*3.0*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Fiberlux4.0*4.3*
Milgard4.0*4.0*3.9*3.9
Owens Corning3.8*4.0*4.4*3.9
Simonton4.0*3.9*3.8*4.2
Weather Shield/Visions 20004.0*4.0*3.9*3.9
Monument (Hurd)4.0*4.1*3.6*3.8
CertainTeed4.1*3.8*3.83.6
MW4.2*3.6*3.9*3.5
Alcoa4.2*3.8*3.8*3.3
Reynolds4.3*3.4*3.8*4.0
Superseal4.0*4.0*3.0*3.5
ThermaStar (Viking)3.8*3.8*3.3
Vetter4.0*3.7*3.6
Vinyl Therm3.8*3.7*
BetterBilt4.2*3.7*3.4*3.4
Insulate4.0*2.5*3.9*3.3
Keller4.0*3.3*4.0*3.0
BPCO4.0*3.0*4.0*
Crestline3.8*3.7*3.3*3.6
Norco/JELD-WEN4.5*3.6*3.4*3.4
TRACO4.0*3.4*3.5*3.5
Vinyline3.0*3.5*3.7*
Alenco4.0*3.9*3.2*2.8
Alside3.7*3.4*3.6*3.2
Great Lakes3.0*3.2*4.0*2.5
MGM4.0*3.0*4.0*
Capitol4.0*3.4*3.2*3.4
Chelsea3.2*3.5*
Craftline/Star Bright3.7*3.5*3.0
International4.0*3.0*3.2*4.0
Silverline/American Craftsman4.0*3.4*3.5*2.2
Summit/JELD-WEN3.6*3.2*3.1
Wenco/JELD-WEN2.5*3.3*3.7*2.8
Acorn3.7*3.2*3.8*2.8
Survivor3.0*3.3*3.0
Carefree3.0*2.9*3.2*2.0
Next Dimension3.0*3.0*
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Fiberlux4.0*4.3*
Milgard3.9*3.9*4.0*
Owens Corning4.1*4.1*3.7*
Simonton3.9*3.8*4.3*
Weather Shield/Visions 20004.04.03.7*
Monument (Hurd)4.0*3.8*3.5*
CertainTeed3.73.93.7*
MW3.8*3.9*3.6*
Alcoa3.7*3.8*3.3*
Reynolds3.5*3.8*3.6*
Superseal3.0*4.3*4.0*
ThermaStar (Viking)3.4*4.0*3.5*
Vetter3.4*3.9*4.0*
Vinyl Therm3.0*3.8*4.0*
BetterBilt3.4*3.7*3.6*
Insulate3.5*3.6*3.5*
Keller3.3*3.8*4.0*
BPCO3.5*3.5*
Crestline3.3*3.63.8*
Norco/JELD-WEN3.5*3.6*3.4*
TRACO3.5*3.8*2.5*
Vinyline3.0*3.5*4.0*
Alenco3.2*3.6*3.3*
Alside3.1*3.7*3.5*
Great Lakes3.4*3.0*5.0*
MGM3.5*3.3*
Capitol3.3*3.3*3.4*
Chelsea3.0*3.2*4.0*
Craftline/Star Bright3.0*3.4*
International3.5*3.0*
Silverline/American Craftsman3.1*3.3*3.5*
Summit/JELD-WEN3.2*3.1*3.8*
Wenco/JELD-WEN3.2*3.2*3.6*
Acorn2.9*3.4*3.6*
Survivor3.0*3.3*
Carefree2.5*3.3*3.0*
Next Dimension3.0*3.0*
VINYL WINDOWS-2002-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
CertainTeed52.0%67.0%54.0%50.0%43.0%
Weather Shield/Visions 200047.0%44.0%55.0%45.0%42.0%
Alcoa38.0%46.0%37.0%41.0%29.0%
Crestline35.0%39.0%53.0%28.0%17.0%
BetterBilt32.0%17.0%29.0%37.0%39.0%
Owens Corning32.0%30.0%34.0%34.0%27.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN31.0%34.0%37.0%25.0%32.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN27.0%31.0%31.0%26.0%21.0%
Acorn23.0%29.0%34.0%17.0%16.0%
Milgard22.0%6.0%9.0%5.0%78.0%
Reynolds22.0%14.0%20.0%26.0%22.0%
Capitol21.0%26.0%21.0%25.0%11.0%
Monument (Hurd)20.0%16.0%22.0%19.0%20.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN19.0%16.0%12.0%18.0%35.0%
Alside18.0%27.0%19.0%16.0%12.0%
Alenco17.0%9.0%8.0%24.0%24.0%
Vetter15.0%17.0%24.0%9.0%10.0%
Keller14.0%11.0%5.0%23.0%14.0%
Simonton14.0%10.0%18.0%18.0%4.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman13.0%30.0%10.0%14.0%6.0%
MW12.0%16.0%2.0%23.0%4.0%
Craftline/Star Bright9.0%7.0%10.0%8.0%8.0%
Great Lakes9.0%11.0%16.0%4.0%5.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)9.0%4.0%6.0%7.0%18.0%
TRACO9.0%14.0%8.0%8.0%6.0%
Carefree8.0%4.0%18.0%3.0%6.0%
Insulate8.0%4.0%3.0%5.0%21.0%
International8.0%3.0%3.0%6.0%24.0%
Chelsea5.0%6.0%5.0%4.0%6.0%
Fiberlux5.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%7.0%
Superseal5.0%17.0%1.0%5.0%3.0%
Vinyl Therm5.0%7.0%4.0%4.0%6.0%
Vinyline5.0%11.0%4.0%6.0%3.0%
Survivor4.0%6.0%3.0%4.0%3.0%
BPCO3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
MGM3.0%1.0%1.0%5.0%6.0%
Next Dimension2.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%
other11.0%4.0%12.0%13.0%14.0%
indicated one or more91.0%94.0%92.0%87.0%94.0%
no answer7.0%1.0%6.0%10.0%6.0%
none2.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
CertainTeed59.0%53.0%56.0%46.0
Weather Shield/Visions 200050.0%42.0%47.0%52.0
Alcoa53.0%42.0%41.0%29.0
Crestline34.0%29.0%38.0%36.0
BetterBilt53.0%29.0%36.0%25.0
Owens Corning50.0%32.0%35.0%26.0
Norco/JELD-WEN19.0%27.0%32.0%38.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN22.0%29.0%27.0%26.0
Acorn16.0%20.0%28.0%22.0
Milgard9.0%16.0%22.0%29.0
Reynolds34.0%21.0%22.0%19.0
Capitol13.0%23.0%23.0%18.0
Monument (Hurd)16.0%20.0%18.0%21.0
Summit/JELD-WEN9.0%18.0%22.0%21.0
Alside16.0%20.0%21.0%14.0
Alenco19.0%23.0%13.0%15.0
Vetter3.0%11.0%18.0%18.0
Keller19.0%17.0%13.0%13.0
Simonton16.0%16.0%15.0%10.0
Silverline/American Craftsman3.0%14.0%16.0%12.0
MW22.0%13.0%11.0%11.0
Craftline/Star Bright9.0%6.0%10.0%9.0
Great Lakes9.0%7.0%10.0%8.0
ThermaStar (Viking)3.0%11.0%8.0%8.0
TRACO13.0%9.0%8.0%7.0
Carefree13.0%9.0%11.0%5.0
Insulate3.0%5.0%10.0%8.0
International9.0%7.0%9.0%9.0
Chelsea0.0%6.0%5.0%5.0
Fiberlux9.0%4.0%5.0%5.0
Superseal3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0
Vinyl Therm0.0%6.0%5.0%5.0
Vinyline6.0%5.0%7.0%5.0
Survivor0.0%3.0%4.0%5.0
BPCO3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
MGM3.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
Next Dimension0.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
other13.0%12.0%10.0%12.0
indicated one or more94.0%94.0%92.0%87.0
no answer3.0%6.0%7.0%10.0
none3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
CertainTeed54.0%51.0%48.0%
Weather Shield/Visions 200049.0%44.0%52.0%
Alcoa39.0%35.0%44.0%
Crestline34.0%38.0%25.0%
BetterBilt32.0%30.0%37.0%
Owens Corning33.0%31.0%36.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN29.0%33.0%30.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN26.0%26.0%33.0%
Acorn24.0%22.0%26.0%
Milgard25.0%17.0%26.0%
Reynolds22.0%20.0%26.0%
Capitol14.0%21.0%37.0%
Monument (Hurd)18.0%22.0%16.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN18.0%18.0%27.0%
Alside19.0%19.0%11.0%
Alenco17.0%14.0%26.0%
Vetter13.0%17.0%14.0%
Keller16.0%12.0%16.0%
Simonton12.0%14.0%16.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman11.0%13.0%22.0%
MW8.0%15.0%15.0%
Craftline/Star Bright6.0%11.0%8.0%
Great Lakes12.0%6.0%5.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)9.0%7.0%12.0%
TRACO9.0%8.0%8.0%
Carefree7.0%8.0%15.0%
Insulate10.0%5.0%8.0%
International11.0%7.0%7.0%
Chelsea4.0%5.0%5.0%
Fiberlux6.0%5.0%5.0%
Superseal5.0%4.0%8.0%
Vinyl Therm5.0%4.0%8.0%
Vinyline5.0%5.0%8.0%
Survivor4.0%4.0%3.0%
BPCO3.0%2.0%4.0%
MGM3.0%4.0%3.0%
Next Dimension2.0%2.0%4.0%
other9.0%12.0%15.0%
indicated one or more89.0%92.0%93.0%
no answer9.0%6.0%5.0%
none3.0%2.0%1.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Weather Shield/Visions 20006.0%6.0%8.0%7.0%4.0%
CertainTeed5.0%10.0%8.0%4.0%2.0%
Milgard5.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%25.0%
Capitol3.0%7.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Simonton3.0%0.0%5.0%3.0%0.0%
Alcoa2.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Crestline2.0%1.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%
MW2.0%1.0%0.0%6.0%0.0%
Owens Corning2.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman2.0%6.0%1.0%3.0%0.0%
Acorn1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Alenco1.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
Alside1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
BetterBilt1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Great Lakes1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Insulate1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%
International1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Monument (Hurd)1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Reynolds1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
TRACO1.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Vetter1.0%0.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Carefree0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Chelsea0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Craftline/Star Bright0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fiberlux0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Keller0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
MGM0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Superseal0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Survivor0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Vinyl Therm0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Vinyline0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other8.0%1.0%10.0%10.0%8.0%
did not indicate44.0%54.0%42.0%41.0%43.0%
indicated one or more44.0%37.0%45.0%43.0%50.0%
no answer6.0%1.0%6.0%7.0%6.0%
none6.0%7.0%7.0%8.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Weather Shield/Visions 20000.0%7.0%5.0%8.0
CertainTeed3.0%6.0%6.0%4.0
Milgard3.0%2.0%4.0%10.0
Capitol0.0%4.0%5.0%3.0
Simonton3.0%3.0%3.0%1.0
Alcoa3.0%4.0%1.0%2.0
Crestline3.0%4.0%1.0%1.0
MW13.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Owens Corning3.0%2.0%3.0%2.0
Silverline/American Craftsman0.0%1.0%5.0%0.0
Acorn0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Alenco3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Alside0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
BetterBilt3.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Great Lakes0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Insulate0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
International0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Monument (Hurd)0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Norco/JELD-WEN0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
Reynolds0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Summit/JELD-WEN0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
ThermaStar (Viking)0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
TRACO3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Vetter0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Carefree0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Chelsea0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Craftline/Star Bright0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Fiberlux0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Keller0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
MGM0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Superseal0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Survivor0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Vinyl Therm0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Vinyline3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other13.0%9.0%7.0%7.0
did not indicate44.0%44.0%41.0%48.0
indicated one or more50.0%47.0%47.0%36.0
no answer3.0%4.0%6.0%8.0
none3.0%5.0%6.0%8.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Weather Shield/Visions 20004.0%9.0%7.0%
CertainTeed6.0%6.0%1.0%
Milgard6.0%4.0%10.0%
Capitol2.0%4.0%7.0%
Simonton3.0%3.0%1.0%
Alcoa2.0%3.0%1.0%
Crestline3.0%3.0%0.0%
MW2.0%4.0%1.0%
Owens Corning3.0%3.0%1.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman1.0%2.0%7.0%
Acorn0.0%2.0%0.0%
Alenco1.0%1.0%1.0%
Alside1.0%1.0%0.0%
BetterBilt1.0%2.0%1.0%
Great Lakes2.0%0.0%1.0%
Insulate1.0%1.0%0.0%
International1.0%0.0%0.0%
Monument (Hurd)1.0%1.0%0.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%0.0%
Reynolds0.0%1.0%0.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN1.0%0.0%1.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)1.0%0.0%3.0%
TRACO1.0%1.0%1.0%
Vetter2.0%2.0%0.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN1.0%1.0%3.0%
BPCO0.0%0.0%0.0%
Carefree0.0%0.0%1.0%
Chelsea0.0%0.0%0.0%
Craftline/Star Bright0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fiberlux1.0%0.0%0.0%
Keller1.0%0.0%0.0%
MGM0.0%0.0%0.0%
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%
Superseal1.0%0.0%0.0%
Survivor0.0%0.0%0.0%
Vinyl Therm0.0%0.0%1.0%
Vinyline0.0%0.0%0.0%
other5.0%9.0%12.0%
did not indicate47.0%44.0%37.0%
indicated one or more37.0%46.0%55.0%
no answer8.0%4.0%5.0%
none8.0%6.0%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 builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
CertainTeed16.0%26.0%21.0%11.0%9.0%
Weather Shield/Visions 200013.0%20.0%14.0%11.0%11.0%
Milgard10.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%46.0%
Crestline9.0%10.0%14.0%6.0%3.0%
Alcoa8.0%17.0%7.0%8.0%2.0%
Capitol8.0%11.0%6.0%10.0%3.0%
Simonton8.0%4.0%12.0%9.0%0.0%
Owens Corning7.0%9.0%6.0%8.0%4.0%
MW6.0%7.0%1.0%14.0%0.0%
BetterBilt5.0%0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN5.0%7.0%8.0%2.0%4.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN5.0%9.0%6.0%5.0%2.0%
Alenco4.0%3.0%0.0%6.0%8.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman4.0%11.0%5.0%4.0%0.0%
Vetter4.0%3.0%8.0%2.0%3.0%
Acorn3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%
Alside3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Monument (Hurd)3.0%7.0%5.0%2.0%1.0%
Reynolds3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%4.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN3.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%10.0%
TRACO3.0%7.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%
Great Lakes2.0%3.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%
Insulate2.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%6.0%
International2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)2.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%6.0%
Carefree1.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%
Craftline/Star Bright1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Fiberlux1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Keller1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Superseal1.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Survivor1.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Vinyline1.0%6.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
BPCO0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Chelsea0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
MGM0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Vinyl Therm0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
other10.0%3.0%11.0%11.0%10.0%
indicated one or more70.0%76.0%72.0%62.0%75.0%
did not indicate19.0%16.0%17.0%23.0%19.0%
no answer6.0%1.0%6.0%9.0%6.0%
none5.0%7.0%5.0%6.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
CertainTeed16.0%18.0%16.0%14.0
Weather Shield/Visions 20009.0%12.0%15.0%14.0
Milgard3.0%6.0%10.0%15.0
Crestline6.0%8.0%10.0%7.0
Alcoa13.0%9.0%8.0%5.0
Capitol0.0%9.0%10.0%5.0
Simonton9.0%10.0%8.0%3.0
Owens Corning13.0%4.0%8.0%5.0
MW16.0%9.0%5.0%3.0
BetterBilt6.0%6.0%5.0%3.0
Norco/JELD-WEN3.0%3.0%5.0%6.0
Wenco/JELD-WEN9.0%9.0%5.0%1.0
Alenco3.0%6.0%4.0%3.0
Silverline/American Craftsman3.0%2.0%9.0%1.0
Vetter0.0%3.0%5.0%4.0
Acorn3.0%3.0%4.0%1.0
Alside9.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
Monument (Hurd)3.0%2.0%6.0%1.0
Reynolds6.0%2.0%3.0%3.0
Summit/JELD-WEN0.0%6.0%3.0%2.0
TRACO9.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
Great Lakes0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Insulate0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
International0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
ThermaStar (Viking)0.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Carefree3.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
Craftline/Star Bright0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Fiberlux0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Keller0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Superseal3.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Survivor0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Vinyline3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
BPCO0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Chelsea0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
MGM0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Vinyl Therm0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
other13.0%9.0%9.0%10.0
indicated one or more72.0%77.0%70.0%61.0
did not indicate22.0%14.0%19.0%25.0
no answer3.0%5.0%7.0%8.0
none3.0%4.0%4.0%6.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
CertainTeed16.0%18.0%8.0%
Weather Shield/Visions 200012.0%15.0%12.0%
Milgard9.0%8.0%19.0%
Crestline8.0%10.0%4.0%
Alcoa8.0%9.0%3.0%
Capitol3.0%9.0%16.0%
Simonton8.0%7.0%7.0%
Owens Corning7.0%8.0%3.0%
MW4.0%9.0%5.0%
BetterBilt5.0%6.0%3.0%
Norco/JELD-WEN4.0%6.0%3.0%
Wenco/JELD-WEN5.0%5.0%8.0%
Alenco4.0%5.0%5.0%
Silverline/American Craftsman3.0%4.0%11.0%
Vetter4.0%5.0%3.0%
Acorn2.0%4.0%0.0%
Alside3.0%3.0%1.0%
Monument (Hurd)2.0%5.0%0.0%
Reynolds2.0%5.0%1.0%
Summit/JELD-WEN2.0%3.0%7.0%
TRACO3.0%3.0%1.0%
Great Lakes3.0%1.0%1.0%
Insulate1.0%2.0%3.0%
International3.0%1.0%0.0%
ThermaStar (Viking)3.0%1.0%3.0%
Carefree1.0%1.0%4.0%
Craftline/Star Bright0.0%1.0%0.0%
Fiberlux1.0%0.0%0.0%
Keller1.0%1.0%1.0%
Superseal2.0%0.0%1.0%
Survivor0.0%2.0%0.0%
Vinyline0.0%1.0%1.0%
BPCO0.0%1.0%0.0%
Chelsea0.0%0.0%1.0%
MGM0.0%1.0%0.0%
Next Dimension0.0%0.0%0.0%
Vinyl Therm0.0%0.0%1.0%
other7.0%10.0%14.0%
indicated one or more66.0%70.0%75.0%
did not indicate20.0%20.0%16.0%
no answer9.0%5.0%5.0%
none5.0%5.0%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.