Data
Residential Remodeling

Cement Usage

These reports use incidence rates, household purchase rates for homeowners and renters, and housing stock to produce market demand data and a five-year forecast for residential repair and remodeling purchases. The Cement report contains a summary of purchase volume for a wide variety of cement usage in each State, Metro Area, and County. Market data are reported separately for owner-occupied dwellings and renter-occupied dwellings. Product categories include:

HOUSING STOCK

  • Owner Occupied
  • Renter Occupied

TYPES OF CONCRETE / MASONRY WALLS ABOVE GRADE

Cement Tons

  • Poured concrete
  • Concrete block

Assumed Concrete Floor Thickness (Inches)

FLOOR STRUCTURE

  • Cement Tons

CEMENT PRODUCTS:

ROOFING, SIDING, BOARD (Cement Tons)

  • Concrete roof tiles
  • Asphalt – architectural (heavy-duty) shingles
  • Fiber-cement shingles
  • Brick siding
  • Stone or block
  • Concrete stucco
  • Fiber-cement siding

FIREPLACES (Cement Tons)

  • Brick fireplaces
  • Concrete masonry unit fireplaces

PORCH OR GAZEBO MATERIAL (Square Feet)

  • Poured concrete
  • Concrete pavers
  • Brick or clay tiles
  • Natural stone
  • Treated wood
  • Cedar
  • Redwood
  • Other untreated wood
  • Composite
  • PVC & other plastic
  • Other
 

LANDSCAPE/RETAINING WALL MATERIAL (Square Feet)

  • Treated lumber or timbers
  • Mortared concrete blocks
  • Concrete retaining wall blocks
  • Poured concrete
  • Stone
  • Brick
  • Other

CONCRETE LANDSCAPING & PAVING (Cement Tons)

  • Porches – concrete & brick
  • Patios – poured concrete
  • Patios – concrete pavers
  • Patios – brick & natural stone
  • Walkways – poured
  • Walkways – concrete pavers
  • Walkways – brick and natural stone
  • Stoops
  • Fencing – stone
  • Fencing – brick
  • Fencing – concrete block
  • Fencing – poured concrete
  • Fencing – precast concrete units
  • Driveways
  • Garage stem walls

SUMMARY - VOLUME OF CONCRETE (Total Equiv. Concrete - Cement Tons)

  • Above grade walls
  • Floors
  • Concrete products
  • Fireplaces
  • Landscaping and paving