Data
Residential Remodeling

Outdoor Structures

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 Outdoor Structures report contains a summary of purchase volume in square feet for a wide variety of material for porches, gazebos, Decks, Stoops, Patios, Walkways or Sidewalks, Docks or piers, Driveways, Fences or privacy walls, and Landscape or retaining walls in each State, Metro Area, and County. Market data are reported separately for owner-occupied dwellings and renter-occupied dwellings. Product categories include:

HOUSEHOLDS THAT SPENT MONEY ON: OUTDOOR STRUCTURES

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE
(Households that Spent Money on Outdoor Structures)

  • Covered porch or gazebo
  • Deck
  • Stoop
  • Patio
  • Walkway/Sidewalk
  • Dock or pier
  • Driveway
  • Fence or privacy wall
  • Landscape or retaining wall
  • Railing
  • Other

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

DECK MATERIAL
(Square Feet)

  • Treated wood
  • Cedar
  • Redwood
  • Other untreated wood
  • Composite
  • PVC & other plastic
  • Other

STOOP 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

PATIO MATERIAL
(Square Feet)

  • Poured concrete
  • Concrete pavers
  • Brick or clay tile
  • Natural stone
  • Other
  

WALKWAY MATERIAL
(Square Feet)

  • Asphalt
  • Poured concrete
  • Concrete pavers
  • Brick or clay tiles
  • Natural stone
  • Other

DOCK MATERIAL
(Square Feet)

  • Poured concrete
  • Treated wood
  • Cedar
  • Redwood
  • Other untreated wood
  • Composite
  • PVC & other plastic
  • Other

DRIVEWAY MATERIAL
(Square Feet)

  • Poured concrete
  • Concrete pavers
  • Brick over concrete base
  • Brick over sand or other base
  • Stone
  • Asphalt
  • Other

PURCHASED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Square Feet)

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure

INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Square Feet)

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure

PLACE OF PURCHASE
(Square Feet)

  • Home improvement warehouse or big box store
  • Hardware store
  • Specialty Store
  • Lumber yard
  • Discount store
  • Other
  • Not sure

PLACE OF PURCHASE – HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE OR BIG BOX STORE BREAKOUT (Square Feet)

  • Home Depot
  • Kent
  • Lowe’s
  • Menards
  • RONA
  • Other