Plumbing Piping

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 Plumbing Piping report contains a summary of purchase volume in linear feet for a variety water distribution piping 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: PLUMBING PIPING

Sample Size
Projected Households

TYPE OF PURCHASE
(Households that Spent Money on:)

Replaced all water supply piping
Installed some water supply piping

TYPE OF PURCHASE (Linear Feet)

Replaced all water supply piping
Installed some water supply piping

WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES (Linear Feet)

Copper
CPVC
PEX or PEX-AL-PEX
PE or PE-RT
Galvanized steel
Other

WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES (WHOLE HOUSE) (Linear Feet)

Copper
CPVC
PEX or PEX-AL-PEX
PE or PE-RT
Galvanized steel
Other

WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES ((PARTIAL) (Linear Feet)

Copper
CPVC
PEX or PEX-AL-PEX
PE or PE-RT
Galvanized steel
Other

PURCHASED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Linear Feet)

Yes
No
Not sure

INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTOR (Linear Feet)

Yes
No
Not sure

PLACE OF PURCHASE
(Linear 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 (Linear Feet)

Home Depot
Kent
Lowe’s
Menards
RONA
Other