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April 23, 2021

PVC Opportunities in Residential

Earlier this week, Ed Hudson, Home Innovation’s Director of Marketing Research, presented “Trends and Opportunities for PVC Materials in Home Construction and Remodeling” at the PVC Formulations Virtual Summit, sponsored by AMI. The primary audience for the presentation was manufacturers of PVC materials seeking opportunities to develop new PVC-based building materials.

Ed presented a summary of his findings on the market share advances and declines of polymer-based materials in categories such as plumbing and fire sprinkler piping, siding, windows, flooring, decking and fences. He also pointed out the primary drivers of these changes and probable future trajectories. The explosive growth of the vinyl flooring category, for example, largely due to the introduction of luxury vinyl, has catapulted it into the #1 spot for flooring materials (See below).

Flooring Installation in New U.S. Homes and Remodeling

Source: “Trends and Opportunities for PVC Materials in Home Construction and Remodeling,” presented 4-20-21 by Ed Hudson at AMI’s PVC Formulations Virtual Summit.

Many of the market changes Ed covered can be attributed to two key drivers: Homebuyer Demographics (Millennials now representing the largest homebuying cohort); and the Impact of COVID-19 on Homebuyer Preferences. The tight construction labor market also played a role.

Some of the findings shared during the presentation included:

  • A new need for privacy in the home, for working and schooling, favored the reversal of the “open-concept” design into home compartmentalization.
  • Budgets for traveling and dining out in 2020 were diverted to improving outdoor living spaces, including privacy fences.
  • Rising cost of materials—particularly lumber—caused a shift to plastic-based materials in some categories. Example: Share of the PVC privacy fence market grew from 10% to 15% in 2020.
  • A growing affinity for engineered materials—Millennial generation has fewer qualms with buying engineered products, like resilient flooring and quartz countertops, than their Boomer parents. Millennials take pride in making smart, well-educated product purchase decisions.
  • The “look” of natural materials, such as wood and stone, is still hot.
  • The construction labor crunch and the revival of DIY market in the wake of COVID-19 distancing favors easy- and quick-to-install products. One result was the rebound in vinyl siding in 2020.
  • PE-RT continues to gain traction as a lower-cost alternative to PEX in new homes and for whole-home replacements in existing homes with dated plumbing.

With the market for homes and building products still in high gear, it’s a great time for manufacturers to seek opportunities in the residential market with new product introductions or growth strategies. If you are seeking to expand your presence in the residential building products market, get in touch with Ed to discuss the opportunities.

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