Data
Residential Remodeling

Tile Backing & Underlayment

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 Tile Backing & Underlayment report contains a summary of purchase volume in square feet for a variety of materials for tile backer and flooring underlayment 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: TILE BACKER BOARD

TYPE OF PURCHASE
(Households That Spent Money on:)

  • Tile Backing for Bathtub / Shower Surrounds or Shower Stalls
  • Flooring Underlayment

TILE BACKING FOR BATHTUB / SHOWER SURROUNDS OR SHOWER STALLS (Square Feet)

  • Fiberglass reinforced cement backerboard
  • Fiber-cement
  • Wood panel
  • Mortar bed
  • Anti-fracture, crack isolation, or uncoupling membranes / mats
  • Other
  • Not surer
 

FLOORING UNDERLAYMENT (Square Feet)

  • Fiberglass reinforced cement backerboard
  • Fiber-cement
  • Wood panel
  • Mortar bed
  • Anti-fracture, crack isolation, or uncoupling membranes / mats
  • Other
  • Not surer