Below are links to new and ongoing TOOLS OF THE TRADE surveys designed to solicit your comments, opinions and input. Please take the opportunity to express yourself by participating in the survey of your choice.
Recent Surveys
Site Commander Returns! - April 2008
We're looking for the best ideas, most creative features, and most innovative improvements that we can build into the 2008 Site Commander for this year's tour. Weigh in with your choices by taking our survey. Practicality rules - but crazy counts! We'll keep you posted on our progress.
Nail Pricing Survey - February 2008 (17 responses)
The January 16th anti-dumping ruling on nail imports by the U.S. Department of Commerce caused nail prices to jump an average of 30% within days of the announcement. Help us track this important issue by answering the following survey questions.
GPS Use - January 2008 (384 responses)
Portable GPS units and wireless services delivered to cell phones and Blackberries offer unprecedented convenience for construction professionals needing to find their way to jobsites, suppliers, banks, and home. Please take a few moments to answer the following questions that will help us review these devices for our March/April issue.
Power Tools: How Low Will You Go? - December 2007 (192 responses)
(For the purposes of this survey, lower-line brand power tools are defined as those non-premium brands that would still have widely-recognized brand names and likely to be available in stores such as home centers and large department stores that sell tools. Lower-line tools are typically bought at a significantly lower price than those brands seen as the top of the line that professional users usually invest in.)
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Product Usage Survey - May 2007 (483 responses)
Tool manufacturers are always asking us what our readers are looking for in tools and technology. Here's your chance to tell them exactly what you want in your new tools by sharing your preferences and weighing in on which factors influence your tool purchases.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Reader Survey- May 2007 (13 responses)
Closed Surveys
Do you feel that Union Construction Workers are Better than Non Union Workers? (608 responses)
When installing hardwood flooring, is a nailer or stapler the better choice of tool to use? (282 responses)
- Nailer – 70.2%
- Stapler – 29.8%
When you look into your crystal ball about work over the next year or two, what do you see? (453 responses)
- More work – 35.7%
- Less work – 24.7%
- About the same work as last year – 39.6%
Do you think contractors should be able to hire their own inspectors, or at least be able to choose which town/city/state inspector to use? (188 responses)
Would you rather work for a large, medium-sized or smaller company in the years ahead? (218 responses)
- Large – 7%
- Medium – 26.5%
- Small – 66.5%
Do you see more profit or less profit this year doing the same amount of work as last year? (174 responses)
- More profit – 34.9%
- Less profit – 45.4%
- Same profit – 19.8%
