Building Materials Holding (BLGM) 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.0

CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as an officer of Building Materials Holding Corporation, for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

·   the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·   the information contained in the quarterly report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations.

Date: August 14, 2008	/s/ Robert E. Mellor
	Robert E. Mellor Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

The undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as an officer of Building Materials Holding Corporation, for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

·   the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·   the information contained in the quarterly report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations.

Date: August 14, 2008	/s/ William M. Smartt
	William M. Smartt Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)