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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 4, 2002, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., which appears in Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Francisco, California
July 29, 2002
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS