Exhibit 23(b)
                                
               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 and related prospectus of our
report dated February 17, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedule of
MascoTech, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996
and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1997, which report is included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Masco Corporation for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997.


Detroit, Michigan
March 19, 1999