CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report of Patrick Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10K for the period ending December 31, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that, based on their knowledge: 1) the Report
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2) the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.




 /S/David D. Lung
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  David D. Lung, Chief Executive Officer




 /S/Andy L. Nemeth
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  Andy L. Nemeth, Chief Financial Officer



  March 20, 2003