Independent Auditors' Consent
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The Retirement Committee
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-74633) on Form S-8 of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. of our report dated
May 28, 2001, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of
the Hartco Flooring Company Bargaining Employees' Retirement Savings Plan as of
December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of changes in net assets
available for benefits for each of the years in the two-year period ended
December 31, 2000, and the related schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 11-K of the Hartco Flooring Company
Bargaining Employees' Retirement Savings Plan.



KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
June 25, 2001