EXHIBIT 99.1

                            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 Quarterly Report of Huttig Building Products,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Michael A. Lupo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to my 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.

                                     /s/ Michael A. Lupo
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                                     Michael A. Lupo
                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                     May 14, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Huttig Building Products, Inc. and will be retained by Huttig
Building Products, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.