Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors ------------------------------- We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Armstrong World Industries, Inc. of (I) our report dated February 26, 1996, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of September 30, 1995 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1995; (II) our report dated February 26, 1996 relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. as of September 30, 1995 and 1994 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1995; and (III) our report dated February 26, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows and shareholders' equity and related supplementary information on depreciation rates and schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995, which appears in the December 31, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and for each of the years in the three year period then ended. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 26, 1996