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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-4 (File
No. 333-20095) of our report dated March 7, 1997, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Atrium Companies, Inc.  We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."



COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
March 31, 1997