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 Form 10-Q of Associated Materials Incorporated (the
"Company") for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael J.
Caporale, Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
      Company.

                                     By: /s/ Michael J. Caporale, Jr.
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                                         Michael J. Caporale, Jr.
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Director
                                        (Principal Executive Officer)



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