EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted
Stock Plan for Directors, of our report dated July 7, 2003 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of RPM International Inc. included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 and our report on the
Financial Statement Schedules which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                             /s/ Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP

                                             CIULLA, SMITH & DALE, LLP



Cleveland, Ohio
July 22, 2004