UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                November 8, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                        ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                                                  75-1872487
           Delaware                       000-24956             (IRS Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   Identification No.)
        Incorporation)

                                 3773 State Road
                           Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (330) 929-1811
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

      On November 8, 2004, Associated Materials Incorporated ("AMI") and AMH
Holdings, Inc. ("AMH"), the indirect parent company of AMI, issued a press
release announcing their financial results for the third quarter and nine months
ended October 2, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
hereto.

      The information furnished in this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is not filed but is furnished as described above.

Exhibit Number    Description of Document

99.1              Press Release, dated November 8, 2004, issued by AMI and AMH.



                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED

DATE: November 8, 2004              By: /s/ D. Keith LaVanway
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                                        D. Keith LaVanway
                                        Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                        Treasurer and Secretary

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