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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
American Architectural Products Corporation
Boardman, Ohio
 
   
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated February 26, 1998, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of American Architectural Products
Corporation, our report dated April 28, 1997 relating to the combined financial
statements of Mallyclad Corporation and Vyn-L Corporation and our report dated
October 20, 1997 relating to the combined financial statements of Danvid
Company, Inc. and Danvid Window Company, which are contained in that Prospectus,
and of our report dated March 14, 1997, relating to the financial statement
schedule of American Architectural Products Corporation and our report dated
October 20, 1997 relating to the financial statement schedules of Danvid
Company, Inc. and Danvid Window Company, which are contained in Part II of the
Registration Statement.
    
 
     We also consent to the reference to us under the captions "Experts" and
"Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure" in the Prospectus.
 
                                        BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
 
Troy, Michigan
   
March 26, 1998