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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                               FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
                            LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT


         THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made
as of the 4th day of April, 1998, among D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC., an Ohio
corporation, with its principal place of business located at 5811 Canal Road,
Suite 180, Valley View, Ohio 44125 (the "Borrower"), as borrower, NATIONAL CITY
BANK, formerly known as National City Bank of Columbus, a national banking
association, with its principal office located at 155 East Broad Street,
Columbus, Ohio 43251 ("NCB"), and OLD KENT BANK, formerly known as Old Kent Bank
and Trust Company, a Michigan banking corporation, with its principal office
located at One Vandenberg Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 ("Old Kent"), as
lenders (NCB and Old Kent each herein, separately, called a "Bank" and,
collectively, called the "Banks"), and NCB, as agent for itself and Old Kent
(the "Agent").

                                    RECITALS

         A. The Banks and the Borrower have entered into a certain Line of
Credit Agreement for Real Estate Loans dated as of April 28, 1995, as amended by
the First Amendment to Line of Credit Agreement dated as of September 15, 1995,
as further amended by the Second Amendment to Line of Credit Agreement dated as
of December 22, 1995, as further amended by the Third Amendment to Line of
Credit Agreement dated as of December 23, 1996 and as further amended by the
Fourth Amendment to Line of Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 1997
(collectively, the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which the Banks have loaned to
the Borrower an aggregate principal amount of Seven Million Nine Hundred
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($7,975,000.00) (the "Loan").

         B. The Loan is evidenced by two (2) Mortgage Notes dated April 28,
1995, by the Borrower to each of NCB and Old Kent, each in the original
principal amount of One Million Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($1,687,500.00) and two (2) Mortgages Notes dated September 15, 1995, by
the Borrower to each of NCB and Old Kent, each in the original principal amount
of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000.00) (collectively, the
"Notes").

         C. The Banks and the Borrower have agreed to certain amendments with
respect to the Loan.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Borrower and the Banks agree as follows:

         1. CASH FLOW. Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

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                  7.1 CASH FLOW. Permit the ratio of (a) the sum of its net
         income for the preceding twelve (12) month period plus its depreciation
         expense and amortization expense for the same period to (b) the sum of
         scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness for the same period plus
         one hundred percent (100%) of its total capital expenditures for the
         same period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0 as measured at the end of the
         fiscal quarter ending April 4, 1998 through the last fiscal quarter of
         1998. For each fiscal quarter thereafter, such ratio shall not be less
         than 2.0 to 1.0.

         2. Fixed Charge Coverage. Section 7.2 of the Loan Agreement is deleted
in its entirety and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  7.2 FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE. Permit the ratio of (a) the sum of
         its net income before taxes for the preceding twelve (12) month period
         plus its interest, rent and lease expense for the same period to (b)
         the sum of its interest, rent and lease expense for the same period to
         be less than 1.25 to 1.0 effective at the end of the fiscal quarter
         ending April 4, 1998 and at the end of each fiscal quarter of the
         Borrower thereafter.

         3. Minimum Tangible Net Worth. Section 7.3 of the Loan Agreement is
deleted in its entirety and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  7.3 MINIMUM TANGIBLE NET WORTH. Permit its tangible net worth
         to be less than $37,000,000.00 PLUS the sum of all Net Income
         Adjustments as calculated quarterly commencing with the fiscal quarter
         ending April 4, 1998. As used herein, "Net Income Adjustment" shall
         mean an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Borrower's net
         income as measured at the end of each fiscal quarter commencing with
         the fiscal quarter ending April 4, 1998. For purposes of this
         Agreement, losses shall be considered zero (0) net income for the
         determination of a change in the required minimum tangible net worth
         and tangible net worth shall be defined as shareholders' equity minus
         intangible assets such as goodwill, Restricted Investments, capitalized
         loan fees, underwriters' discounts, non-compete agreements and deferred
         costs.

         4. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Section 7.4 of the Loan Agreement is deleted
in its entirety and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  7.4 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Make capital expenditures for real
         estate, machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, leasehold
         improvements or any other fixed assets in an aggregate amount greater
         than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) during any one (1) fiscal
         year commencing with fiscal year 1998. No unused portion of any capital
         expenditure allowance provided for in this Section 7.4 for any fiscal
         year shall be available to the Borrower for use in any subsequent
         fiscal year.

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         5. RATIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION AS TO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed by the parties
hereto, and the Loan Agreement and this Amendment shall be read, taken and
construed as one and the same instrument. Except as modified herein, the Loan
Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect. Except as otherwise
defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Loan Agreement. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and certifies that all
other representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement continue to be
true and correct as of the date hereof and that there are no defaults existing
under the covenants or other terms of the Loan Agreement. The Borrower hereby
ratifies and confirms the Borrower's obligations and all liability to the Banks
under the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the Notes, and
acknowledges that the Borrower has no defenses to or rights of setoff against
the Borrower's obligations and all liability to the Banks thereunder. The
Borrower hereby further acknowledges that the Banks have performed all of the
Banks' obligations to date under the Loan Agreement.

         6. REFERENCES TO LOAN AGREEMENT. All references in each of the Notes to
the Loan Agreement shall mean and refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment.

         7. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one
party, but all such counterparts taken together constitute one and the same
instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by each in manner and form sufficient to bind them and duly authorized
in the premises as of the day and year first above written.

NATIONAL CITY BANK, formerly known   D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC.
as National City Bank of Columbus

By: /s/  Joseph L. Kwasny            By: /s/  Clifford L. Reynolds
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Name:    Joseph L. Kwasny            Name:    Clifford L. Reynolds
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Its:     Vice President              Its:     President
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OLD KENT BANK, formerly known as     NATIONAL CITY BANK, formerly known 
Old Kent Bank and Trust Company      as National City Bank of Columbus, as Agent

By: /s/  Timothy O'Rourke            By: /s/  Joseph L. Kwasny
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Name:    Timothy O'Rourke            Name:    Joseph L. Kwasny
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Its:     Vice President              Its:     Vice President
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