EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-92495 of Huttig Building Products, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June
5, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Huttig Building
Products, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended December 31,
2002.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
June 30, 2003