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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.b


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 25, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule of MascoTech, Inc. which appears in Masco Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Detroit, Michigan
July 12, 2000
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