EXHIBIT 23.a


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2005 relating to the
financial statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of Masco
Corporation, which appears in Masco Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, MI
July 26, 2005