Exhibit 99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:	Media Inquiries:
November 4, 2004		Dorothy Brown Smith
		Vice President
		Corporate Communication
		(717) 396-5696
		Investor Inquiries:
		Karen Wallace
		Assistant Treasurer
		Investor Relations
		(717) 396-6290

ARMSTRONG RESTRUCTURES FLOOR OPERATIONS

LANCASTER, Pa. November 4, 2004 — Armstrong Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: ACKHQ) today announced plans to end production of commercial products at its plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Commercial tile production in Lancaster will end effective December 17, 2004. Corlon commercial sheet production at the Lancaster site will stop by the end of 2005. The commercial tile and commercial sheet businesses will be serviced without interruption from other Armstrong facilities in the United States and around the world. Some commercial sheet volume may be sourced.

Armstrong will continue manufacturing residential vinyl sheet products at the Lancaster Floor Plant, and will invest $8 million to reduce cost in this operation.

Approximately 450 active employees will be affected at the Lancaster floor plant. “Eliminating jobs disrupts the lives of good employees and their families,” said Chairman and CEO Michael D. Lockhart. “Therefore, we will provide a benefit package to reduce the financial impact.”

Armstrong Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of flooring, ceilings and cabinets. In 2003, Armstrong’s net sales totaled more than $3 billion. Based in Lancaster, PA, Armstrong has 44 plants in 12 countries and approximately 15,500 employees worldwide. More information about Armstrong is available on the Internet at www.armstrong.com.

These materials contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements provide our

expectations or forecasts of future events. Actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, including: the outcome of Armstrong World Industries Inc.’s (“AWI”) Chapter 11 case; our ability to maintain financial liquidity; AWI’s asbestos-related liability and any other litigation; variations in raw material and energy costs; our success in achieving manufacturing efficiencies and price increases; our success in introducing new products; product and price competition caused by factors such as worldwide excess industry capacity; interest, foreign exchange and effective tax rates; success in achieving integration of and synergies from our acquisitions; greater than expected working capital requirements; business combinations among competitors and suppliers; the strength of domestic and foreign end-use markets; effects on international operations from changes in intellectual property protection and trade regulations; and other risks, uncertainties and factors disclosed in our and AWI’s most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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