Exhibit 99.3

                  Statement required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
      as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Associated Materials
Incorporated (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Michael Caporale, Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
      Company.

                                   By: /s/ Michael Caporale, Jr.
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                                       Michael Caporale, Jr.
                                       President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                       Director
                                       (Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Associated Materials Incorporated and will be retained by Associated
Materials Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.