UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 10, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 000-24956
(Commission File Number) 75-1872487
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3773 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(330) 929-1811
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EX-99.1 Press Release Dated October 10, 2005

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

     On October 10, 2005, Associated Materials Incorporated (“AMI”) and AMH Holdings, Inc. (“AMH”), the indirect parent company of AMI, issued a press release discussing rising commodity costs and raw material availability. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

     The information furnished in this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is not filed but is furnished as described above.

Exhibit Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release, dated October 10, 2005, issued by AMI and AMH.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED
DATE: October 11, 2005	By:	/s/ D. Keith LaVanway
		D. Keith LaVanway
		Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary