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Exhibit 32.1

Walter Industries, Inc.
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Don DeFosset, Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2)

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

Date: November 9, 2004

/s/  DON DEFOSSET Don DeFosset
Chief Executive Officer

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Walter Industries, Inc. Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT