FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

          This Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, made as of
February 28, 1998 (this "Amendment"), is by and between Diamond Exteriors, Inc.
(f/k/a Diamond Home Services, Inc.) (the "Company") and American National Bank
and Trust Company of Chicago (the "Bank").  Capitalized terms used in this
Amendment and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the Loan Agreement (as defined below).

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, Diamond Home Services, Inc. (f/k/a Diamond Exteriors, Inc.)
("DHS") and the Bank were parties to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
February 6, 1996 (as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Loan Agreement");

          WHEREAS, under the Assignment, Delegation and Assumption Agreement
dated as of May 24, 1996, by and among DHS, the Company (a wholly owned
subsidiary of DHS) and the Bank, the Company assumed all of the rights, duties,
obligations and liabilities of DHS under the Loan Agreement and other Related
Documents;

          WHEREAS, the Bank has extended credit under the Loan Agreement to the
Company as evidenced by the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Note dated as
of November 30, 1997 (the "Existing Note"), made by the Company in favor of the
Bank in the original principal amount of $15,000,000;

          WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Bank amend and restate the
Existing Note to change the maturity date to May 31, 1998;

          WHEREAS, the Bank and the Company have agreed to amend the Loan
Agreement to, among other things, incorporate the modifications to the Existing
Note;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements contained in this Amendment, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the
Company and the Bank agree as follows:

          SECTION 1.     AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

          On the date this Amendment becomes effective, after satisfaction by
the Company of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment
(the "Closing Date"), the Loan Agreement and Related Documents is amended as
follows:

          1.1  Exhibits to Loan Agreement.  On the Closing Date, Exhibit A to
the Loan Agreement is replaced with Exhibit A to this Amendment.

          1.2  Related Documents.  On the Closing Date, the Existing Note is
amended, restated and replaced in its entirety by the Third Amended and Restated
Revolving Note dated as of February 28, 1998 (the "Amended Note"), made by the
Company in favor of the Bank in the original principal amount of $15,000,000.
Upon receipt of the Amended Note, the Bank will mark the Existing Note
"superseded" and return it to the Company.

          SECTION 2.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

          To induce the Bank to enter into this Amendment and to extend future
credit under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Company
represents and warrants to the Bank that:

          2.1  Due Authorization; No Conflict; No Lien; Enforceable Obligation.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Amendment and the
Amended Note are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, have received all necessary governmental, regulatory
or other approvals (if any is required), and do not and will not contravene or
conflict with any provision of (i) any law, (ii) any judgment, decree or order
or (iii) its articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws, and do not and
will not contravene or conflict with, or cause any lien to arise under, any
provision of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or upon any of
its property.  This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment,
and the Amended Note are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms.

          2.2  No Default; Representations and Warranties.  As of the Closing
Date, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, has occurred and is continuing or will
result from the amendments set forth in this Amendment and (ii) the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Loan Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment, are true and correct, except for any such
representation or warranty that is expressly made as of a specified date, in
which case such representation or warranty was true and correct as of such
specified date.

          SECTION 3.  CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

          The obligation of the Bank to make the amendments, waivers and
consents contemplated by this Amendment, and the effectiveness thereof, are
subject to the following:

          3.1  Representations and Warranties.  The representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Amendment are true and correct as of
the Closing Date.

          3.2  Documents.  The Bank has received all of the following, each duly
executed and dated as of the Closing Date (or such other date as is satisfactory
to the Bank) in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank:

          (A)  Fifth Amendment.  This Amendment.

          (B)  Amended Note.  The Amended Note substantially in the form of
     Exhibit A to this Amendment.

          (C)  Secretary's Certificate.  A certificate of the Secretary of the
     Company as to (i) true and correct copies of the Company's articles or
     certificate of incorporation and by-laws and (ii) resolutions of the board
     of directors of the Company authorizing or ratifying the execution,
     delivery and performance of this Amendment and the Amended Note.

          (D)  Consents  Certified copies of all documents evidencing any
     necessary corporate action, consents and governmental approvals, if
     any, with respect to this Amendment, the Amended Note or any other
     document provided for under this Amendment.

          (E)  Other.  Such other documents as the Bank may reasonably
     request.

          SECTION 4.  MISCELLANEOUS

          4.1  Captions.  The recitals to this Amendment (except for
definitions) and the section captions used in this Amendment are for convenience
only and do not affect the construction of this Amendment.

          4.2  Governing Law; Severability.  THIS AMENDMENT IS A CONTRACT MADE
UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.  Wherever
possible, each provision of this Amendment must be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Amendment is prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision is
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Amendment.

          4.3  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts, and each
such counterpart is deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together
constitute but one and the same Amendment.  The Company and the Bank agree to
accept facsimile counterparts.

          4.4  Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment is binding upon the
Company, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and inures to the
sole benefit of the Company, the Bank and their successors and assigns.  The
Company cannot assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Amendment.

          4.5  References.  From and after the Closing Date, each reference in
the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein," or
words of like import, and each reference in the Loan Agreement or any other
Related Document to the Loan Agreement, the Existing Note or to any term,
condition or provision contained "thereunder," "thereof," "therein," or words of
like import, mean and are a reference to the Loan Agreement or the Existing Note
(or such term, condition or provision, as applicable) as amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified by this Amendment or the Amended Note, as
applicable.

          6.6  Continued Effectiveness.  Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Amendment to the contrary, the terms of this Amendment and the Amended Note
are not intended to and do not serve to effect a novation as to the Loan
Agreement or the Existing Note, as applicable.  The Company and the Bank
expressly do not intend to extinguish the Loan Agreement or the Existing Note.
Instead, it is the express intention of the Company and the Bank to reaffirm the
indebtedness created under the Loan Agreement, which is evidenced by the
Existing Note.  The Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the
Existing Note, as amended and restated by the Amended Note, remain in full force
and effect and the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Existing
Note are ratified and confirmed.

          6.7  Costs, Expenses and Taxes.  The Company affirms and acknowledges
that Section 13.5 of the Loan Agreement applies to this Amendment and the
transactions and agreements and documents contemplated under this Amendment.


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          Delivered at Chicago, Illinois, as of the day and year first above
written.


                             DIAMOND EXTERIORS, INC.


                             By:
                                Name:
                                Title:



                             AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST
                               COMPANY OF CHICAGO



                             By:
                                Laurie B. Tanselle
                                Vice President


          Diamond Home Services, Inc., guarantor under the Guaranty dated as of
December 3, 1996 (as amended, the "Guaranty"), made in favor of the Bank,
acknowledges that it has read this Amendment and consents to this Amendment and
agrees that its guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the
Guaranty) continues in full force and effect, is valid and enforceable and is
not impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of this Amendment or any
other document or instrument delivered in connection with this Amendment.


                              DIAMOND HOME SERVICES, INC.


                              By:
                                 Name:
                                 Title:


                                    EXHIBIT A


                              FORM OF AMENDED NOTE

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