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                                                                  Exhibit 10.36


                               GEORGE SKAKEL III
                                115 Maple Ave.
                         Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

                              September 21, 1999


Douglas P. Fields
Chief Executive Officer
EAGLE SUPPLY GROUP, INC.
122 East 42nd Street  Suite 1116
New York, NY 10168


Dear Mr. Fields:


      This letter confirms the agreement of Eagle Supply Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:
"EEGL") (the "Company") to retain George Skakel III ("GS III") as its
non-exclusive financial advisor to introduce to the Company a limited number
of accredited institutional investors (the "Funding Source(s)") as potential
investors in a private placement (the "Placement") of the Company's common
stock equity securities (the "Securities") or deeply subordinated debt
securities (the "Sub Debt"), on the terms and conditions set forth below. The
Placement is sometimes referred to herein as the "Transaction."

      1.  Definitive terms of the Transaction will be agreed upon between the
          Company and the Funding Source(s) and will be set forth in the final
          documentation agreed to by the Company upon the closing ("Closing")
          of the Transaction on the closing date (the "Closing Date").

      2.  GS III's non-exclusive engagement shall be for the period (the
          "Engagement Period") commencing on the date hereof and ending six
          months hereafter, provided, however, that GS III's engagement shall
          automatically extend for a reasonable number of days beyond said date
          in order to consummate the Closing of the Transaction if negotiations
          with potential Funding Sources are in progress.

      3.  GS III will provide the Company with the names of the potential
          Funding Sources that GS III intends to contact and introduce to the
          Company with respect to the Transaction so that the Company can
          promptly advise GS III that it is not already in contact with those
          Funding Sources.

      4.  The Company agrees to pay GS III a fee (the "Fee") for acting as
          its non-exclusive financial advisor in connection with the
          Transaction in an amount equal to 7.0% of the net proceeds of the
          Placement of Securities (i.e., common stock of the Company) and 4%
          of the net proceeds of the Placement of Sub Debt (i.e., deeply
          subordinated debt of the Company) agreed upon and consummated by the
          Company. At the Closing, the Fees will be deducted from the proceeds
          from the Placement and paid to GS III. If there is no Closing, no Fee
          will be payable.

      5.  The Fee of 7% or 4%, respectively, is intended to pay all fees of
          GS III in connection with the Transaction and of all other
          intermediaries, etc., that may claim or be entitled to a fee in
          connection with the Transaction as a result of any actions by GS III.



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      6.  The Company will not be obligated to accept the terms of any
          proposed Transaction. The Closing of any Transaction is subject to
          the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company.

      7.  The Company will pay the Fee to GS III if the Company closes a
          transaction with any of the financing sources that GS III introduces
          the Company to within a year of the introduction date.

      8.  If the foregoing is in accord with the Company's understanding of
          our agreement, please sign in the space provided below and return a
          signed copy to GS III.


                                  Sincerely,



                                  George Skakel III


AGREED AND ACCEPTED:


Eagle Supply Group, Inc.

/s/ Douglas P. Fields, CEO 9/22/99

Douglas P. Fields
Chief Executive Officer