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SECOND AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED
                 AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Second Amendment dated as of December 1, 1999
to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of August 16, 1999 by and among GIBRALTAR STEEL
CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ("Borrower"), GIBRALTAR STEEL
CORPORATION ("Company") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as administrative agent ("Administrative Agent") for
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, FLEET NATIONAL BANK (formerly
known as Fleet Bank), MELLON BANK, N.A., BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A. (successor by merger to NATIONSBANK,
NA.), KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, HSBC BANK USA
(formerly known as MARINE MIDLAND BANK) and PNC Bank,
N.A. (collectively, "Banks").

     A.   Preliminary Statement

          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Company, the
Administrative Agent and the Banks are parties to a
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of August 16, 1999 as amended pursuant to a First
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated  as of November 1, 1999 pursuant to
which the Banks have agreed to extend credit to the
Borrower ("Credit Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Company and the
Banks wish to amend certain other terms of the Credit
Agreement;

          WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined herein,
terms used in the Credit Agreement shall have such
defined meanings when used herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and for other good and valuable consideration,
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section C,
below, the Banks, the Borrower, the Company, and the
Administrative Agent, hereby agree as follows:

     B.   Amendment

          1.   Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement
(Lease Rentals) is amended so that "$5,000,000" is
deleted and "$7,000,000" is substituted in its place.

          2.   Schedule 3.1(d) and Schedule 4.11 to the
Credit Agreement are each amended to add the following
as a Subsidiary of Borrower:

          "Hughes Manufacturing, Inc., a Florida
corporation"

          3.   Schedule 4.17 to the Credit Agreement is
amended to add the following as the sole location of
Hughes Manufacturing, Inc. ("Hughes"):
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          "11910 62nd Street, North Largo, Florida"
     C.   Conditions.  The effectiveness of this
Agreement shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction of
the following conditions:

          1.   Hughes shall have executed and delivered
to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Banks, an unlimited continuing guaranty in form
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Banks,
guarantying payment of any and all indebtedness and
obligations of the Borrower and/or the Company to the
Banks, and a general security agreement in form
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Banks.

          2.   The Borrower shall have paid to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Banks, a
consent fee in the amount of $100,000.00.

          3.   The Borrower and/or the Company shall
have paid all costs and expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent and the Banks in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's
fees.

     D.   Other Provisions

          1.   By execution of this Agreement, each of
the Banks consents to the acquisition by Gibraltar of
the stock of Hughes.  The Company, the Agent and the
Banks acknowledge that the acquisition of Hughes shall
not constitute a violation of Section 6.7 of the Credit
Agreement, and that following the acquisition of
Hughes, the amount remaining available under Subsection
(ii)(c) of Section 6.7 for Expansions, joint ventures,
partnerships and the book value of assets acquired
shall be $8,000,000 in the aggregate from the date
hereof and for the entire period the Credit or any
portion thereof is outstanding.

          2.   Except as specifically set forth herein,
the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and is hereby reaffirmed.  The Borrower and the
Company acknowledge that they are bound by all of the
terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Credit
Agreement, and that, if there has occurred any Default
or Event of Default, the Agent and the Banks shall have
no obligation to make any Advances or Swingloans or to
issue any Letters of Credit.  If there has occurred a
Default or an Event of Default, Agent and the Banks may
condition the making of any subsequent Advances or
Swingloans or the issuance of any Letters of Credit
upon the execution and delivery by Borrower and Company
of an amendment to the Credit Agreement which may
include, without limitation, additional or revised
covenants, an increased rate of interest on the
Revolving Credit, increased Letter of Credit or other
fees and such other terms, conditions and covenants as
the Agent and the Banks may require.

          3.   The terms "Administrative Agent" and
"Banks" as used herein shall include the successors and
assigns of those parties.

          4.   This Agreement shall be construed under,
and governed by, the internal laws of the State of New
York without regard to its conflict of laws and rules
which would make the laws of another jurisdiction
applicable.
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          5.   This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which when so executed
and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized
officers, all on the date hereof.

                         Borrower:

               GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION OF NEW YORK

                         By: /s/ John E. Flint
                              John E. Flint
                              Vice President

                         Company:

                         GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                         By: /s/ John E. Flint
                              John E. Flint
                              Vice President

                              THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                              as Administrative Agent

                              By: /s/ Robert J. McArdle
                              Robert J. McArdle
                              Vice President

Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

FLEET NATIONAL BANK
(formerly known as Fleet Bank)

By: /s/ John C. Wright
Name: John C. Wright
Title: Vice President
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Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

MELLON BANK, N.A.

By: /s/ Brian V. Ciaverella
Name: Brian V. Ciaverella
Title: Vice President

Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A (successor by
Merger to NATIONSBANK, N.A.)

By: /s/ Suzanne B. Smith
Name: Suzanne B. Smith
Title: Principal

Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ Mark F. Wachowiak
Name: Mark F. Wachowiak
Title: Assistant Vice President

Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

HSBC BANK USA (formerly known
as MARINE MIDLAND BANK)

By: /s/ William H. Graser
Name: William H. Graser
Title: Vice President

Consented to this 1st day of December, 1999

PNC BANK, N.A.

By: /s/ David B. Gookin
Name: David B. Gookin
Title: Vice President

<PAGE>FIRST AMENDMENT

                      TO THE

               PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

         OF SAMUEL STEEL PICKLING COMPANY

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF SAMUAL STEEL PICKLING COMPANY ("Amendment") is
made as of May 28, 1999, by and among Samuel
Pickling Management Company, a New York general
partnership ("Samuel Management"), Cleveland
Pickling Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Cleveland"), and Samuel Manu-Tech Pickling Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Manu-Tech").

WHEREAS, Samuel Steel Pickling Company (the
"Partnership") is a general partnership formed
under the laws of the State of New York; and

WHEREAS, the operations and management of the
Partnership are governed by a partnership
agreement having an effective date of June 1, 1988
(the "Partnership Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, as a result of the redemption and
withdrawal of Universal Steel Co., an Ohio
corporation, as a general partner in the
Partnership, Samuel Management now owns 100
percent of the partnership interests in the
Partnership; and

WHEREAS, Manu-Tech is about to acquire a general
partnership interest representing a 68.75 percent
interest in the capital and profits in the
Partnership from Samuel Management and Cleveland
is about to acquire the remaining general
partnership interest representing a 31.25 percent
interest in the capital and profits in the
Partnership from Samuel Management, and Samuel
Management is about to withdraw as a partner; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties of this
Amendment that the Partnership continue without
dissolution or termination pursuant to law or
otherwise; and

WHEREAS, the parties have executed consents
authorizing the herein before mentioned
transactions;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and in
the Partnership Agreement of Samuel Steel Pickling
Company, and other good and valuable consideration
now paid by each of the parties hereto to the
other, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to
amend the Agreement of Partnership as follows:
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     1.     Manu-Tech is admitted as a partner in
       the Partnership with all the attending
       rights, benefits, and privileges thereto
       and by executing this Amendment shall be
       treated as a substitute partner and as
       satisfying all requirements of Article 17
       of the Partnership Agreement.

     2.Cleveland is admitted as a partner in the
       Partnership with all the attending rights,
       benefits, and privileges thereto and by
       executing this Amendment shall be treated
       as a substitute partner and as satisfying
       all requirements of Article 17 of the
       Partnership Agreement.

     3.Section 4.2 of the Partnership Agreement
       is amended in its entirely as follows:

          4.2 "Managing Partner" shall refer to
     Manu-Tech.

     4.Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.5 are deleted in
       their entirety and the reference to
       Sections 7.1 and 7.2 contained in Section
       7.4 are deleted.

     5.   Section 9.2(i)(a) of the Partnership
       Agreement is amended in its entirety as follows:

          9.2 (i)(a) The respective partnership
          shares of the Partners (the "Partnership
          Shares") shall be as set forth opposite
          the Partners' names below:

               Partner        Partnership Share

               Manu-Tech                 68.75%
               Cleveland                 31.25%

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
     this Amendment as of the day and year first
     above written.
                    Samuel Pickling Management Company

                              By /s/ Ed O'Connor
                                   Ed O'Connor

                              Cleveland Pickling Inc.

                              By /s/ Brian J. Lipke
                                   Brian J. Lipke

                         Samuel Manu-Tech Pickling Inc.

                              By /s/ Ed O'Connor
                                   Ed O'Connor

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