Document:

EXECUTION  COPY

      SECOND  AMENDMENT  AND  WAIVER,  dated  as  of  October  1,  1999  (this
"Amendment")  to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 28, 1998, (as amended
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by  the  Amendment and Waiver dated as of March 31, 1999, and as the same may be
further  amended,  supplemented  or  otherwise  modified  from time to time, the
"Credit  Agreement")  among  RELIANT  BUILDING  PRODUCTS,  INC.,  a  Delaware
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corporation (the "Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions
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or  entities  from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"),
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CHASE  SECURITIES  INC.,    as  advisor  and  arranger  (in  such  capacity, the
"Arranger"),  CANADIAN  IMPERIAL  BANK  OF  COMMERCE,  NEW  YORK  AGENCY,  as
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documentation  agent  (in  such  capacity, the "Documentation Agent"), and CHASE
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BANK  OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such capacity,
the  "Administrative  Agent").
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                     W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H  :
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     WHEREAS,  the Borrower and Lenders are parties to the Credit Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  requests  that  the  Lenders waive compliance with
certain  financial  covenants  contained  in  the  Credit  Agreement;  and

     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower has requested that the Lenders consent to amendment
of  certain  financial  covenant  levels  contained in the Credit Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  has requested that the Lenders amend certain other
provisions  contained  in  the  Credit  Agreement;  and

     WHEREAS,  the  Lenders are willing to agree to the requested amendments and
waiver,  but  only  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  contained  herein;

     NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  premises contained herein, the
parties  hereto  agree  as  follows:

I.        Waivers  to  the  Credit  Agreement
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     1.    Section  7.1(a)  (Consolidated  Leverage  Ratio).  The Lenders hereby
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waive,  for  the  period  from  October  1,  1999  to  and  including the Waiver
Termination  Date  (as  defined  below)  only,  any  Default or Event of Default
occurring solely because the Borrower exceeds the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of
7.25  to  1.0 as at the end of the second fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 2000 and
thereafter  to  and  including  the  Waiver  Termination  Date.

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     2.    Section  7.1(b)  (Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio).  The Lenders
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hereby  waive,  for  the period from October 1, 1999 to and including the Waiver
Termination  Date  (as  defined  below)  only,  any  Default or Event of Default
occurring  solely  because  the  Borrower does not meet the minimum Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.40 to 1.0 for the period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters  ended  with  the  second  fiscal  quarter  of  Fiscal  Year  2000.

     3.    Section  7.1(c)  (Maintenance of Minimum EBITDA).  The Lenders hereby
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waive,  for  the  period  from  October  1,  1999  to  and  including the Waiver
Termination  Date  (as  defined  below)  only,  any  Default or Event of Default
occurring  solely  because  the  Borrower does not meet the minimum Consolidated
EBITDA  of  $26,000,000 for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended
with  the  second  fiscal  quarter  of  Fiscal  Year  2000.

     4.    "Waiver Termination Date" means October 31, 1999; provided that if on
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or  prior  to  October  31,  1999  the Borrower has entered into an agreement or
understanding  evidenced  in  a  manner  reasonably  satisfactory  to  the
Administrative  Agent with the holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant
to  which  the  Senior  Subordinated  Notes  will  be  restructured  the  Waiver
Termination  Date  shall  be  extended  to  no  later  than  November  16, 1999.

II.      Amendments  to  the  Credit  Agreement
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     1.   Amendment of Section 1.1 (Definitions).  Section 1.1 is hereby amended
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as  follows:

(a)  by  amending  and  restating the following definitions appearing therein to
read  in  their  respective  entireties  as  follows:

     "'Borrowing  Base':    at  any  date,  the  amount  of the then most recent
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computation  of  the  Borrowing Base, determined by calculating the amount equal
to:

(a)    85%  of  the  Net  Amount  of  Eligible  Receivables  at  such  date;

plus
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(b)    50%  of  the amount of Eligible Inventory at said date, calculated at the
lower  of  cost  (determined  on  a  FIFO  basis) or market less the Slow Moving
Reserve  then  in  effect;  provided  that  in no event shall the portion of the
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Borrowing  Base  attributable  to Eligible Inventory exceed 50% of the Borrowing
Base;

plus
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     (c)  the  Cumulative  Incremental  Availability  at  such  date.

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The  Borrowing  Base will be computed hereunder on a monthly basis (based on all
information  reasonably available to the Administrative Agent, including without
limitation,  the  periodic  reports and listings delivered to the Administrative
Agent  in  accordance  with  Section  6.2(c)),  and  a  monthly  Borrowing  Base
Certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower presenting the Borrower's
computation  of  the  Borrowing  Base  will  be  periodically  delivered  to the
Administrative  Agent  in  accordance  with  Section  6.2(d)."

     "'Consolidated  EBITDA':   for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such
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period  plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the
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statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income
tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and
debt  issuance  costs  and  commissions,  discounts  and  other fees and charges
associated  with  Indebtedness  (including  the  Loans),  (c)  depreciation  and
amortization  expense,  (d)  amortization  of  intangibles  (including,  but not
limited  to,  goodwill)  and  organization  costs, (e) to the extent deducted in
determining such Consolidated Net Income, expenses relating to payments pursuant
to  the  George  Group  Consulting  Agreements, not to exceed $3,500,000, in any
fiscal  year  of  the  Borrower,  (f) to the extent deducted in determining such
Consolidated  Net  Income,  cash  expenses  relating  to the planned closure and
consolidation  referred to in the Confidential Information Memorandum of certain
facilities  of  the Borrower, not to exceed $3,500,000 in the aggregate, (g) any
extraordinary,  unusual  or non-recurring expenses or losses (including, whether
or  not  otherwise  includable  as  a  separate  item  in  the statement of such
Consolidated  Net  Income  for such period, losses on sales of assets outside of
the ordinary course of business), (h) any other non-cash charges, (i) any charge
or  expense incurred in connection with the acquisition or start-up of any sales
program  at  any  Lowe's  store  or  group of Lowe's stores,( including, without
limitation,  the purchase of remaining inventory of other manufacturers), not to
exceed $6,000,000 in the aggregate, (j) in the case of any period which includes
the  second  or  third  fiscal  quarter  of Fiscal Year 2000 up to $1,500,000 in
product  development  costs  written  off  in such fiscal quarters in respect of
product  development  undertaken  prior  thereto,  (k) in the case of any period
which includes the third or fourth fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 2000, the costs
incurred  in  connection  with the Second Amendment and Waiver to this Agreement
and  the  transactions  contemplated  thereby,  including  costs  incurred  in
connection  with  the restructuring of Indebtedness contemplated thereby and (l)
any  expenses  incurred  on  or  after  April  4, 1998 for year 2000 remediation
programs  and  implementation of management information system proposals made by
J.  D.  Edwards,  not  to  exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate, and minus, to the
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extent  included  in  the  statement  of  such  Consolidated Net Income for such
period,  the  sum  of  (a)  interest  income,  (b) any extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as
a  separate  item  in  the  statement  of  such Consolidated Net Income for such
period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business)
and  (c)  any other non-cash income, all as determined on a consolidated basis."

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     "'Consolidated  Interest  Expense':  for any period, total interest expense
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(including  that  attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of
the  Borrower  and  its  Subsidiaries  (including,  without  limitation,  all
commissions,  discounts  and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of  credit  and  bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under Interest Rate
Protection  Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period
in  accordance  with  GAAP)  but  excluding (a) amortization or writeoff of debt
discount  and  debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges  associated  with  Indebtedness  (including  the Loans) and (b) any such
interest expense in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes that may be payable
and  is  paid  by  the  issuance  of  additional  Senior  Subordinated  Notes."

     (b)  by  adding  thereto  the  following  definitions  in  the  appropriate
alphabetical  order:

"'Cumulative  Incremental  Availability':   as at any date of determination, the
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amount  calculated  as  follows:

     (a)  for  each  date  set forth in the chart below which has occurred on or
prior  to such date of determination, determine the lesser of (i) the amount set
forth  opposite  such  date  below  under  the  caption  "Maximum  Incremental
Availability"  and  (ii)  the  amount  borrowed  under  the  Revolving  Credit
Commitments on such date below (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding  Business  Day) to fund the principal payment then due and payable on
the  Tranche  A  Term  Loans  (as specified in a notice from the Borrower to the
Administrative  Agent  on  or  about  such  date):

                                                Maximum
                  Date                   Incremental  Availability
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                  March  31,  2000             $2,000,000

                  June  30,  2000              $2,000,000

                  December  31,  2000          $2,000,000

                  March  31,  2001             $  500,000

                  June  30,  2001              $  500,000

                  September  30,  2001         $  500,000

                  December  31,  2001          $  500,000

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     Such  lesser  amount is the "Incremental Availability Amount" for each such
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date;  and

     (b)  add  the  Incremental Availability Amounts for all of the dates in the
chart  above  which  have  occurred  on or prior to such date of determination."

"'Second  Amendment  Effective  Date':    as defined in the Second Amendment and
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Waiver  to  this  Agreement."

     2.      Amendment  of  Subsection  7.1(a)  (Consolidated  Leverage  Ratio).
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Subsection  7.1(a)  of  the  Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
subsection  in  its  entirety  and  substituting  in lieu thereof the following:

     "(a)  Intentionally  Omitted."

     3.   Amendment of Subsection 7.1(b) (Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio).
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Subsection  7.1(b)  of  the  Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
subsection  in  its  entirety  and  substituting  in lieu thereof the following:

     "(b)  Consolidated  Interest  Coverage Ratio.  Permit Consolidated Interest
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Coverage  Ratio  for  any  period  of  four  consecutive  fiscal quarters of the
Borrower  ending during any period set forth below to be less than the ratio set
forth  below  opposite  such  period:

                                                  Consolidated Interest
                   Period                             Coverage Ratio
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                   3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2000-         1.00:1.0
                   4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2000

                   1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2001-         1.40:1.0
                   2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2001

                   3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2001-         1.75:1.0
                   4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2001

                   1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2002-         2.00:1.0
                   Each Fiscal Quarter Thereafter

     4.    Amendment of Section 7.1(c) (Maintenance of Minimum EBITDA).  Section
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7.1(c)  is  hereby  amended  by  deleting  such  subsection  in its entirety and
substituting  in  lieu  thereof  the  following:

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     "(c)  Maintenance  of  Minimum  EBITDA.  Permit Consolidated EBITDA for any
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period  of  four  consecutive  fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending during any
period  set forth below to be less than the amount set forth below opposite such
period:

                           Period              Consolidated EBITDA
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                  3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2000-     $17,000,000
                  2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2001

                  3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2001-     $19,000,000
                  4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2001

                  1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2002-     $21,000,000
                  2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2002

                  3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2002-     $23,000,000
                  4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2002

                  1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2003-     $25,000,000
                  4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2003

                  Each Fiscal Quarter Thereafter    $27,000,000

     5.   Amendment of Section 7.2 (Limitation on Indebtedness).  Section 7.2 of
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the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby amended by inserting the following words after
the  phrase  "not  to  exceed  $70,000,000"  in  paragraph  (g)  thereof:

     "plus  the  aggregate  amount  of interest expense in respect of the Senior
Subordinated  Notes  which  is  paid  by  the  issuance  of  additional  Senior
Subordinated  Notes  in  accordance  with  the terms of the restructuring of the
Senior  Subordinated  Notes  which  occurred on or prior to the Second Amendment
Effective  Date"

     6.    Amendment  of  Annex  A (Pricing Grid).  Annex A is hereby amended by
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deleting  the  Pricing  Grid contained therein and replacing it with the Pricing
Grid  attached  as Schedule I hereto. Interest and commitment fees accrued prior
to  the  Second Amendment Effective Date and payable thereafter shall be payable
for  such  period  based  on  the  Pricing  Grid  in  effect prior to the Second
Amendment  Effective  Date,  and interest and commitment fees accrued thereafter
shall  be  payable  based  on  the  Pricing  Grid  as  amended  hereby.

III.          General  Provisions
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     1.  Representations and Warranties.  On and as of the date hereof and after
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giving  effect  to  this  Amendment  and  Waiver,  the Borrower hereby confirms,
reaffirms and restates the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4
of  the  Credit  Agreement  mutatis  mutandis,  and  to  the  extent  that  such
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representations  and  warranties  expressly relate to a specific earlier date in
which  case  the  Borrower  hereby  confirms,  reaffirms  and  restates  such
representations  and  warranties  as  of  such  earlier  date, provided that the
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references  to the Credit Agreement in such representations and warranties shall
be  deemed  to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended prior to the date hereof
and  pursuant  to  this  Amendment  and  Waiver.

     2.   Conditions to Effectiveness of Section I of this Amendment and Waiver.
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The  waivers  contained  in  Section I of this Amendment and Waiver shall become
effective  as  of the date on which the following conditions precedent have been
satisfied  or  waived:

     (a)    The  Administrative  Agent  shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Required Lenders;
and

     (b)  Each Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall have
consented  to  this  Amendment.

     3.  Conditions to Effectiveness of Section II of this Amendment and Waiver.
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The amendments contained in Section II of this Amendment and Waiver shall become
effective as of the date (the "Second Amendment Effective Date") on which all of
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the  following  conditions  precedent  have  been  satisfied  or  waived:

     (a)  The  Administrative  Agent  shall  have  received counterparts of this
Amendment,  duly  executed  and  delivered  by  the  Borrower  and the requisite
Lenders;

     (b)  Each Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall have
consented  to  this  Amendment;

     (c)  the  Control  Group shall have advanced $10,000,000 to the Borrower in
the  form of either equity or debt that is subordinated to the Obligations, in a
manner  reasonably  satisfactory  to  the  Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders;  and

     (d)  the  Senior Subordinated Notes and Indebtedness of Holdings shall have
been  restructured  upon  terms  and  conditions  reasonably satisfactory to the
Control  Group.

The  Lenders parties hereto agree that no mandatory prepayment shall be required
as  a result of any of the transactions referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) of
this  Section  3.

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     4.  Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments.  Except as expressly amended or
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waived  hereby,  all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and
shall  remain in full force and effect.  The amendments and waivers provided for
herein are limited to the specific subsections of the Credit Agreement specified
herein  and  shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of, or an indication of
the  Lenders'  willingness to amend or waive, any other provisions of the Credit
Agreement  or the same subsections for any other date or time period (whether or
not  such  other provisions or compliance with such subsections for another date
or time period are affected by the circumstances addressed in this Amendment and
Waiver).

     5.   Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Administrative
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Agent  for all its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation  and  delivery  of  this  Amendment  and  Waiver, including, without
limitation,  the  reasonable  fees  and  disbursements  of  counsel  to  the
Administrative  Agent.

     6.  Counterparts.  This Amendment and Waiver may be executed by one or more
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of  the  parties  to  this  Amendment  and  Waiver  on  any  number  of separate
counterparts  (including  by  telecopy),  and  all  of  said  counterparts taken
together  shall  be  deemed  to  constitute  one  and  the  same  instrument.

     7.    GOVERNING  LAW.    THIS  AMENDMENT  AND  WAIVER  AND  THE  RIGHTS AND
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OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT AND WAIVER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
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AND  CONSTRUED  AND  INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO  THE  PRINCIPLES  OF  CONFLICTS  OF  LAWS  THEREOF.

     RELIANT  BUILDING  PRODUCTS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Name: William K. Snyder
     Title: Senior Vice President and CFO

CHASE  BANK  OF  TEXAS,  NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,  as  Administrative  Agent,
Swing  Line  Lender,  Issuing  Lender
and  as  a  Lender

     By: /s/ B. B. Wuthrich
     Name: B. B. Wuthrich
     Title: Vice President

     BANKBOSTON,  N.A.

     By: /s/ CB Moore
     Name: CB Moore
     Title: Vice President

     BALANCED  HIGH  YIELD  FUND  I  LTD.
by  BHF-Bank Aktiengesellschaft acting through
its  New  York  Branch  as
attorney-in-fact

     By: /s/ J. P. Steinhaeuser
     Name: J. P. Steinhaeuser
     Title: Associate

     By: /s/ Heidimarie E. Skor
     Name: Heidimarie E. Skor
     Title: Managing Director

     PARIBAS

     By: /s/ Larry Robinson
     Name: Larry Robinson
     Title: Vice President

     By: /s/ Rosine K. Matthews
     Name: Rosine K. Matthews
     Title: Vice President

     ING  HIGH  INCOME  PRINCIPAL
     PRESERVATION FUND HOLDINGS,
     LDC

     By:    ING  Capital  Advisors,  LLC
                  as  Investment  Advisor

     By: /s/ Kurt Wegleitner
     Name: Kurt Wegleitner
     Title: Vice President

     NORTHERN  LIFE  INSURANCE COMPANY

     By:    ING  Capital  Advisors,  LLC
                  as  Investment  Advisor

     By: /s/ Kurt Wegleitner
     Name: Kurt Wegleitner
     Title: Vice President

     BHF-BANK  AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

     By: /s/ J. P. Steinhaeuser
     Name: J. P. Steinhaeuser
     Title: Associate

     By: /s/ Jeffrey Frost
     Name: Jeffrey Frost
     Title: Vice President

     CIBC,  INC.

     By: /s/ Ihor Zalockyj
     Name: Ihor Zalockyj
     Title: Executive Director

     FLEET  BUSINESS  CREDIT CORPORATION
F/k/a  Sanwa  Business  Credit  Corporation

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     KEY  CORPORATE  CAPITAL  INC.

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     KZH  CYPRESSTREE-1  LLC

     By: /s/ Peter Chin
     Name: Peter Chin
     Title: Authorized Agent

     SENIOR  DEBT  PORTFOLIO

     By:  Boston  Management  and  Research  as
                 Investment  Advisor

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     VAN  KAMPEN  CLO  II,  LIMITED

     By:  VAN  KAMPEN  MANAGEMENT INC., as
          Collateral  Manager

     By: /s/ Darvin D. Pierce
     Name: Darvin D. Pierce
     Title: Vice President

                           ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
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     Each  of  the  undersigned  hereby  consents to the foregoing Amendment and
hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates that its obligations under or in respect
of the Credit Agreement and the documents related thereto to which it is a party
are  and  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect after giving effect to the
foregoing  Amendment:

     RBPI  HOLDING  CORPORATION

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RELIANT  BUILDING  PRODUCTS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Senior Vice President

     RBP  OF  ARIZONA,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  CUSTOM  GLASS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  OF  TEXAS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  TRANS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     LEVAN  BUILDIERS  SUPPLY,  INCORPORATED

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     TIMBER  TECH,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     CFA  HOLDING  COMPANY

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     CARE  FREE  ALUMINUM  PRODUCTS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     ULTRA  BUILDING  SYSTEMS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     ALPINE  INDUSTRIES,  INC.

     By: /s/ William Snyder
     Title: Vice PresidentEXECUTION  COPY

                               CONSENT AND WAIVER

     CONSENT  AND  WAIVER, dated as of November 15, 1999 (this "Consent") to the
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Second  Amendment and Waiver, dated as of October 1, 1999 (the "Second Amendment
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and  Waiver"),  to  the  Credit  Agreement,  dated  as  of January 28, 1998, (as
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amended,  supplemented  or  otherwise  modified  from  time to time, the "Credit
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Agreement")  among  RELIANT BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
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"Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from
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time  to  time parties to the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), CHASE SECURITIES
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INC.,    as  advisor  and  arranger (in such capacity, the "Arranger"), CANADIAN
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IMPERIAL  BANK  OF  COMMERCE,  NEW  YORK AGENCY, as documentation agent (in such
capacity,  the  "Documentation  Agent"),  and  CHASE  BANK  OF  TEXAS,  NATIONAL
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ASSOCIATION,  as  administrative  agent  (in  such capacity, the "Administrative
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Agent").
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                      W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H  :
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     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  and  Lenders  are parties to the Credit Agreement;

     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  and Lenders have entered into the Second Amendment
and  Waiver,  pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to waive compliance with
certain financial covenants contained in the Credit Agreement through the Waiver
Termination  Date  (as  defined  in  the  Second  Amendment  and  Waiver);

     WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into an understanding with the holders of the
Senior  Subordinated  Notes  on  October  31, 1999, pursuant to which the Senior
Subordinated  Notes  will  be  restructured,  and  such  understanding  has been
documented  in  a  letter  agreement,  dated  as  of  November  1,  1999  (the
"Restructuring  Agreement");
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     WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  has  requested  that  the  Lenders  consent to the
extension  of  the Waiver Termination Date from November 16, 1999 to January 31,
2000,  the  date by which it reasonably expects to complete the restructuring of
the  Senior  Subordinated  Notes  pursuant  to  the Restructuring Agreement; and

WHEREAS,  the  Lenders are willing to consent to such requested extension of the
Waiver  Termination  Date,  but  only  upon  the  terms and conditions contained
herein;

     NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  premises contained herein, the
parties  hereto  agree  as  follows:

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     I.     Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
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Credit  Agreement  shall  have  such  meanings  when  used  herein.

     II.     Consent.  The Lenders hereby consent to the extension of the Waiver
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Termination  Date  (as  defined  in the Second Amendment and Waiver) to no later
than  January  31,  2000;  provided,  however,  that  such consent shall only be
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effective  for so long as no interest is paid on or after the date hereof by the
Borrower in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes; and provided further, that
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in  no event shall the Waiver Termination Date extend beyond (i) the last day of
the  third fiscal quarter of Fiscal Year 2000, if the Borrower does not meet the
financial  covenants  as  set  forth  in the Second Amendment and Waiver for the
period  of  four  fiscal  quarters of the Borrower ending on the last day of the
third  fiscal  quarter  of  Fiscal  Year 2000, notwithstanding the fact that the
Second  Amendment  Effective Date shall not have occurred, or (ii) the date upon
which  the  Restructuring  Agreement  shall  cease  to  be  in  effect (it being
understood  that  this  Consent is not conditioned upon the Control Group having
advanced  $10,000,000  to  the  Borrower  (such  advance  being  a  condition to
effectiveness  of  the  Second  Amendment  and  Waiver)).

     III.  Waiver  to  the  Credit Agreement.  The Lenders hereby waive, for the
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period  from  the  Effective  Date  to and including the Waiver Termination Date
only,  any Default or Event of Default occurring solely due to the nonpayment of
interest  by  the  Borrower  with  respect  to  the  Senior  Subordinated Notes.

     IV.    General  Provisions.
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     1.  Representations and Warranties.  On and as of the date hereof and after
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giving  effect  to  this  Consent,  the  Borrower hereby confirms, reaffirms and
restates  the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph 1 of Section
III  of the Second Amendment and Waiver mutatis mutandis, and to the extent that
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such  representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific earlier date
in  which  case  the  Borrower  hereby  confirms,  reaffirms  and  restates such
representations  and  warranties  as  of  such  earlier  date, provided that the
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references  to the Credit Agreement in such representations and warranties shall
be  deemed  to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended prior to the date hereof
and  pursuant  to  this  Consent.

     2.  Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Consent shall become effective as of
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the date (the "Effective Date") on which the following conditions precedent have
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been  satisfied  or  waived:

     (a)    The  Administrative  Agent  shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Required Lenders;
and

     (b)  Each Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall have
acknowledged  and  consented  to  this  Consent.

<PAGE>

4.   Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments.   This Consent shall not constitute
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a  waiver,  amendment  or  modification  of  any  other  provision of the Credit
Agreement  or  the  Second Amendment and Waiver not expressly referred to herein
and  shall  not  be  construed  as  a waiver or consent to any further or future
action on the part of the Borrower that would require a waiver or consent of the
Lenders  or  the Administrative Agent.  Except as expressly modified hereby, the
provisions  of  the Credit Agreement and the Second Amendment and Waiver are and
shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect.

     5.   Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Administrative
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Agent  for all its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation  and  delivery  of  this Consent, including, without limitation, the
reasonable  fees  and  disbursements  of  counsel  to  the Administrative Agent.

     6.    Counterparts.    This  Consent  may be executed by one or more of the
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parties  to  this  Consent  on any number of separate counterparts (including by
telecopy),  and  all  of  said  counterparts  taken  together shall be deemed to
constitute  one  and  the  same  instrument.

     7.    GOVERNING  LAW.    THIS CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
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PARTIES  UNDER  THIS CONSENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH,  THE  LAW  OF  THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
PRINCIPLES  OF  CONFLICTS  OF  LAWS  THEREOF.

     RELIANT  BUILDING  PRODUCTS,  INC.

     By: /S/ William K. Snyder
     Name: William K. Snyder
     Title: Senior Vice President, CFO

CHASE  BANK  OF  TEXAS,  NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,  as  Administrative  Agent,
Swing  Line  Lender,  Issuing  Lender
and  as  a  Lender

     By: /s/ B.B. Wuthrich
     Name: B.B. Wuthrich
     Title: Vice President

     BANKBOSTON,  N.A.

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     BALANCED  HIGH  YIELD  FUND  I
by  BHF  (USA)  Capital  Corporation acting as
attorney-in-fact

     By: /s/ Heidimarie E. Skor
     Name: Heidimarie E. Skor
     Title: Managing Director

     By: /s/ Jeffrey Frost
     Name: Jeffrey Frost
     Title: Vice President

     PARIBAS

     By: /s/ Larry Robinson
     Name: Larry Robinson
     Title: Vice President

     By: /s/ Rosine K. Matthews
     Name: Rosine K. Matthews
     Title: Vice President

     ING  HIGH  INCOME  PRINCIPAL
     PRESERVATION FUND HOLDINGS,
     LDC

     By:    ING  Capital  Advisors,  LLC
                  as  Investment  Advisor

     By: Kurt Wegleitner
     Name: Kurt Wegleitner
     Title: Vice President

     NORTHERN  LIFE  INSURANCE COMPANY

     By:    ING  Capital  Advisors,  LLC
                  as  Investment  Advisor

     By: /s/ Kurt Wegleitner
     Name: Kurt Wegleitner
     Title: Vice President

     BHF  (USA)  CAPITAL  CORPORATION

     By: /s/ Jeffrey Frost
     Name: Jeffrey Frost
     Title: Vice President

     By: /s/ Don Dobrjansky
     Name: Son Dobrjansky
     Title: Assistant Vice President

     CIBC,  INC.

     By: /s/ Stephanie E. DeVane
     Name: Stephanie E. DeVane
     Title: Executive Director

     FLEET  BUSINESS  CREDIT CORPORATION
F/k/a  Sanwa  Business  Credit  Corporation

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     KEY  CORPORATE  CAPITAL  INC.

     By: /s/ Virginia Conway
     Name: Virginia Conway
     Title: Authorized Agent

     KZH  CYPRESSTREE-1  LLC

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     SENIOR  DEBT  PORTFOLIO

     By:  Boston  Management  and  Research  as
                 Investment  Advisor

     By:
     Name:
     Title:

     VAN  KAMPEN  CLO  II,  LIMITED

By:  VAN  KAMPEN  MANAGEMENT INC., as
Collateral  Manager

     By: /s/ Darvin D. Pierce
     Name: Darvin D. Pierce
     Title: Vice President

VAN  KAMPEN  PRIME  RATE  INCOME  TRUST

By:    Van  Kampen  Investment  Advisory  Corp.

     By: /s/ Darvin D. Pierce
     Name: Darvin D. Pierce
     Title: Vice President

                           ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
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     Each  of  the  undersigned  hereby  consents to the foregoing Amendment and
hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates that its obligations under or in respect
of the Credit Agreement and the documents related thereto to which it is a party
are  and  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect after giving effect to the
foregoing  Amendment  and agrees and confirms, in the case of RBP Fenesco, Inc.,
that  it  is  a  party  to  the  Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor
thereunder:

     RBPI  HOLDING  CORPORATION

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  OF  ARIZONA,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  CUSTOM  GLASS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  OF  TEXAS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  TRANS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     RBP  FENESCO,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     LEVAN  BUILDIERS  SUPPLY,  INCORPORATED

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     TIMBER  TECH,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     CFA  HOLDING  COMPANY

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     CARE  FREE  ALUMINUM  PRODUCTS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     ULTRA  BUILDING  SYSTEMS,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

     ALPINE  INDUSTRIES,  INC.

     By: /s/ William K. Snyder
     Title: Vice President

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