Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors
Patrick Industries, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-04187) and in the related Prospectus of our report, dated February 20 ,2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Patrick Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Selected Financial Data", which is part of this Annual Report.
Elkhart, Indiana
March 28, 2006
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