FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC [PATK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, no par value 1,313,089
D (1)
 
Common Stock, no par value 1,313,089
I
See Footnote (1)
Common Stock, no par value 1,313,089
I
See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P
C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL
C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
55 RAILROAD AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    

Signatures

Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell 09/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell 09/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell 09/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This report is filed jointly by Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. ("TCP"), a Delaware limited partnership, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. ("TCM"), a Delaware limited liability company, and Jeffrey L. Gendell. TCP directly owns 1,313,089 shares of Common Stock. TCM is the general partner of TCP and indirectly owns 1,313,089 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Gendell is the managing member of TCM and indirectly owns 1,313,089 shares of Common Stock. TCM and Mr. Gendell disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest. As defined under Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, TCP, TCM and Mr. Gendell are part of a group.

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