UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) NOVEMBER 2, 2004
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                                MASCO CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



          DELAWARE                       1-5794                  38-1794485
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



 21001 VAN BORN ROAD, TAYLOR, MICHIGAN                            48180
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)



                                 (313) 274-7400
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code





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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99 is a copy
of a press release dated November 2, 2004 reporting Masco Corporation's
financial results for the third quarter of 2004 and certain other information
and a supplemental information package prepared for use in connection with the
financial results for the third quarter of 2004. On November 2, 2004, Masco
Corporation will hold an investor conference and web cast to discuss financial
results for the third quarter of 2004.

         This information, including the Exhibits attached hereto, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits

         99     Press Release of Masco Corporation dated November 2, 2004, 
         reporting Masco Corporation's financial results for the third quarter 
         of 2004 and certain other information and supplemental information 
         prepared for use in connection with the financial results for the 
         third quarter of 2004.


                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             MASCO CORPORATION



                                             By:/s/ Timothy Wadhams
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                                             Name:  Timothy Wadhams
                                             Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


November 2, 2004

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


99       Press Release of Masco Corporation dated November 2, 2004, reporting
Masco Corporation's financial results for the third quarter of 2004 and
certain other information and supplemental information prepared for use
in connection with the financial results for the third quarter of 2004.