UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 11-K
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              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

                          METALS USA, INC. 401 (K) PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plan)


                                METALS USA, INC.
          (Name of Issuer of the Securities Held Pursuant to the Plan)

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13123


                        Delaware                     76-0533626
                (State or other jurisdiction     (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation or organization)     Identification Number)

                      One Riverway, Suite 1100
                           Houston, Texas                   77056
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 965-0990


     Metals  USA,  Inc.  401(k)  Plan
     Financial  Statements  for  the  Years  Ended
     December  31,  2004  and  2003 and Supplemental Schedule for the Year Ended
     December  31,  2004
     and  Report  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting  Firm



METALS  USA,  INC.  401(k)  PLAN
TABLE  OF  CONTENTS
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REPORT  OF  INDEPENDENT  REGISTERED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING  FIRM                  1
FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS:
   Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2004 and 2003 2

   Statements  of  Changes  in  Net  Assets Available for Benefits 
     for the years ended  December  31,  2004  and  2003                       2

     Notes  to  Financial  Statements                                          3

SUPPLEMENTAL  SCHEDULE*  -

   Schedule  H,  Line  4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year), 
     December 31,  2004                                                        7

*     Other  supplemental  schedules  required  by  Section  2520-103.1  of  the
Department  of  Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under
the  Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because
they  are  not  applicable.



REPORT  OF  INDEPENDENT  REGISTERED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING  FIRM
To  the  Trustees  and  Participants  of
     Metals  USA,  Inc.  401(k)  Plan
Houston,  Texas

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of  Metals  USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2004 and 2003,
and  the  related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for
the  years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on these
financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with standards of the Public Company
Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States).  Those standards require that we
plan  and  perform  the  audit  to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement.  The  Plan  is not
required  to  have,  nor  were  we  engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal
control  over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that
are  appropriate  in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion  on  the  effectiveness  of  the  Plan's internal control over financial
reporting.  Accordingly,  we  express  no  such opinion.  An audit also includes
examining,  on  a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the  financial  statements,  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and
significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as well as evaluating the overall
financial  statement  presentation.  We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable  basis  for  our  opinion.

In  our  opinion,  such  financial  statements  present  fairly  in all material
respects,  the  net  assets  available  for benefits as of December 31, 2004 and
2003,  and  the  changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then
ended  in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States  of  America.

Our  audits  were  conducted  for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets
(held  at  end  of year) as of December 31, 2004 is presented for the purpose of
additional  analysis  and  is  not  a  required  part  of  the  basic  financial
statements,  but  is  supplementary  information  required  by the Department of
Labor's  Rules  and  Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement  Income  Security  Act  of  1974.  The  supplemental  schedule is the
responsibility of the Plan's management. Such schedule has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and,
in  our  opinion,  is  fairly stated in all material respects when considered in
relation  to  the  basic  financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole.

DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP

Houston,  Texas

June  28,  2005
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METALS USA, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
                                                                                 

                                                                              2004        2003
                                                                          ----------- -----------
ASSETS:
 Investments, at fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,378,062 $50,338,793
 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    43,100           -
 Receivables:
 Employer contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   118,178           -
 Employee contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    83,197     257,485
 Other receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     7,982           -
 Participant loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,558,350   1,541,547
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 Total receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,767,707   1,799,032
                                                                          ----------- -----------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$57,188,869  $52,137,825
                                                                         ===========  ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.









METALS USA, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
                                                                                 

                                                                              2004        2003
                                                                          ----------- -----------
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS
 ATTRIBUTED TO:
 Investment income:
 Net appreciation in pooled separate accounts and mutual funds.           $ 5,204,210 $ 7,542,678
 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               194,899     706,064
 Company securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               508,631     233,916
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 Total investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             5,907,740   8,482,658
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 Contributions:
 Employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             1,278,939     355,118
 Employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             4,810,378   2,773,365
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 Total contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             6,089,317   3,128,483

 Transfer from affiliated plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               592,071      24,998
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 Total additions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            12,589,128  11,636,139
                                                                          ----------- -----------

DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO:
 Benefit payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             7,485,049  12,363,465
 Administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                13,954      20,603
 Participant loans receivable terminated due to withdrawal
 of participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                39,081     495,779
 Assets transferred out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     -   1,863,873
                                                                          ----------- -----------
 Total deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             7,538,084  14,743,720
                                                                          ----------- -----------

NET INCREASE / (DECREASE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             5,051,044 (3,107,581)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, BEGINNING
 OF YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            52,137,825  55,245,406
                                                                          ----------- -----------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, END OF YEAR. . . . . . . . .           $57,188,869 $52,137,825
                                                                        ===========  ============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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METALS  USA,  INC.  401(k)  PLAN
NOTES  TO  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
FOR  THE  YEARS  ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  2004  AND  2003
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1.   DESCRIPTION  OF  PLAN

     The  following description of the Metals USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan")
     provides  only  general  information. Participants should refer to the plan
     agreement  for  a  more  complete  description  of  the  Plan's provisions.

     General  -  The  Plan  is a defined contribution plan established effective
     June  1,  1998,  and  was  amended  and  restated in its entirety effective
     January  1,  2000.  Prior  to 2004, non-union employees of Metals USA, Inc.
     (the  "Company") were eligible to participate upon completing six months of
     service.  The  Plan  was  amended  in  2003,  and effective January 1, 2004
     employees are eligible to participate upon the date of employment. The Plan
     is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
     of  1974  ("ERISA").

     Contributions  -  Participant  contributions  are  limited  to the Internal
     Revenue  Service  established  annual  dollar limits. Participants who have
     attained  age 50 on or before the last day of the Plan year are eligible to
     make  catch-up  contributions.  Participants  may  also  rollover  amounts
     representing  distributions from certain other qualified plans. At December
     31, 2004, the Plan offered a number mutual funds and a stable value fund as
     investment options for participants. Employee contributions are recorded in
     the  period  during  which  the  Company  makes payroll deductions from the
     participant's  earnings.

     On  January 1, 2004, the Company match was reinstated after being suspended
     on  October  1,  2001.  The  Company  matches  100% of the first 2% of each
     employee's contributions. The Company may also make discretionary qualified
     non-elective  or  profit  sharing  contributions.  Discretionary  qualified
     non-elective  or  profit  sharing  contributions, if any, are recorded when
     received.  For  the  years  ended  December 31, 2004 and 2003 there were no
     discretionary  contributions  made.

     Participant  Accounts  -  Each  participant's  account is credited with the
     participant's  contribution,  the  Company's  matching  contribution,  an
     allocation of Plan earnings, and an allocation of any Company discretionary
     qualified  non-elective  and  profit  sharing  contributions.  Earnings are
     allocated by fund based on the ratio of a participant's account invested in
     a  particular  fund  to  all  participants'  investments  in that fund. The
     benefit  to  which  a  participant  is  entitled is the benefit that can be
     provided  from  the  participant's  vested  account.

     Vesting  -  Participants are immediately 100% vested in their own voluntary
     contributions  and  qualified non-elective and profit sharing contributions
     plus  earnings  thereon.  During  2003,  the Plan was amended to provide an
     immediate  100% vesting for all participants employed at December 31, 2003.
     Effective January 1, 2004, vesting in the Company's contribution portion of
     their  accounts  is  based on years of service. Participants employed after
     December  31,  2003,  vest  in the Company matching contribution 50% in the
     first  year  and  100%  at  the  end  of  the  second  year.  However, if a
     participant  dies,  becomes disabled, or attains early or normal retirement
     age  as  defined by the Plan, prior to attaining the normal retirement age,
     the  participant's  account  becomes  100% vested, if still employed by the
     Plan  sponsor  as  of  such  date.

     Benefit  Payments  -  On termination of service, a participant may elect to
     receive  either  a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the vested portion
     of  his  or  her account, a distribution in the form of an annuity, partial
     payments,  or  installment  payments.  Distributions  are  subject  to  the
     applicable  provisions  of  the  Plan  agreement  and  applicable tax laws.
     Benefit  claims  are recorded as distributions when they have been approved
     for  payment  and  paid  by  the  Plan.  

     Participant  Loans  Receivable - Participants may borrow up to a maximum of
     $50,000  or  50%  of  the  vested  portion  of  his or her account balance,
     whichever  is  less. Loans are treated as a transfer to/from the investment
     fund from/to Participant Notes Receivable. A loan is secured by the balance
     in the participant's account and bears interest at a rate commensurate with
     market  rates  for similar loans, as defined (4.70% to 10.50% for the years
     ended  December  31,  2004  and  2003).
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     Administrative  Expenses  -  The  expenses  of  administration of the Plan,
     including  the expenses of the Administrator and fees of the Trustee, shall
     be  paid  by  the  Plan  unless  the  Plan  sponsor elects to make payment.

     Forfeitures  -  Forfeitures  result  from  non-vested Company contributions
     remaining  in the Plan for all terminated employees. As defined in the Plan
     document,  forfeitures  generated  are  added  to  the  forfeiture  reserve
     balance, which can be utilized to reduce Company contributions. At December
     31,  2004  and  2003 forfeiture reserve balances were $26,215 and $307,091,
     respectively.  During  2004, $421,240 of the forfeiture reserve balance was
     used  to  fund  a  portion  of  Metals  USA,  Inc.'s  employer  matching
     contributions.  No  forfeitures  were  utilized  in  2003.

2.   SUMMARY  OF  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES

     Method  of Accounting - The Plan's financial statements are prepared on the
     accrual  basis  of  accounting  in  accordance  with  accounting principles
     generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of  America.

     Use  of  Estimates  - The preparation of financial statements in conformity
     with  generally  accepted accounting principles requires management to make
     estimates  and  assumptions  that affect the reported amounts of net assets
     available  for  benefits  and  changes therein. Actual results could differ
     from  these  estimates.

     Investment  Valuation  -  Investments  in  the stable value fund and pooled
     separate accounts are stated at fair value, as determined by the unit value
     reported  by the Plan's trustee. Investments in the CIGNA Guaranteed Income
     Fund  and  the  ONLIC Accumulation Account are non-fully benefit responsive
     and  are  stated  at  fair  value.  The term "non-fully benefit responsive"
     generally  relates  to  investments  that  have  or  could  have  possible
     conditions,  limitations  or  restrictions  on  participant  initiated
     transactions.  Participant  loans  receivable are valued at the outstanding
     loan  balance, which approximates fair value. Mutual funds and warrants for
     the  Company's  common  stock  are  valued  at  quoted  market  prices.

     The  Plan  assets  at December 31, 2004 and 2003 include warrants which are
     traded  on  the  NASDAQ  national market quotation system under the sticker
     symbol "MUSAW." Pursuant to the Company's Reorganization Plan, which became
     effective  October  31,  2002,  all holders of Metals USA common stock were
     entitled to receive warrants in exchange for their shares in an approximate
     ratio  of  1  warrant  for every 10 shares of stock. On April 30, 2003, the
     Company  initiated  the  exchange  of  warrants  for  the  stock.

     As  a result of this exchange, the Plan received 275,465 warrants that were
     allocated  to  plan  participants who may direct the usage of the warrants.
     The  participants may sell the warrants and use the cash received to invest
     in  any of the other plan asset options or take the cash as a distribution.
     At  December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Plan held 101,211 and 244,432 warrants,
     respectively.

     Purchases  and  sales  of  securities  are  recorded on a trade-date basis.
     Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded
     as  earned.

     Risks  and  Uncertainties  -  The  Plan provides for investments in various
     securities  through the investment funds offered to participants, including
     but  not  limited  to,  foreign  and  domestic equity securities, bonds and
     obligations of the U.S. government, among others. Investment securities, in
     general,  are  exposed  to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and
     overall  market  volatility  risk. Due to the level of risk associated with
     certain  investment  securities,  it is reasonably possible that changes in
     the  values  of  investment securities will occur in the near term and that
     such  changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial
     statements.

3.   INVESTMENTS

Investments  that  represent  5% or more of the Plan's net assets are separately
identified  below:




                                                                             

                                                                                 December 31,
                                                                          -----------------------
                                                                              2004        2003
                                                                          ----------- -----------

 GMCM Stable Value                                                      $ 10,692,247  $         -
 Growth Fund of America/R3                                                 9,835,371            -
 MFS Strategic Value Fund/A                                                9,047,157            -
 Templeton Foreign Fund/A                                                  6,596,099            -
 MFS Research Bond Fund/A                                                  6,461,903            -
 American Century Small Cap Value                                          3,202,496            -
 CIGNA Guaranteed Income Fund                                                      -   17,059,934
 CIGNA Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund                                         -    5,732,057
 CIGNA Janus Account                                                               -    4,205,205
 CIGNA Growth & Income Fund/Multi-Manager                                          -    3,559,337
 CIGNA Lifetime40 Fund                                                             -    3,726,770
 CIGNA S&P 500 Index Fund                                                          -    2,812,383


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During  the  years  ended  December  31,  2004  and 2003, the Plan's investments
(including  interest, dividends, realized gains and losses on investments bought
and  sold  and  unrealized gains and losses on investments held during the year)
appreciated  (depreciated)  in  value  as  follows:




                                                                                
                                                                                 DECEMBER 31,
                                                                          -----------------------
                                                                              2004        2003
                                                                          ----------- -----------

General Account - CIGNA Charter Guaranteed Income Fund                     $   23,529  $  605,816
Guaranteed Investment Contract - ONLIC Fixed
 Accumulation Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         51,560      92,378
Participant Loans Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        119,810       7,870
                                                                          ----------- -----------
Total interest income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        194,899     706,064
                                                                          ----------- -----------


Mutual funds:
 American Century Small Cap. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        428,997           -
 Fidelity Advisor Small Cap/A. . . . . . . . . . . . .                        284,943           -
 GMCM Stable Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        293,544           -
 Growth Fund of America/R3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        548,272           -
 JP Morgan Mid Cap Value/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        213,811           -
 MFS Research Bond Fund/A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        184,520           -
 MFS Strategic Value Fund/A. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        951,135           -
 State Street S&P 500 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        108,794           -
 T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth/R. . . . . . . . . . . .                        249,309           -
 Templeton Fund Foreign Fund/A . . . . . . . . . . . .                        775,114           -
 Nationwide S&P 500/ Index/Svc Class . . . . . . . . .                         (3,573)          -
                                                                          ----------- -----------
                                                                            4,034,866           -

Pooled separate accounts:
 CIGNA S&P 500 Index Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         68,668     696,082
 CIGNA Growth & Income Fund/Multi-Manager. . . . . . .                         76,167     870,634
 CIGNA Global Value/Morgan Stanley . . . . . . . . . .                         32,242     377,030
 CIGNA Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund . . . . . .                        365,058   1,573,570
 CIGNA Janus Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        158,815   1,180,361
 CIGNA Lifetime20 Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         16,663     120,922
 CIGNA Lifetime30 Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         24,089     175,359
 CIGNA Lifetime40 Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        100,500     729,197
 CIGNA Lifetime50 Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         21,789     142,588
 CIGNA Lifetime60 Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         10,052      64,888
 CIGNA Large Cap Value Fund/Levin & Co.. . . . . . . .                         15,256     221,354
 CIGNA Mid-Cap Value Fund/Wellington . . . . . . . . .                         37,160     382,408
 CIGNA Mid-Cap Blend Fund/New Amsterdam Partners . . .                          3,193      27,291
 CIGNA Mid-Cap Growth Fund/Artisan . . . . . . . . . .                        174,614     562,020
 CIGNA Small Cap Value Fund/Sterling . . . . . . . . .                         39,736     285,612
 CIGNA Small Cap Growth Fund/Times Square. . . . . . .                         17,204     100,811
 CIGNA American Century International Growth Fund. . .                          8,138      32,551
                                                                          ----------- -----------
                                                                            1,169,344   7,542,678
                                                                          ----------- -----------
Total Mutual funds and pooled separate accounts. . . .                      5,204,210   7,542,678

Company securities:
 Warrants to Purchase Metals USA Common Stock. . . . .                        508,631     233,916
                                                                          ----------- -----------
Total company securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        508,631     233,916
                                                                          ----------- -----------

Total investment income
                                                                        $   5,907,740  $8,482,658
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4.   INVESTMENT  CONTRACTS  WITH  INSURANCE COMPANIES 

     The  Plan  participates  in  a  contract  with Ohio National Life Insurance
     Company  via an investment in the ONLIC Fixed Accumulation Account. For the
     Plan's  investment  in  the  ONLIC  Fixed Accumulation Account, the Plan is
     credited with interest at the rate specified in the contract which was 4.7%
     and  3.0% for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, net
     of  asset  charges.  As  discussed in Note 2, the CIGNA Income Fund and the
     ONLIC  Fixed  Accumulation Account are included in the financial statements
     at  fair  value  which,  principally  because  of  the  periodic rate reset
     process,  approximates  contract  value.

     The  Plan  participated  in 2003 and through January 20, 2004 in a contract
     with  Cigna  Guaranteed  Life  ("CG  Life")  via an investment in the CIGNA
     Guaranteed  Income  Fund.  CG  Life  commingled  the  assets  of  the CIGNA
     Guaranteed  Income Fund with other assets. For the Plan's investment in the
     CIGNA  Guaranteed  Income  Fund, the Plan was credited with interest at the
     rate  specified in the contract, which was 3.0% for the year ended December
     31,  2003,  net  of  asset  charges.  CG Life guaranteed the interest rates
     credited  for the CIGNA Charter Income Fund for six months. As discussed in
     Note  2,  the  CIGNA  Guaranteed  Income Fund was included in the financial
     statements  at  fair  value which principally, because of the periodic rate
     reset  process, approximates contract value. On January 21, 2004 Nationwide
     Trust  Company FSB ("Nationwide") became the Plan's trustee. Nationwide did
     not  offer  a  Guaranteed  Income  Fund  as  one of its investment options.

5.   RELATED-PARTY  TRANSACTIONS  

     Plan  assets  in 2003 and through January 20, 2004, included investments in
     funds  managed  by CG Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIGNA. CG Life was
     the  Plan's  trustee  and as such, transactions with the trustee qualify as
     party-in-interest  transactions.  Nationwide  became  the  Plan's  trustee
     effective  January  21,  2004,  and  there  have  been no party-in-interest
     transactions  between  the  Plan  and  Nationwide.

     Personnel  and  facilities  of  the  Company  have  been  used  to  perform
     administrative  functions  for  the  Plan  at  no  charge  to  the Plan. In
     addition,  the Plan holds securities of Metals USA, Inc., the Plan sponsor,
     which  also  qualifies  as  a  party-in-interest.

6.   PLAN  TERMINATION  
     
     Although  it has expressed no intention to do so, the Company has the right
     under  the  Plan  to  discontinue  its  contributions  at  any  time and to
     terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan
     termination,  participants  will  become  100%  vested  in  their accounts.

7.   TAX  STATUS

     The Plan is a tax-qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code
     (the  "Code") Section 401(a), with a qualified cash or deferred arrangement
     under  Code  Section  401(k)  ("CODA")  and is subject to the provisions of
     ERISA.  The Plan is an adopted form of the PDS Tax Qualified 401(k) Savings
     Plan  &  Trust  Agreements  Volume  Submitter  Plan  (the "Volume Submitter
     Plan"),  a  non-standardized  profit  sharing  plan  with  CODA. The Volume
     Submitter  Plan  obtained  an  opinion  letter from the IRS dated April 21,
     2003,  which  stated  that the Volume Submitter Plan was in compliance with
     the  applicable  requirements of the Code. The Company is in the process of
     applying  for a determination letter covering the adoption agreement of the
     Volume  Submitter  Plan.  The  Company  believes that the Plan is currently
     being  administered  in  compliance with the applicable requirements of the
     Code.  Therefore,  no  provision  for income taxes has been included in the
     Plan's  financial  statements.

8.   TRANSFERS

     During 2004 and 2003, certain employees and their participant balances were
     transferred  from  an affiliated plan to the Plan. Additionally, $1,863,873
     of  account  balances  attributable  to participants employed by a business
     sold  in  2002  were  transferred  from  the  Plan  in  2003.

9.   SUBSEQUENT  EVENT

     On  May  18,  2005,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  entered into a
     definitive  merger  agreement  pursuant  to  which  an  affiliate of Apollo
     Management  L.P.  will  acquire  100%  of the common stock of Metals USA at
     $22.00  per share. The consummation of the merger is subject to approval by
     the  stockholders and customary regulatory review, and is expected to close
     on  or  before  September  30,  2005.






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     Members  of  the  Company's  management  will remain with the Company after
     closing,  and  will participate in the transaction as equity holders in the
     surviving  corporation  of  the merger. There are no planned changes to the
     Plan  resulting  from  the  change  in  ownership  of  the  Company. If the
     shareholder  approval  is  obtained  and  the  other  conditions  to  the
     transactions  are  satisfied  then,  on  or about the effective time of the
     merger,  the  Company  expects  to repurchase any warrants that are held by
     plan  participants  in their respective individual accounts, for a purchase
     price  that  would  equal  the  difference between the merger consideration
     ($22.00  per  share)  and  the  warrant  price  of  $18.50 per share, which
     effectively  becomes  $3.50  per  warrant.  The  Company expects to pay all
     transaction  costs  associated  with  the  repurchase.


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METALS  USA,  INC  401(k)  PLAN

SCHEDULE  H,  LINE  4i  -  SCHEDULE  OF  ASSETS  (HELD  AT  END  OF  YEAR),
DECEMBER  31,  2004
                                                                                                         
(a)              (b)                                             (c)                                   (d)                  (e)


     Identity of Issue, Borrower,                Description of Investment Including                  Cost           Current  Value
       Lessor, or Similar Party              Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral,
                                                       Par or Maturity Value          


 *   Metals USA, Inc.                               Metals USA Warrants                           $  151,961             $  453,425

     American Century Investment, Inc.              American Century Small Cap Value                   N/A**              3,202,496

     Fidelity Advisor                               Fidelity Advisor Small Cap/A                       N/A**              2,009,828

     Gartmore Morley Trust Company                  GMCM  Stable Value                                 N/A**             10,692,247

     Capital Research & Management Company          Growth Fund of America/R3                          N/A**              9,835,371

     J P Morgan Investment Management Inc.          JP Morgan Mid Cap Value/A                          N/A**              1,454,356

     Massachusetts Financial Services Company       MFS Research Bond Fund/A                           N/A**              6,461,903

     Massachusetts Financial Services Company       MFS  Strategic  Value Fund/A                       N/A**              9,047,157

     State Street Global Advisors                   State  Street  S&P  500  Index                     N/A**              1,693,836

     T. Rowe Price                                  T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth/R                     N/A**              2,296,967

     Templeton Global Advisors  Ltd.                Templeton  Foreign  Fund/A                         N/A**              6,596,099

     Ohio National Life Insurance Company           Ohio National Group Annuities                      N/A**              1,634,377
                                                                                                                       ------------

                                                    Investments, at fair value                                           55,378,062

*    Outstanding Participant Loans                  Interest Bearing Participant Notes Receivable N/A**                   1,558,350
                                                                                                                      ------------

                                                                                                                      $  56,936,412
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*    Indicates  an  identified  person  known  to be a party-in-interest to the Plan.

**   Cost  information  has been omitted for participant directed investments.




                                   SIGNATURES
The  Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Plan  Administrator  has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its
behalf  by  the  undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

METALS  USA,  INC.
METALS  USA,  INC.  401(k)  PLAN


June  28,  2005          By:     /S/  TERRY  L.  FREEMAN
                                 -----------------------
                                   Terry  L.  Freeman
                                   Senior  Vice  President  and
                                   Chief  Financial  Officer
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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number     Description

4    Adoption  Agreement  and  Restated  Plan Agreement for the Metals USA, Inc.
     401(k)  Plan dated July 8, 2004 incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
     4  to  the  Plan's  Report  on  Form 11-K (File No. 1-13123) filed with the
     Commission  on  July  9,  2004.

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