Exhibit 12.1

Associated Materials, LLC

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Successor									Predecessor
	Years Ended						October 13,  2010 to January 1, 2011			January 3, 2010 to October 12, 2010			Years Ended
(dollars in thousands)	December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011									January 2, 2010		January 3, 2009
Earnings:
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(32,762	)	$	(223,223	)	$	(56,462	)	$	(66,054	)	$	23,048	$	(23,335	)
Plus: Fixed charges	87,544			87,982			18,621			67,895			88,812		93,727
Total earnings (loss)	54,782			(135,241		)	(37,841		)	1,841			111,860		70,392
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	75,520			75,729			16,120			58,759			77,352		82,567
Plus: Imputed interest on operating leases	12,024			12,253			2,501			9,136			11,460		11,160
Total fixed charges	$	87,544		$	87,982		$	18,621		$	67,895		$	88,812	$	93,727
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)	0.63			—			—			0.03			1.26		0.75

(1) For the successor years ended December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the successor period October 13, 2010 to January 1, 2011, the predecessor period January 3, 2010 to October 12,2010 and the predecessor year ended January 3, 2009 earnings were not adequate to cover fixed charges by $32.8 million, $223.2 million, $56.5 million, $66.1 million and $23.3 million, respectively.