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

                                    FORM 8-K

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

                                 AUGUST 27, 2003
                                (Date of Report)

                           NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                          1-14315                     76-0127701
(State or other                    (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                    File Number)              Identification No.)
incorporation)


                      10943 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY WEST
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77064
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (281) 897-7788
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)




ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (c)     Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this
                          Form 8-K:

                          99   Press Release issued by NCI Building Systems,
                               Inc. on August 27, 2003

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

                  The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

                  On August 27, 2003, NCI Building Systems, Inc. issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended August 2, 2003. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

                                 NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
                                 (Registrant)

                                 By: /s/ Robert J. Medlock
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     Robert J. Medlock, Executive Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer

                                 Dated:  August 27, 2003




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number             Description
--------------             -----------
99                         Press Release issued by NCI Building Systems, Inc.
                           on August 27, 2003