Exhibit 23.2
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use in this
registration statement of Mueller Industries, Inc. of our report dated February
27, 1998 (except with respect to the matter discussed in Note 17 of the notes to
the financial statements as to which the date is August 7, 1998) with respect to
the financial statements of Halstead Industries, Inc. included herein and to all
references to our firm included in this registration statement.
 
                                                      /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                      Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Greensboro, North Carolina,
September 30, 1998.