Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Valhi,  Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ended  September 30, 2002 as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Bobby D. O'Brien, Vice
President,  Chief  Financial  Officer and  Treasurer  of the  Company,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and result of  operations of the
Company.



/s/  Bobby D. O'Brien
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Bobby D. O'Brien
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
November 14, 2002