EXHIBIT 32.2

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, Michael T. Vesey, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

                  1. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Orleans Homebuilders,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended March 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended; and

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



Date: May 13, 2004

                                                   Michael T. Vesey
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                                                   Michael T. Vesey
                                                   President and Chief Operating
                                                   Officer