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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (the
"Company") for the period ended June 30, 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: August 26, 2004

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