EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                   TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dominion Homes, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Douglas G. Borror, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to Title 18, United States Code, 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 results of operations
            of the Company.


                                              /s/ Douglas G. Borror
                                            ------------------------------------

                                            Print Name: Douglas G. Borror

                                            Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                            Date: August 14, 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dominion Homes, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Peter J. O'Hanlon, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to Title 18, United States Code, 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 results of operations
            of the Company.


                                              /s/Peter J. O'Hanlon
                                            ------------------------------------

                                            Print Name: Peter J. O'Hanlon

                                            Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                            Date: August 14, 2002

                                     - 29 -