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


     I, Harvey R. Blau, Chief Executive Officer of Griffon  Corporation,  hereby
certify that the Form 10-Q of Griffon  Corporation for the period ended June 30,
2002 fully  complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the  information  contained in such report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of Griffon Corporation.
                                                /s/ Harvey R. Blau
                                                ------------------------
                                                Name: Harvey R. Blau
                                                Date: August 13, 2002

     I, Robert Balemian, Chief Financial Officer of Griffon Corporation,  hereby
certify that the Form 10-Q of Griffon  Corporation for the period ended June 30,
2002 fully  complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the  information  contained in such report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of Griffon Corporation.

                                                /s/ Robert Balemian
                                                ------------------------
                                                Name: Robert Balemian
                                                Date: August 13, 2002

     These  certifications  are being  furnished  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley   Act  of  2002  and,  except  to  the  extent  required  by  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act,  shall not be  deemed  to be filed as part of the  periodic
report  described  herein nor shall they be deemed filed by Griffon  Corporation
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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