POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Mark C. Cresitello with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as
her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to:
(1) execute and
deliver for and on behalf of the undersigned, any and all Forms 3, 4, and 5
relating to the common stock of American Standard Companies Inc. (the
"Company") required to be filed in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the
rules thereunder (the "Forms") in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of the Company, and in any and all other capacities
pursuant to which such Forms may be required to be filed by the
undersigned;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Forms and timely file such Forms with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The
undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each
such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact and agents, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file the Forms with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact and agents.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of the 4th day of January, 2005.


						/s/ Mary
Elizabeth Gustafsson
						Mary Elizabeth Gustafsson