POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Mary Elizabeth Gustafsson and Mark C. Cresitello with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, as his 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 30th day of November, 2005.


						/s/ David S. Kuhl

						David S. Kuhl