POWER OF ATTORNEY


	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. Paul McGrath,
Gary J. Van Domelen and Mark Cresitello, each of them, 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 4th day of December 2003.


                                                  /s/ Jacques Esculier
                                         Name:    Jacques Esculier