Unlike out-of-town in-laws you will want American Standard in your bathroom. Builders put them in your bathroom and Home Depot says that they are the best they've seen for the bathroom. American Standard exemplifies diversity, innovation and quality.

A real estate appraiser once gave me an effective way to find the age of a home. First find a bathroom that looks to be the oldest in the house.

Flip over the tank lid and look for a date. Chances are there will be a date imprinted on the underside of the lid. Date of manufacture and the home's age should coincide. Along with that date you will often find the words "American Standard".

For 18 years a publicly traded company know as The American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation produced high quality plumbing supplies. The 1929 merger between American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation was the start of something that endures today.

11+ billion dollars in sales puts American Standard in the middle of the prestigious Fortune 500. You don't do that by producing inferior products or by not staying ahead of the curve. American Standards latest contribution to the remodeling do-it-yourselfer has already attracted the attention of the big box stores.

Home Depot recently awarded American Standard its 2007 Innovation Award for the Speed Connect drain system. The award recognizes new products that provide true benefits to consumers. Any time an installation process can be shortened by 50% I'm happy. The Speed Connect system surpassed that by taking the standard 14 parts and reduced it to 4! I wonder if American Standard will consider manufacturing children's bicycles. We can only hope.

With new home sales down in some areas of the country consumers tend to go into remodel mode. When you are considering a change in the bathroom or kitchen keep in mind that do-it-yourself is not for everybody. Major changes of plumbing are better handled by professionals. If you are looking to just update the fixtures there is no easier line of products than Speed Connect. Save labor dollars and time with American Standards product lines available nation wide.

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