How I Make Custom Size Pipe Escutcheons or Flanges
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2024
- This idea comes from my kitchen and bathroom remodeling bag of tricks. I've been making these for nearly 30 years.
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I went on Amazon to search for the pvc flat stock. I couldn't find any that were that size. do you have a link where you currently are getting them from?
“Rigid pvc white flat sheet 1/8””
Search that at EBay and you will find numerous options. There is a pvc foam board. You don’t want that. 👍
That search on Amazon will also bring it up.
I finally learned how to say that damn word - escutcheon 😂 I’m a detail craftsman too and this is a great tip for nice finishes on my plumbing projects.
Thanks, Herrick. That's a simple and semi-inexpensive way to make ugly pipe protrusions look clean and professional.
Awesome tip! End of Escutcheon.
It's easy to see you are a stickler for good work, well done. That is also the finest floor I have ever seen in an attic!
"Escutcheon" is the proper word.
"Flange" is different entirely, but is easier for some people to recall quickly.
I love the word "Escutcheon."
Always thought it was an old word ... so I Googled escutcheon etymology ...
... late 15th century: from Anglo-Norman French escuchon, based on Latin scutum ‘shield’.
So basically it follows from the Roman army shield. Who knew? But then they did give us plumbum >>> lead >>> plumbing! 🙂
@@richardstewart6900so a prophylactic is an escutcheon?
Cool, saying ‘rubber’ or whatever is so tacky when you’re about to penetrate the hymen of your pristine bride.
Exactly. Words have meaning.
Just describe it as the flange looking thing that covers the reveal around a pipe!
Boom! Drop the mic!
Nice work! It's actually easier to cut large circles in thin stock like this with a flycutter on a drill press. Try it and you'll like it.
Thanks for the tip!
So timely, you don’t even know…
Thank you!
Besides a deburring tool, you can use a propane torch to lightly go around the rough areas. The torch melts the PVC and leaves a nice smooth finish. Been using that technique for ever.
Love this! Clean and functional!
Nice tip. I've never heard one person use the word "escutcheon" so many times in such a short period of time in my life.😀
I figured it would make a good
drink word
I'm 90 seconds into the video and o boy, 'got a good buzz 😆
Great! I need one for a washing machine drain pipe at a clients home. Drywall and goop are 'no bueno'. I was going to ask the Lasco guys at the home builders show in Las Vegas, but did not get a chance, and this is much better.
An escutcheon is only and always an escutcheon. NEVER A FLANGE.
If we're going to pedant (verb), let's do it. The only thing _always_ or _never_ about language is that it's both always changing and never constant. 'Escutcheon' will never catch on, because it's always going to be easier for one to say 'flange,' whether the thing is attached or not. Clearer still would be to simply call it a 'trim circle,' since it would be totally unrealistic to expect people to understand such a rarely-used word.
That's the thing about precision in communication; what matters most is affect, and not so much dictum. _But standardization!_ ...they always cry, as their language continues away on its path of endless change.
@@pocket83squared
When I go to the plumbing supply house and ask for a certain size escutcheon I never say flange. No plumber or electrician I know would ever do that. Yes it is a rare word if you’re not in the business but otherwise it’s critical for getting what you want when ordering materials.
@@lets-getbrandon4192 Oh, yeah. Wow. I guess you're right. As if that thought hadn't occurred to me. Thing is, Captain Commonsense, you aren't ordering a specific part whenever you're communicating with other humans 99.x% of the time.
@@pocket83squared or the other 99% are just ignorant!
@@pocket83squared try calling it a trim circle next time and see how many people know exactly what you are talking about!
Excellent idea...I will definitely keep this in mind
Absolutely enjoyed this great and useful video. Thank you sir 👍
Thanks Herrick. Great Tip. And to see your wall of tools was equally inspiring...and impressive!!
Thank you. Check out this link to learn more about my tool organization system: czcams.com/video/jV-Jow0Azng/video.htmlsi=g5q-KO3LcTPIl-qy
Great tip. You have an impressive library of inventions and innovations.
I am very jealous of your attic. Mine is horrible. The construction doesn't really support a usable space but having the power panel in the corner of of the garage below really added the coup de grace. Tons of romex like spider webs going the absolute shortest path. It might have cost another box of wire to run them through a channel that could be floored over. I really laughed when it was clear that you took your shoes off in your attic. :)
Great info as always Herrick! Let me take this opportunity to highlight the huge success I’m having with my mini bed garden. I am truly amazed and surprised at the productivity and ease of maintenance. South East Texas gardening was no picnic before. 👍 I feel like I owe you something
Nice job and great result. I love to see craftsmen take pride in their work. So often I see sloppy work and I have to wonder why. My guess is that they don't want to take the time. I understand that but they could at least offer the customer the opportunity to have a better looking job for more money. No-one should expect a job where the craftsman goes above and beyond without paying for the extra time it takes.
Brilliant! Thank you! I learned several new techniques. I sometimes use a Dremel sanding drum (on low speed) to deal with outer edges on plastics like that.
Very clever indeed.
Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom.
God Bless from London England.
Great vid! Thank you! And great job on the attic. The angled knee walls help make it seem roomier.
Hey Herrick - Big thanks from Iowa. Thumbs up.
People need to know just how important these are to have. Under my kitchen sink, in the old mobile home I inherited, the wood had rotted because of a broken pipe a few years before and snakes had entered the home thru the opening around the drain pipe. Those snakes laid eggs and more snakes emerged and now I have found 2 small dead snakes and hear another roaming around my house. One even tried to burrow up inside the plastic covering on the box spring of my bed (while I was in it). I subsequently gave the bed away, sealed my bedroom off and moved another bed (without a box spring) into the living room to sleep. Because I wasn't in the bedroom during the freezing winter I hadn't known the pipes had burst (actually 2 of them) and the bedroom and bathroom was filled with hot steam from the water heater and it had moisture dripping from the ceiling and walls and mold everywhere. Even sealing the room off again didn't keep the mold from permeating the house or keep me from getting pneumonia from the mold. Now I'm trying to clear out my garage to frame it in for a home free of snakes and mold. So escutcheons are SO VERY IMPORTANT!!! More than anyone would ever know. If I had then previously, I would still be able to stay in my home. THANK YOU FOR THIS! I will be making them for each of the pipes that come in from the floor in my 'garage-a-minium' and also plan on placing that rigid white board under each sink so I won't ever have rotten wood to cause problems with again!
Thanks for the tip. Now I have to get busy and make a few of them.
Fantastic video. I often am looking for PVC flanges, more so in tinkering than home construction, that have a tight fit and think what you showed here will help in this area. Thank you!
Nice looking trim out! Thanks for the tip!
Great solution to cover the hole around the pipe, easy to make also!
Making those knee-walls perpendicular to the rafters was a great idea. Really appears to open up the space.
I work in a sign shop and I work with these materials daily. The utility knife scrape works well in conjunction to sandpaper. 320-400 grit.
Awesome attention to detail. Appreciate your work.
Hello Herrick, most of the steam engineers/ mill wrights use a gasket cutter to cut this type of material. It can cut very large and small holes, very accurate circles with only a fine burr. Normally used to cut tough "Gorlox" material so vinyl would be easy. Very little set up time. Also for the small holes I would recommend Fostner bits, also precise holes with no tear out and then finish with the de-burring tool
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Great idea!! The video was excellent and very informative on the process!
Thank you. Great tutorial.
Great video! I will be using this idea, very helpful! P.S. I have bought PVC sheet at Home Depot.
awesome idea. great video and instructions.
Lovely attic space
Perfect for what I need. Thank you
Thanks Herrick. I have my grandmother's apple dishes.
Very nice. My apple dishes came from my grandmother. Great memories. They're special. ❤
Can’t wait to make these, thanks!
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
The cheap chrome-plated shower goosenecks are prone to corrosion after a decade or two. And, they usually break off inside the threads of the brass receiving fitting.
Years ago, I started to make my own goosenecks from PVC, heat-forming them to the appropriate angle tilt. But, what about the escutcheon?
Using PVC pipe end-caps cut and holed in a lathe, sanded and polished, they look like perfect factory-made-for-purpose beauty trim.
Excellent
Thank you
Very very interesting and informative thank you Sir!
Great tutorial! Thanks.
well done!
Sweet idea 🤠👍🔨
2" Pvc ones that are pretty good quailty go for about $6 for a pack of 20 from the plumbing supply house. I really do like the idea though sometimes you need them to be flush because your first fitting needs to be flush with the wall this could really get you out in a pinch. Over the years I've modified my own different ways to get what I needed. This could also be good if you need to cover a big hole or if the pipes are too close you could make a double.
nicely done 👍🏽
What a great solution
great video - thanks
You could make a nice decorative escutcheon by layering a smaller outer diameter one on top of a larger diameter one, and put a bevel in the top one. Now I want to own a lathe. lol
I've always cut circles on a bandsaw with an adjustable jig that is easy to make
thanks this was interesting and useful
I use my 3d printer. I can even design it when the pipe comes in at an angle and therefore the hole in the escutcheon is slightly oval. I chamfer the outside edge so that the edge blends with the base.
Anglo-Norman Escutcheon from the Latin Scutum meaning Shield
thank you so much for sharing, just what I need, the ones in the stores are garbage
Escutcheon instruction! Now I must go to luncheon!
Wow this popped up on my feed and this is exactly what I needed to fix my bathroom remodel. Thank you!
Man, take a drink every time he says it 😂😅
Cool idea, I've got a few spots I could use this! A few things to add. It looks like you could make one out of a spare piece of that flooring in your attic. Would it be better to frame around that pipe to protect it?
The spare piece of flooring would work if I put the escutcheon in place before connecting it. No flex for fitting around the pipe after. Framing around the pipe is not a bad idea. 👍
If you put both your cutters on at the same time, you can cut it all out at one time. 👍🏼
Nice discussion about escutcheons😂
Thanks.
OD and holes can also be cut with a router and circle jig.
It looked nice until you put the screws in. It would look much better if you just use an adhesive. Install would be much more cleaner.
What screws? He didn't use any on the install. He did use some to hold the part when getting set to drill the center hole... but I'm sure you couldn't mean those, right?
@@Geoff_G
2:05 and 2:38
If you use adhesive you can’t remove later for repairs.
@@TuberDave444 The adhesive is going to be removed with a putty knife. You just use a touch of silicone to hold in place. There’s no reason for any physical retention. Just scrape it off and glue back on. But in reality you don’t go back into the wall or you would have installed an access panel.
@@puntabachata I don't know how I missed those. Definitely should've used adhesives rather than screws.
7:15 *Use three screw/washer sets for a guaranteed no-slip clamp.*
Many people around here many call them beauty rings. I've never made one nice info.
I bet Team has stock made of tissue paper.😁😁
This is exactly what I need for my central vac installation... the pipe comes out of the wall at 45 degrees so definitely not something I can buy! Thanks
Every plumber should be required to produce a sink base install like that before getting a license.
Neat. Though I'd personally just let my 3d printer chew on it. The CAD would take less than a minute.
Well, a great idea. I might do the same.
It was worth watching this video if only to learn how to pronounce "Escutcheon." Thanks.
I did this with a quart sized yogurt lid once
S-traps are a big no no
Yep. Old building. Been that way for a very long time. 😐
Is that an S-trap under that sink?☹️
Is it possible you could include the links for Amazon for flat stock? Thanks!!
yes, I'll put information in the video description. It is currently in answer to the pinned comment at the top of this comments section.
I call them scar plates…
He seems to like saying the word ‘escutcheon’.
Take a shot every time he says escutcheon. You won’t last the length of the video.
It's pronounced "Escutcheons" not "Escutcheons"
Your OCD is worse than mine...
A bit Click bait. Using a big word, most people have never heard of. Escutcheons here In UK would to refering to a key hole covers, not pipe flanges . pushing that Aside. a Very informative video. Thanks very much.
I'm in UK too..and the weird thing is that this has come up in my feed after talking on phone with my daughter last night about needing to put something like this around my sink pipes ..... I'm happy to find this but ..how? 😅
I first heard that word about 50 years ago. It was a piece for a two way radio that I needed to order.
Once I knew what it was I've heard it often since then. It is a word used in many different fields, but especially in plumbing.
Click bait? You should choose better words for your comment big brain! I have heard this word all my life and knew exactly what he was talking about! Maybe once your brainstem connects to your big brain the words will ring a bell ! Until then thx for playing Mr. Clickbait prick!
Btw nice and informative video and thx for posting! I am a 30+ yr tile guy who could have used this a few times myself! Thx for the education and never trust people who drive on the wrong side of the road! Lol!
That's what they're called though, at least in my neck of the woods.... Every plumber knows what an escutcheon is.