How I Make Custom Size Pipe Escutcheons or Flanges

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This idea comes from my kitchen and bathroom remodeling bag of tricks. I've been making these for nearly 30 years.

To purchase PVC online: go to Amazon or Ebay and do a search of "Rigid PVC white flat sheet 1/8"" Beware that there is a corrugated and a foam PVC board. You don't want those. You want solid, machinable flat stock. 👍

Here are Amazon affiliate links to tools shown in this video...

Herrick Kimball

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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?

kaackster

So timely, you don’t even know…

Thank you!

JohnMcClane

Thanks Herrick. Great Tip. And to see your wall of tools was equally inspiring...and impressive!!

raylidell

Absolutely enjoyed this great and useful video. Thank you sir 👍

Peter-.H

"Escutcheon" is the proper word.
"Flange" is different entirely, but is easier for some people to recall quickly.
I love the word "Escutcheon."

f.demascio

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.

TheItinerantCraftsman

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.

peasanthill

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. :)

gbinman

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.

Art_in_MT

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.

danarbuckle

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.

DeveloperChris

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.

thedevilinthecircuit