Recently I got a chance to tour a restaurant that was nearing the end of construction with the owner.  Naturally I took a look at the drains and I wasn’t surprised with what I found.  Along the lip of the drains was construction debris.  It looked like drywall and dried up pieces of plaster.  I asked the owner, “What do you think will happen with all this debris when they clean your floors next week?”  The restaurant owner of course realized that it would all wash down into their drains and into their brand new piping system.  What a way to start!  Why spend all that money on piping and plumbing systems if you are going to wash sawdust, plaster, and other junk down the drains before you even open?  Thankfully we had a week before the wash down would begin, so we measured all their floor drains and sent them drain-nets to ensure all the debris will be captured in the net, preventing future drain clogs.

So what should you do?

If there is a lot of dust, sawdust, or other fine particles, you should definitely consider getting a Solid Drain-Net.  It’s mesh material catches fine particles but still lets the water pass through.

If you are concerned more about larger debris, I would suggest the Molded Plastic Drain-Net.