Drain Maintenance Products for Bathroom Sinks

Preventing repairs is the best way to increase the profitability of your rental property. Small inexpensive solutions to common problems add up and can save you tons of money on maintenance.

Bathroom sink clogging is one of the most common problems I encounter as a maintenance pro. Here is how to prevents clogs and the products that can help you.

  How to prevent bathroom sinks from clogging?

 Make sure that no hair gets inside the drain. This solution is next to impossible, especially for a rental property.

Use only liquid soap. Also hard to do for a rental but you can make a recommendation.

 Install drain strainers or drains with built-in strainers. This is the solution I would choose because even if you can’t do it by yourself, you will pay the plumber once and not call him every 2-3 months.

There are Two Types of Products Designed to Prevent Bathroom Sink Clogs: Sink Drains with Strainer Basket and Sink Strainer


Sink Drains with Strainer Basket

The Best Drains with Built-In Strainers

KES Bathroom Sink Drain
with Strainer Basket Hair Catcher Anti Clog Pop-up
Drain Stopper Vanity Vessel Sink with Overflow

This drain has a pop-up stopper with a strainer basket installed.

It’s easy to remove the stopper and clean the basket.


Bathroom Sink Drain

with Strainer Basket Detachable Pop Up Drain Stopper

Vanity Vessel Sink without Overflow

Also easy to clean as the first choice.


Sink Strainers

The Best Sink Strainers

Bathroom Sink Strainers

and Stopper Plug Combo

Stainless Steel Strainers and Rubber Plug Stopper

These do not require installation but you still have to remove the old stopper.


Drain Buddy No Installation

Clog Preventing Bathroom

Sink Stopper/Strainer

This stopper with a built-in strainer is easy to install.

You have to remove the old stopper.

It’s designed for drains of a specific size.


WINDALY Bathroom
Sink Drain Strainer

Four strainers included.

Stopper plugs are not included.

Strainers can slow down the drain.

About the author

Chris Christo owns a property maintenance company and writes for Rentce on all rental maintenance topics.
He is also a rehabber and a landlord.
When he doesn’t work on properties or writes about properties, he can be found fishing.