How Clean Is Your House, Episode 9
Meet 45 year old Barney Brooks, from Anglesey in Wales. He loves and collects vintage cars. He lives in a 200 year old Welsh home. He keeps an 80 year old car, named Caitlyn, in the dining room! Barney says, "My cleaning extent is opening the windows."
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Kim & Aggie's Inspection
"Why is your house so disgusting?!" asks Kim. Barney says, "It's not disgusting, it's just a mess." Aggie says, "The living room is like a workshop, not a home." Tools and auto parts are everywhere, along with petro products. This is the first time the girls have seen a car garaged in a dining room.Kim scrapes fat off the cooker that is several years old. The frig gasket is filthy, the frig itself reeks inside. The dishes in the sink give off a putrid smell.
The girls found one room that was clean and tidy! "So he does know how to clean!" said Kim. In the bedroom Kim says, "There's that man smell." Aggie says, "Dank, damp, dusty." Kim adds, "Cheesy." Kim yells out the bedroom room to Barney, "Get in here and take those dirty overalls off!" Aggie swabs around the house and the cleaning begins.
Cleaning Highlights
1. Frig gasket: use whitening toothpaste and scrub with a toothbrush. Use a clean damp cloth to wipe off.2. Inside of frig: empty frig. Combine 1 T. bicarb of soda, 1 tsp. grapefruit seed extract in a spray bottle of water. Spritz inside and wipe down.
2. Countertops: wipe off surface dirt. Combine 500ml water with 1 tsp. baby bottle sterilizer in a spray bottle. Spritz and wipe. For stuck on foods, sprinkle table salt over and wipe. The abrasion from the salt removes the dried foods.
3. Stainless steel sinks: In a bowl, combine cream of tartar and enough 20% peroxide (for hair) to make a thin paste. Open windows for ventilation and wear a mask until the odor dissipates. Wipe on sink and scrub, then rinse off with clear warm water.
4. Brass trivet: dip in a bowl of cola, hold for a little, the, dip in clean water. Wipe dry.
The swab results showed the microwave was teaming with Campylobacter. Aggie told Barney that it takes 500 organisms to make someone sick. There were 5 times that in his microwave. The young and old, and those with compromised immune systems are most susceptible.
Concluding Remarks
Before, the kitchen was toxic with a filthy sink and surfaces. Now it is clutter free and food friendly.
Before the bedroom was a dingy den filled with disgusting aromas. Now it has a sweet smell of success.
Before, the back room was a grimy garage for Caitlyn. Now he's gained a room.. a super study!
Barney was brought to tears and hugs Kim and Aggie. He says, "The future is going to see a new Barney."
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