- The floor's kind of gone black.
So it's definitely been--
(camera crashes) Oh my god.
(thud)
(rattling) (yelling)
(gentle music)
Ever since I was a kid really, I've always been
quite like untidy.
Not dirty, like I keep things clean
and my personal hygiene's good and everything like that,
but I had a floordrobe.
I'm one of those people,
like all of my clothes on the floor,
but would do my laundry, but then once it was dried
out of the dryer, just like, put it on the floor.
It's that time of year, we're all in our houses,
stuck for things to do,
and I think it would be a reproductive use of my time
and maybe teach me something,
if I can really make this flat
as spick and span as possible.
There's a long list of things I've been researching it,
how you can spring clean,
like different things I can clean,
different ways I can clean them.
It is currently 5:39 in the morning.
I've gotten up to get a jump start on this.
So I'm gonna need to have some coffee
and feed the cat before any of this begins.
(gentle music) (liquid pouring)
(Nellie meows)
Okay, so I've made a list,
so I need to deep clean the oven,
I need to clean the microwave,
I need to wash the windows,
I need to clean the fridge,
I need to stain the island worktop.
I need to then, do all the regular cleaning stuff,
like mop the floor, and wipe the surfaces,
and like, all of that.
So everything is getting an intense seeing to.
Then in the living area, I need to vacuum the upholstery,
vacuum the floor, wash all the blankets and throw pillows,
which I've actually got a jump on, dust all the appliances.
Again, then do all the regular cleaning stuff,
like Hoover and all that.
So there's a lot to be getting on with.
All right, I haven't even started yet.
I came just to sit down for five minutes
to review what I had filmed,
and like you know, finish my coffee.
The cleaning stuff is all still there.
I may have hit a bit of a snag.
Nellie, I'm supposed to be cleaning.
Five minutes, I guess.
So the way I've got this to work
is that I asked my flatmates not to clean for one day.
Just one day.
I asked them basically to leave things up to me.
So I asked them just to put their dishes in the sink,
not to wipe down the tops,
not to do the regular cleaning stuff that they do.
So I am not going to attempt to spring clean my entire flat.
Let's go.
Okay, so here I've got an oven cleaning kit.
It says, "Deep cleans, powers through grease,
"and leaves oven sparkling."
Well, that sounds good.
Read all instructions,
health and safety information before use.
Make sure your arms and wrists are fully covered,
and put on the disposable gloves.
Okay, guess that's step one.
I'm not seeing gloves.
Oh, wait, hang out.
Normally, when I get gloves like this,
it's 'cause I'm gonna dye my hair.
But no, this is
not anywhere near as fun as that, sadly.
How am I supposed to?
Okay, make sure the bag has no leaks
by filling with water prior to use.
Empty water out before using.
I'm not gonna do that.
Carefully lower the oven racks into the bag
and pour half the cleaning solution
into the rack cleaning bag.
Okay, so racks out of oven, into bag,
half solution also into bag, got it.
It's like if you were gonna make a massive sandwich.
Put the racks in the bag.
(bag crinkling)
Basically, what I need to do is put half of this bottle
into this bag, put the rest of the bottle
into the middle of the oven, scrub it down,
and then leave it for like, hours.
So I was right to do this first,
because it's going to take forever.
How do I know how much is half?
Like that?
That seems good.
Pour the remainder of the cleaning solution
directly into the center of the oven,
then use the highly absorbent sponge...
I don't know why they need to describe the sponge.
To apply to solution to the interior surfaces
leave both the oven and rack cleaning bag
to soak for a minimum of four hours.
Okay, cool.
As you can probably see, my oven's like, hella janky.
Like, the inside here actually isn't bad.
This front bit definitely needs some attention.
Oh my god, look at that.
(groans)
Okay.
This seems a bit wild.
Like, is this right?
I don't know.
I'm gonna put some on here as well,
because this is the bit that actually needs the attention.
That needs to be...
I don't know.
It needs Jesus, really.
Okay, I've used all of the solution,
so is that right?
Now it says use the highly absorbent sponge to,
I guess buff it in.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, I don't think I've done the right thing.
It's all over it.
That's too much.
Thank God the sponge is highly absorbent,
'cause I have put way too much.
Oh my god, it's got the texture of like, egg white.
But you know what, I have faith
that this oven's gonna come up like a new penny.
So I'm gonna hold on to that.
Okay, if there's any like, cleaning gurus out there
who can like, help me for future reference,
I'd love to know.
Okay, low key, this is kind of fun.
Okay, so I have the oven with this cleaning solution,
like all scrubbed around it.
Here's the highly absorbent sponge.
This bag is full of the same stuff,
which is eating away at the grime on the racks, I guess.
So that's set one done.
I, now need to just close it up
and leave it for hours on end, to corrode, I guess.
We've hit a bit of a snag.
It's all over the floor,
so I think I'm gonna clean this up, before it...
Oh, okay.
The floor's kind of gone black.
Which is genuinely, really concerning.
I don't know what to do about that?
Will that come off?
Oh, look, it is.
Okay, we might be fine.
(scrubbing)
I need to get a scour on that (beep).
What do I do?
(scrubbing)
A lot of the oven cleaner dripped out onto the floor,
and now there is a huge stain.
Which won't come off, no matter how much bleach
and scrubbing I do.
So (sighs), it's a good start.
How to remove oven cleaner stains from wood.
Yes.
Oven cleaner stains from floor, perfect.
Oven cleaner uses very strong chemicals
to break down burnt food and stains in your oven.
Removing oven cleaner stains from the floor
can be a difficult chore.
(laughs)
Using baking soda and vinegar,
and some sort of scrub brush.
That sounds good, we have those things.
I'll try that.
That looks encouraging, right?
- [Flatmate] Yeah, go on.
- [Tom] I don't feel like you mean that.
- [Flatmate] I don't, you (beep) up our house.
(gentle music)
- I've been scrubbing for about five minutes,
and the stains aren't coming off.
So to be honest, I'm just gonna have to leave that there,
and come back to it later, so that's an issue for later.
That's look at the next thing on the list.
I've been cleaning for all of 20 minutes,
and it's already an absolute nightmare in here, oh my god.
All right, next thing I'm gonna do is
take everything out of the fridge
and clean the inside of that.
So I've taken everything out of the fridge.
This is like, this massive block of ice in the back,
that I don't know how I'm gonna even...
(ice cracks)
Oh, great.
(spraying)
Now I'm gonna clean the, what are these, shelves
and the trays that go in the door.
My mind is scrambled already.
(shuffling)
I cleaned all the internal parts,
they're now all dry.
There they are.
Now all I need to do
is put them in the lovely, clean fridge.
Fabulous, iconic, beautiful,
clean, hygienic,
fabulous, done.
Oh, I need to clean that, Jesus.
Okay, so the oven is doing it's thing,
the fridge is clean, I wiped down all the surfaces.
The next thing I'm gonna do is this microwave cleaner.
Just so you get a before shot, this is really gross.
It looks like something died in here.
It says, "Empty one sachet into the tray provided.
"Microwave on high for two minutes,
"wipe away any residue,
"and wipe once more with a clean cloth or sponge."
Basically, I've just finished cleaning the microwave,
which is great, it looks really good.
Could eat dinner off of that.
Well, I guess you kind of do.
But now I need to clean where it was.
So what I'm gonna do now is take everything off the worktop
and clean all of that.
(upbeat jazz music)
Okay, so all the worktops are now beautifully clean.
Stunning, lovely.
So now I'm gonna clean the appliances that went on them,
and put them back on to the clean surface.
It's all about order I'm learning.
Next I'm gonna shake out the toaster.
I feel like if I do that outside
that makes more sense, right?
It's all over the table, which I've already cleaned.
See it's the order, I'm (beep) this up.
(rattling) (yelling)
(upbeat jazz music)
Look at that, shiny and new and beautiful.
Appliance number two, clean toaster.
Stunning.
Look at that.
Next up is the NutriBullet.
Now I don't wanna like wash this, wash this,
because I feel like that might damage it.
I'm gonna wipe it with an anti-bacterial wipe.
I feel like that's a good, you know, thing to do.
Okay, I mean, that's the best I can get it.
That looks pretty good to me.
I've cleaned the whole outside of it as well,
so NutriBullet, done, yay.
Successfully installed.
Fabulous.
So I know that descaling a kettle is a thing.
But this is a Brita filtered kettle,
so actually, it filters the water
before you boil it.
Meaning there's not actually any limescale buildup.
I am gonna give it a bit of a wash and a wipe.
But in general, I think we're good with this.
Appliance number four is kettle, done.
(upbeat jazz music)
So it's been at least like six hours, I think now,
since I did the oven thing.
So I'm gonna read the box to see what I have to do now.
Wipe away the residue with the sponge provided
using plenty of hot water.
Look at this.
(squeaking)
Oh my god.
I know I've said a million times,
but that is coming up like a new penny.
That's incredible, look at that.
Okay, so although this oven cleaner
kind of ruined my life before,
it is amazing, and I'm happy that I've done it.
(squeaking)
Okay, so it's time now to do the racks of the oven.
I have high hopes for this.
I've never done this before,
but hopefully it's gone well.
I don't know, we'll see.
Oh, it smells gross.
(liquid pouring)
(rattling)
So I've pretty much finished everything in the kitchen,
it's looking beautiful.
I think all I need to do now is basically tidy up
the bits and bobs that are all around
kind of the living room area.
So I'm gonna do that, and then I'm gonna Hoover the floor
and then I'm gonna mop the floor,
and then hopefully this whole area should be done.
(upbeat jazz music)
It's gonna be like, full of gunk and coins and whatever.
Yeah, oh, there we go, okay, that's great.
I'm gonna Hoover all this then.
Another task, woo.
(upbeat jazz music)
I think I've done this wrong.
It's so tiring.
And I just Hoovered this whole thing
and then I started putting the cushions back in,
and I put them in the wrong way,
and it's like the most boring puzzle ever.
(upbeat jazz music)
(thud)
Okay.
(Hoover whirring)
Okay, so the Hoovering is finished.
Now all that remains to be done is the mopping.
It's actually quite an essential part in here
because there are lots of wine stains
and stuff on the ground.
And also maybe I'll get up that oven cleaner stain,
I don't know.
Alexa, play "Life is a Rollercoaster" by Ronan Keating.
(upbeat jazz music)
As of now, done, tick.
Success, woo.
Here's some before and afters.
(whimsical tune)
(gentle music)
I'm gonna be honest, that took way, way, way longer
than I thought it was going to.
It's about just after 4:00 PM now,
so that means I've been going for like, 10 hours.
This took me 10 hours.
I don't think cleaning a room like this
is supposed to take 10 hours.
I guess filming it makes things a bit longer.
Also I just have no idea what I'm doing, clearly.
I thought this would be fun, it just wasn't.
So thank you for joining me on this journey.
I hope that it gave you something to laugh at
in this troubling time.
I'm gonna keep you all updating on the stain, because...
(dramatic tune)
I may have rumbled myself there. (chuckles)
Ta Ra.
(gentle music)