
Natural Cleaning Hacks + Lead Paint Safety & PVC Fixes You Need
About this episode
Get these amazing cleaning tips from TikTok’s “Clean That Up” guy Brendan Pleshak. Plus, how to preserve vintage tile, test for lead paint, upgrade rake boards with PVC, fix lawn grubs, stop sewer backups, and hear “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” host Peter Sagal’s hilarious story of buying the wrong house.
• DIY Vinegar Cleaner (0:55)
• Vintage Tile Advice (9:48)
• Flooding Solutions (17:27)
• Lead Paint Safety (21:38)
• Rake Board Repair with PVC (26:49)
• Peter Sagal’s House of Horror (32:37)
Keywords: #cleanthatup #brendanpleshak #ultimate cleaning tips #DIY vinegar cleaner #natural cleaning hacks #lead paint safety #how to replace rake board #PVC trim repair #vintage tile restoration #combined sewer flooding #grub control lawn #bucket seeding hack #Peter Sagal #waitwaitdonttellme #This Old House Radio Hour
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