It's not a renovation, it's a cleaning! 30 examples of the transformations a simple cleaning can bring.

Cleaning is considered a difficult and tedious task. To motivate yourself to clean something, take a cue from Tom Sawyer and his fence and treat the process as enjoyable and creative. Especially since the results may exceed your expectations, as in these examples.

Had a little fun while cleaning the path near the house.

"The wife cleaned the handles of the old cabinets in the basement."

It's hard to believe, but this is the same room.

New York was much dirtier when coal-fired power plants operated in the Northeast.

"They transferred me to another McDonald's restaurant. The first thing I did was clean their oil tanks."

"I'm embarrassed to admit, but I didn't realize how dirty this seat was until my wife asked me to clean it. It's not green—it's just years of dirt buildup."

"Our house by the lake."

"This church in Detroit hasn't been cleaned in 134 years, since it was built. I always thought the stone was black."

Laser metal cleaning.

"I bought a new washing machine."

"We cleaned the playground at school."

"My cousin used a pressure washer."

Trinity Abbey Church in Vendôme.

Cleaning a painting from a layer of varnish applied 200 years ago.

The world's second largest granite building, Marischal College in Aberdeen. Before and after cleaning.

"I used a power washer to clean a pier I hadn't touched for 15 years. I can't believe my eyes."

"I washed the treadmill with a power washer."

"I washed the garden bench I bought 16 years ago."

"Stones in the fountain before and after cleaning."

"Passed by at the right moment."

Dam on Lake Solina in Poland.

"Cleaned the path for the first time in five years."

Cleaning the truck.

"The cleaners accidentally started cleaning the wrong house, but at least we still had a test sample."

St. Patrick's Cathedral.

"I didn't know this building was white."