THANKS to a brilliant DIY expert's cheap hack, you don't need to clutter your home with cleaning tools for every job.

One inexpensive hack can clean it all – and keeps you from scrubbing and scraping at set-in dirt.

Jeff Patterson, a general contractor in Pennsylvania who teaches DIY courses as The Home Repair Tutor, debuted the brilliant tool in a YouTube video.

But he actually didn't come up with the tool himself: Ashley Selph, one of Patterson's 461k followers, was nine months pregnant when she conceived of the brilliant tool and shared the idea with him.

Patterson said concerns about grout are som of the most common queries he receives from fans. "It's the Holy Grail of cleaning questions, right?" he said.

When Selph reached out with her invention, the "Grout Grime Buster 3000," Patterson couldn't wait to try it.

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He was even more excited when he assembled the tool for less than $5.

Here's what you'll need: soap-dispensing dish scrubber brush heads, a five-inch hex tap bolt, one hex nut, one flat washer, and two split washers.

Make sure the brush heads are for a soap-dispensing scrubber, so they'll have a hole in the middle. Patterson got his from the brand Oxo, which sells brush heads in a two-pack.

Patterson spent a total of $4.81 on his supplies, and at that price point, if he wears out his grime-busting tool he can replace it easily.

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"It's pretty simple what you need to do," Patterson explained.

Slide one split lock washer onto the bolt, then slide it through the center of the brush head.

Then add your flat washer, the second split washer, and the hex nut.

Wrench the hex nut in place so it holds the brush at the end of the bolt. Be careful not to shatter the plastic on the brush head.

"Get it snug," Patterson instructed. He used a crescent wrench and then a socket wrench to tighten it. "That's all you need to do."

Now, put the other end of the bolt into your drill, and prepare to blast away grime from every room.

"You've got the perfect grout or tile cleaning solution," Patterson said. "It's unbelievable."

Patterson showed a before-and-after of the grout he used the tool on. In mere minutes, he was able to clean tiles that would normally require hours of scrubbing.

Even though it's made specifically for grout, the tool is extremely versatile.

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Try using it in your shower to get soap scum off the tiles, or get the hard-to-reach areas around your kitchen sink and back of the toilet.

"It's going to make cleaning not only your grout, but your kitchen, your bedroom, and your laundry room, you name it, so much easier, quicker, and better," Patterson said.

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