At least three feet of floodwater filled Carl Canty's garden, on the bank of the River Derwent, on Boxing Day, but he and his partner were dry and warm thanks to £20,000 of flood defences that they had installed themselves.
The 55-year-old precision engineer designed and helped to fit flood walls, gates and pumps that have saved the house from devastation.
The walls of the three-bedroom cottage near Selby, North Yorkshire, are lined with a waterproof membrane which acts like a layer of cling film to hold water back.
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