Corbridge Couple's Grand Design Style Flood Defences
Nicola and Paul Hobrough's house is undergoing a major extension...
Houses across the North East were devastated by floods back in December.
Storm Desmond hit the region hard, damaging houses and businesses alike.
Corbridge was one of the places badly affected with residents having to battle with up to six foot of water raging through their homes.
To avoid the risk of any future flooding most people might be tempted to move out entirely and find somewhere else to live, but one family in Corbridge is going to extreme measures to ensure their house doesn't flood again.
Nicola and Paul Hobrough's house is undergoing a major extension, and I don't mean they're building a conservatory or extra garage. They're going to use hydraulic jacks to lift their house 2.6 meters off the ground and build blocks underneath.
The couple and their three kids are hoping this will give them some peace of mind at last.
"I would not want to do this again, it's more heartbreaking then I imagined it could be, but it just makes me realise I won't have to check the weather forecast every five minutes and just living in fear basically"
Nicola - who's overseeing the whole project is working alongside surveyors and contractors to make sure everything goes smoothly.
After six foot of water ruined the entire ground floor of her dream home just weeks before Christmas, Nicola got straight on the Internet to look for ways to avoid this ever happening again.
The extremity of the building works means it comes with a hefty price tag. Nicola said her husband Paul is working every hour in the day to cover the ÂŁ140,000 bill. But she thinks it's a price worth paying to stay in their dream family home in a perfect location.
"I absolutely love its location and that was the reason we bought the house, it's down by the river and it's beautiful. It's really hard thinking I had to give up this bit of paradise and the house will flood again"
They have now received planning permission to ahead with the project. Construction is due to begin in a number of weeks.