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Keith and Kathleen bought a new house by the railway in a charming village. The integral garage could easily be converted to a kitchen diner. They were excited by the plans.

 

Keith had the skills to do most of the work himself and took three pals to help with the preparation. When one of them pierced a water pipe when he was stripping cladding in the lounge he searched for the stop tap.

 

 

   

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The water showered the carpet tiles as they started to float. Keith was certain that Kathleen hadn’t included an indoor swimming pool as part of the conversion.