A DISABLED man says he had to fit his own kitchen after workmen repairing his flood-damaged home left him living in squalor.

Alfie Sanderson, from Brookside Villas, South Church, is registered disabled after breaking his back in 13 places, and wears callipers on his legs.

Like many other people on the estate, Mr Sanderson had to live in a caravan after the River Gaunless burst its banks and inundated his home.

After seven months, and a bout of pneumonia, he moved back into his home.

Mr Sanderson's insurance company, Royal and Sun Alliance, with whom he has a special mobility insurance policy, sent in workmen to repair the house.

But he says he is still without carpets, a bathroom, or even a flush toilet, and for the past seven months he has had to visit friends homes if he wanted to take a bath.

Mr Sanderson says he is angry about the state his home has been left in. Tiles around the fireplace have been smashed, the new patio doors are rusting, and the garden is filled with debris.

"I can't take much more of this," he said.

"I'm living in squalor. I have to empty my toilet with a bucket. I wish I hadn't had any builders in. They have made a total mess of the house. I don't even know when the workmen are coming back to finish off."

A friend, Kevin Dinsley, said: "It even took them three and a half days to put the door on in December.

"They didn't put any locks or handles on it, so every night Alfie would have to barricade himself in and leave through the patio windows."

A spokeswoman for Royal and SunAlliance said: "We are concerned to hear about these problems. As far as we knew we thought all the flooded houses had been dealt with. We are taking immediate action to deal with the problems.