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Couples, friends for garage roofing project.

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The experience

We need people happy to strip a garage roof and replace the old tiles with preformed sheets. This must be at least 2 people to work together we can accept up to 4.
Access will be using a scaffold tower.
An interest in carpentry would be advantageous.
Roofing is always weather permitting any day the weather isn’t suitable then there is a window and a door to replace so you won’t be bored.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Over 18 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a homestay in rural countryside.
We offer a bedroom in the house, share of bathroom and all other facilities.
We offer 3 meals per day, including rest days.
Light breakfast.
2 course lunch, soup or salad depending on time of year, followed by yoghurt and fresh fruit.
2 course evening meal.
We make our own bread.
We make our own cakes.
We make our own cookies.
We make yoghurts to which we add fruit syrup made from berries in the garden .
We brew our own English style beer.

Activities & Shift

We normally do 2 hours after breakfast have a 1 or 2 hour lunch break and then 3 hours in the afternoon.
This is flexible but everyone needs to agree to times that permit working together.

Rules

We don't offer hotel, waitress service, we live together cook and clear up together and work together.
We try to be as green as possible. We recycle, re-use, repurpose as a way of life.
We are happy to offer lifts to town when we are going.
We host to meet people, we are not looking for "trap door spider" type people.
Online working is not possible here, it is illegal and we would carry the penalty, also our connection is copper wire so does not support multiple connection zoom type meetings.