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Help with old traditional and bio building techniques?🛠

The experience

Looking for someone with some experience and interest in traditional bio construction and/or carpentry, with knowledge of building techniques. Experience in eco-building is not essential, but having general building skills would be a great. Our house and facilities are very basic (off grid
This is a hands-on experience ideal for people who enjoy working with natural materials and learning by doing. Needs to be fit (lots of fiscal work).


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

What you get

1 day off per week

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

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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 Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

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

Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Intermediate English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our house and finca are surrounded buy beautiful countryside, but the facilities are rustic and basic.
We have a nice compost loo, a great outdoor shower (with hot water)
We cook together and very good mostly vegetarian healthy meals.

Activities & Shift

Helping us will be a great opportunity, as you will learn a lot about:

-Lime mortars
-Old traditional mortars, clay, adobe,
-Cob building
-Stone masonry
-Traditional building techniques
-Restoration of old structures
-Carpentry
- Dry stone terrace walls

🕒 25 hours per week
🌞 2 days off per week