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Renovate a house with a our family in Newcastle, Australia

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The experience

Hi, I'm Andrew (+ Anna - 19yrs, and Liam - 17yrs)
We are a family of 3 living in the suburbs of Newcastle with a spare room just for you.

We enjoy juggling, baking and swimming in our pool. We also like cycling, chilling out and traveling.

We really need your help to renovate our house - it's a huge job but so rewarding!

Want independence, interaction and fun (and maybe to learn some new renovation skills)?

Then come and stay!

What you offer

21 hours of help per week

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

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

What you get

3 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.

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We spend lots of time renovating (fixing/building) houses and love to have people to work with. The house we live in is currently being renovated and an extension is being constructed.

It helps if you have been involved in building or renovating (or are keen to learn) but we also are looking for people who can get on with young people (2 teenagers) and are happy to get involved in the regular bits of life.

There are always a huge range of jobs to do like:
• Painting walls and fixtures
• Installing joinery
• Gardening
• Attaching fixtures and fittings
• Carpentry
• Hanging new doors
• Putting up new plasterboard on the walls
• Cooking and cleaning up

By the way: if you have a background in building please let us know! Having skilled trades like carpenters, plumbers and electricians stay is such a blessing and we are super keen to make sure it's worth your while.

Activities & Shift

Help at work
Generally we ask you to help out in the renovations about 21 hours per week each. Normally 3 full days from about 9am till 5pm with lunch in the middle... but could also be shorter hours on other days...

Rules

We use Microsoft "to do" which is an app on your phone to keep track of your jobs. Please download it before you arrive so we can invite you to the job list.
https://todo.microsoft.com

BYO...
There are a few things we ask you to provide your own (if you want them)
- Alcohol (Beer, wine and spirits)*
- Chocolate, lollies or sweets
- Coffee Pods for the pod machine or fresh coffee grounds (we do have instant coffee)

*We do drink alcohol socially, so we may offer you a drink sometimes, however please don’t take the house beer, wine or spirits unless we offer it to you.
The same is true for snack foods. Snack food is an occasional food so please don’t eat all the crackers, chips or nuts… do have a few and if you notice you’re the only one eating them… hold back.