Repair and painting with lime-based materials

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The experience

You will take part in the rehabilitation and painting of old Algarvian house with lime-based products, restore wood windows and doors


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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


Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese

Between 23 and 55 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Various construction works, mainly in walls in Taipa (earth and lime / whitewash), stone (dry stone fence walls) renovations, painting, adding new facilities / infrastructures, roads, etc


Activities & Shift

Building basic infrastructures, road acesses, water infrastructures
, laying water pipes
, diverse construction works including, dry stone walls, rammed earth (Taipa) constructions, carpenter works, building and restoring roofs , mechanic works, cooking and everything that's needed to get done in the farm.


Rules

Daily work 5 hours, 5 days week. After that you are free to do what you want.
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