Help fixing old house in Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, Germany
The experience
Join us renovating a beautiful old house! Tasks include painting walls, putting up ceilings, moving furniture for flooring, landscaping, chopping wood, and organizing tools. We're restoring rather than rebuilding, cutting waste along the way. Looking for reliable, physically capable volunteers ready to switch between indoor and outdoor work, with a good attitude. You'll work alongside us daily, in exchange for room and food.
What you offer
25 hours of help per week
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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.
Bikes at your disposal:
You can use our bikes any time you want.
Language lessons:
Take free language classes at our place.
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
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We typically ask for around 4 hours/day, 5 days/week, with 2 days off per week to rest, explore, or relax. You'll work alongside us rather than independently — we'll show you what to do, explain how we like things done, and check in throughout the day to make sure everything's on track. We're happy to teach skills as we go, so no prior renovation or gardening experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and put in effort.
Rules
no smoking indoors, keep language to PG, be mindful of children come school year as we wake up very early and need a good nights sleep.