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Calling happy energetic people to help us with various refurbishing tasks, with any skills you have or want - such as wall prep, painting, cleaning, jetwashing, DIY, etc. Our projects are redecoration & repairs in our own house reno (June).
You get a 200m2 suite in our town-centre home, shared w/ 1-2 volunteers: a living-dining room, bedroom, bath, patio, kitchen (shared w/ us). + Strong wifi! More in profile.
25 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.
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.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
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.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Intermediate English or Fluent Portuguese
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Our current projects include...
- Jetwashing, & painting a terrace & patio
- Cleaning, repairing, sanding & painting walls
- Redecorating - cleaning, silicone, etc.
- Moving rubble & furniture (within your ability)
- More advanced work for those interested, such as training in the use of a power tools
... + more tasks of a similar nature!
In June: We will be doing exterior painting on our veranda, patio & terrace, plus various renovation tasks inside of our house. In June, we already have 2 volunteers booked (1 man & 1 woman) and are looking for a single woman who is happy to share a room to join, preference to older (30+) volunteers given who is already booked in.
We also have very fast wifi & good work spaces, so if you have your own work there's plenty of time & space for focus.
We will share a kitchen, and offer a €50 stipend per week on top of the breakfast provided, to assist with grocery costs during your stay (50€ for individuals, 80€ for a couple). The fantastic weekly farmers market is full of very good value fresh produce as well as several supermarkets.
We are a UK-US couple who moved here 6 years ago, and love meeting new people and learning new things!
We will train you in a task, and then you can do it at your own pace. We work both with you and also you will be working independently (or with other WorldPackers), depending on the project and complexity of task. Health and safety are key to us, and we provide gloves, masks, ear/eye protection, ladder training, as needed.
For schedules, you can work a bunch of hours a few days back-to-back and then go exploring for the rest of the week, or you can do a few hours per day. Generally no early starts. We only ask for clear communication and to start at the agreed time :-)
We're interested in couples or friends but solo travellers are welcome too.
We are 2 minute's walk from the town centre, which has loads of great restaurants, bars & cafes at all budgets. We are also in wine country, with 20+ wineries within 15 minutes' drive, some walkable. Supermarkets are walkable too, and as mentioned, the huge farmers and antiques market every Saturday! You don't need a car to live or enjoy the town.
There are easy buses to Evora and Lisbon too (and even to Porto and Algarve with changes), so you can explore the area and Portugal as you wish. We can assist by picking you up at the local Estremoz bus station.
We are quite flexible, but ask:
- No drug use
- No smoking inside any houses
- General willingness to participate and get to know your other volunteers :-)
- Please read & follow our health & safety instructions, safety always comes first, especially when doing building work!
Re: cooking, we will provide the above stipend, and ask that as a default you make your own breakfast, lunch and dinner - plus WorldPackers and we naturally share some meals throughout the week too, to all get to know each other and share food cultures :-)
- General respect that it's a shared house e.g. music volume, cleaning up after yourself and others, clear communication with work schedules, etc.
- This especially applies to the shared kitchen that everyone is using regularly, just being considerate! :-)
