Help our family with a DIY project on the Italian Alps near Pinerolo, Italy

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  Description

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  Currently looking for help to create an external staircase that goes from home to the veggie garden. The staircase will be made of a path and about 15 steps. The work is to dig and place stable raises of the steps. After that we will create the flat part of the step in concrete and river stones and delimit staircase sides with stones and plants.
  We can host in October, November or from February. Length of stay to be decided together. Please let us know your preference
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  We are a family of 3, mother (43), father (51) and son (5). We are travellers and creative. We love to put our hands into manual things and learn every day. We love music, cooking healhy dishes, we love the snow and gardening.
  Myself I am fond at interior design and I love sewing. I am interested in learning about upholstery and ecoprint.
  My husband has a little carpentry lab for his spare time and plans to start doing wood toys 100% eco fiendly for kids one day.
  Just moved from Milan to our dream house on the Alps to live in harmony with nature and gaze at the surprising landscape all around.
  Our house went through big renewal last year, now it's the turn of the external part! :-)
  
  Here you can:
  - enjoy the great view to the Alps and sun raises on the plain (we are on a hill)
  - try the itineraries in the nature all around
  - enjoy relaxed village life: Torre Pellice is a cosy nice little town (5.000 dwellers) with restaurants, bars, book shops, minimarkets, etc.
  
  We offer accommodation and bills coverage. We are happy to share meals especially during weekends when we have more spare time (free from work).

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our workaways as well as ourselves can learn while doing works together.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We need some help cleaning up the garden (prune some plants, cut the grass, clean the ditch, etc.), to co tongue our work to complete our first vegetable garden (build the gate for the fence, the brink for the raised beds, the path in stones, improve our organic composter, harvest the vegetables and the fruits according to the season and when you visit us)
  Will then also need help to sandpaper the entrance door and paint it, take the silicon out from the garage gate so we can replace some broken glasses, put in order some materials we have parked in the outer part of the house to the garage, build few steps in the path to reach easily the vegetable garden, sandpaper some wooden doors. Should you know something about electricity, we would also like to bring electricity in the canopy and the garage.
  
  We have a number of electric tools to make these works easier :-)
  
  Last, but not essential, it may be nice if you could help with our son, prepare some meals and clean the house. We manage all this quite well but we may need your help here and there.
  
  We are flexible with the days/hours that can be arranged together.
  Our only wish is that you make yourself available on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays which is when we are also free from our works and can explain you how to do the job. Except for the first explanations in each job and depending also on your confidence factor to become independent with that task, you can decide freely when to do it also arranging based on your other remote job if any.
  We see no constrains and are open.
  
  Since we will progress on with these works week after week, some of the listed works might have been completed at your arrival. Please feel free to check with us for update if this is relevant information for you. :-)

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Self-access private 50 sq meters apartment at the garden level which is only for workaway use.
  - Livingroom with sofabed and kitchen with dishwasher, fridge, freezer (no oven), kitchen equipment, crockery.
  - One big bedroom with a double bed and a single bed.
  - Bathroom with spa tub
  The apartment has just been renewed and is very cosy and nice. Few last finishes to complete.
  No washing machine in the apartment but you are welcome to use ours.
  
  We live on the upper floor.

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  What else ...

  We will be happy to be helped on around 24 hours per week (if solo traveller) or 18 hours per week per person (if couples), anyway we are flexible with the schedule that can be arranged together.
  If a work needs our guidance, it should be done during lunch time over the week days or during weekends when we are free. If you are independent with the work, you can do it whenever it's better for you.
  
  The rest of the time you can enjoy your spare time and relax!
  --> enjoy itineraries in the nature around home
  --> visit the closest towns (Luserna center is 25 mins, Torre Pellice center is 50 mins away)
  --> find all activities you need in the largest town Pinerolo (20 minutes by car or 30 minutes via public transport)
  --> make some city life in Turin (1 hour drive with the car, 1,5 with the public transport)
  
  Bus station is 25 mins on foot (please remind we are on a hill).
  
  Ski resorts between 40 and 60 mins from us.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  You can work from your apartment, it is very quiet here. We offer a good WiFi connection

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space for a car etc.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  24 hours per week (or 18 each if a couple)

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