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Help with our housebuilding project in Bavaria, Germany

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Hello workawayers,

I need helpers for my project, which is building a house by myself. I am making with concrete and bricks. But the work is not that hard if you are used to working. You can learn a lot about house building and south Germany. You also can learn German and to get to know about German culture.

There is a lot of opportunities to explore the surroundings. You can borrow my bike and explore the area. I live near to Legoland and bigger city but also near the Danube river, or you can take the train to Munich Stuttgart Augsburg or Ulm.

I offer one private room and three meals per day with shared cooking for few hours of work a day.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the chance to learn many important things around DIY woodwork and general housebuilding
I can also offer you German lessons and traditional German food.
Help
Your help is needed ...DIY ...woodwork...painting.. gardening...
you will not work alone! I am always with you and I will give you advice when needed!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
This host offers a language exchange
We are interrestet in spanish and croatian
Accommodation
your own room shared bathroom shared kitchen

I will offer you breakfast lunch and dinner for free
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Free Internet and we can offer you a workingspace
Can possibly accept pets
We like peds...!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 h/day 5days/week

Host ref number: 212534432531

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25 Dec 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Erik)

If I could give Erik six stars, I would! Erik was always interested in any kind of work I was giving him. He always contributed his own ideas to the working process and he had good ideas :) He himself is a master craftsman! Cooking and going out for dinner with him was always great fun. He would never say no to a good Bavarian meat meal :) Erik… read more

(Excellent )

6 Dec 2018

Left by Workawayer (Erik) for host

This was my first work away experience and I only have the best things to say about not only Martin and his family but the work as well. Martin was himself a workawayer and he understands how to make someone feel at home right away. Originally I was only planning on spending my first 4 weeks with Martin, however I ended spending my entire work… read more away trip with him. He went out of his way to include me every day. He showed me all the parts of the culture i was interested in. From trying new food all the time, to local parties with his friends and family, to weekend trips to places in the area. He himself is a great cook, and he really tried to get food that i enjoyed, and new food that he thought i might. I ate great. His house is very nice, I had my own bedroom, and the shared kitchen and bath were both brand new. Where he lives in Offingen is only a 10 minute walk to the train station. This let me travel by weekends easily to all the places I wanted to go, either by bus, train, or plane. I saw a lot and felt like the list of places I wanted to go was only getting bigger. My time went incredibly fast there. I would of stayed longer if I could.

The work we did was what really interested me. Martin is a master craftsman. He really has such a great understanding about the entire construction process. I have a construction background so found it super interesting to see house construction in Germany. But with his knowledge you could come in with no experience and learn a lot from him. I know even i certainly did. While i was there we were building his new home. We finished the removal of form wood from the concrete pour of the second story, and then continued to build the roof. We put in place all of the roof infrastructure beams, from cutting to design, to mounting. We then started the installation of the tile roof, from laying batons to eventually mounting gutters and laying tile. With Martins careful eye, everything came out perfect in the end. He made sure safety was a big concern, never putting me in any situation I wasn't comfortable with. He would do the difficult or precision work himself and then let me help where I could or just direct me on different tasks. Sometimes a second set of hands is all that is needed. His work schedule was fairly laid back, we would usually start work at 930, work til lunch, go out to eat, and then a little more work after. A lot of days if we finished what we were working on earlier than expected we would finish early for the day as well. I know I never felt overworked. He was pretty flexible with my schedule as well. A couple weekends I would leave on a Thursday night to have a long weekend somewhere else. He always accomdate for me, in turn we would just make up the work the next week.

To anyone interested in working in southern Germany or the construction process, I can't say enough good things about working with Martin. I feel like a gained not only a good friend but a second family in Germany. Everyone will be missed.

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25 Dec 2018

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6 Dec 2018

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Help with our housebuilding project in Bavaria, Germany

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A little more information

Can host digital nomads

Can possibly accept pets

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Hours expected

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