Help us renovate a 400 year old Bearnaise farmhouse in beautiful Auterrive, South West France

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  Descripción

  Hi, hubby and I (first timers) are renovating a nearly 400 year old Bearnaise farmhouse in a beautiful part of Aquitane. We are 50 minutes from Biarritz and an hour from the Pyrenees mountains. Lots of lovely market towns around within an easy drive. Fabulous restaurant within walking distance and a fishing lake across the road. Lovely golf courses in the area too.
  All of the difficult, complicated and heavy work has been basically done, it's now time to finish off with tasks like removing river stones from lawn, finishing off ancient floorboards and digging holes for fence posts. Suitable for a couple or 2 friends.
  I have 2 double en-suite bedtooms for your use and am not a bad cook. I also have 2 naughty puppies who are escape artists and need to be minded and 2 kittens, one of which is a dreadful thief.
  I would never ask you to do anything I wouldn't attempt myself and am definitely getting into the relaxed French way of life.
  More than happy to take you around with me or do drop offs and pick-up during leisure time.
  If you're travelling to improve your french then I'm unable to help as my French is still terrible but there are loads of lovely French and English speaking people around.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda doméstica

  Cuidado de animales
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  I love driving around to all of the medieval beautiful towns that surround us. Places like Salies de Bearn, Sauveterre, Navaranx etc. I also go further afield to Spain, Bayonne and Biarritz.
  There are many fetes at this time of year with bands and huge meals in the square.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  I basically need help running the house, sorting the garden and looking after the pets plus a bit of renovation. If 2 garden/builder types arrive then I'll do pet care and cleaning. If a couple should come I'll swop places and do garden and pet care if someone prefers housework. I'm extremely flexible. Otherwise we can all muck in together on each project.
  1. Debris removal between floorboards and vanishing.
  2. Stone removal from lawn (not heavy) and a bit of a stone feature created.
  3. Washing extremely thin, new plaster off river stone wall.
  4. Attic (accessed by proper staircase) sorting and tidying.
  5. Pollyfilling gaps in walls
  6. Hole digging for fence posts
  7. Painting lounge.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  2 double en-suite bedrooms in a very large house with pool.
  There's a well stocked fridge and 3 meals per day. Breakfast would be "help yourself" and the occasional 4 course lunch at the restaurant down the road.
  Smoking allowed on the patio.

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  Algo más...

  I moved here nearly a year ago and still constantly smile at the beautiful surroundings.
  Transport isn't great but there's a railway station 20 minutes away and I'm happy to transport to a certain degree. If required I should be able to borrow a couple of bikes.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week