Handyman (or woman) needed in Sierra Magina, Jaén, Spain

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  Descripción

  At some point in the spring, we plan to install a mini kitchen upstairs, build a chicken house, and start on the extension (but the dates all depend on when we have enough money to buy the building materials!), so anyone with useful experience in these tasks (carpentry, tiling, building etc) will be very welcome.
  Please understand that we are not professional builders or carpenters ourselves, so we can't really teach much in that direction.
  For this reason, we're looking for help from people who can teach us!
  We have a cat, Cleopatra, so if you're allergic to cats, maybe our house is not the best place to be.
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  We (I'm Spanish and my wife is English) are the proud owners of a little hovel in one of the most picturesque places in southern Spain, in the Sierra Mágina, in Jaén. We've got all sorts of plans for the house, but not much money!!
  We've been using workaway for several years now, in Spain, as volunteers, and have met some wonderful people. But in 2021 we decided it was time to try to make our own place a bit nicer, and we've had some fantastic helpers.
  We've improved the house a lot, but there are still things to do.
  The area of Spain we live in is not at all touristy - a car is very useful here, the streets are very steep, but it is possible to walk up and down to the shops, and a local bus arrives in Bedmar from Jaén.
  In the past we've had volunteers arrive by BlaBlaCar from Málaga, from Granada and Jaén, on the bus, from Madrid, by train, from France, hitch-hiking... Let us know where you're travelling from and we'll try to find you the best way.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We can help you improve your Spanish and your English.
  The Sierra Mágina is a beautiful mountain range with plenty of walks, and also good for climbing. The whole area is virtually unknown to foreign tourists, but we're very close to Úbeda and Baeza, both world heritage towns.
  We can feed you well, and teach you how to cook lovely food!
  Lorraine puede ayudar a mejorar tu inglés si quieres. Si hablas español y no comprendes lo que aquí hemos escrito, por favor, escribanos para más información.

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  Ayuda

  In the spring of 2025 we will be continuing with house improvements, and will need a hand with the building process.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio
  Alemán: Principiante
  Greek: Principiante
  Italiano: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Lorraine would love to meet someone who can make her speak Greek! Been studying for years, but no way to practice.
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  Alojamiento

  Upstairs, private double room with double bed, shared bathroom. OR, downstairs, single room. The stairs are very narrow! We'll provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, but might not always be around to cook it (would be nice to share cooking, we have both cooked professionally, but good to have a break sometimes!) No smoking in the house.
  We prefer to start at about 10am, and work through to about 2.30 - 3 pm.
  We are really not very strict about these hours, but please, if we say 9am breakfast, don't stroll in at 9.15, and then stand outside smoking afterwards until 10.30, instead of helping to wash up!!! (Washing up is something we expect everyone to do.)
  We normally do Spanish style big lunch at 3, and small snacks in the evening.

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  Algo más...

  Our house is in the village of Bedmar. From the village there are buses to Jaén and to Úbeda, and at 8am there's a wonderful train from Madrid to Jódar-Úbeda, just near us. (It then continues on to Almería.)
  We might be able to take you somewhere by car, depending on what we're doing.
  It's a very small village, just a few bars and shops, not much going on, but perfect if you like walking, rock climbing or just relaxing somewhere peaceful.
  We now have wifi and mobiles work fine here. We love listening to music, and Serafin usually uses the telly to watch quiz games and the news in the evening.
  In the summer it gets VERY VERY hot. But there is a really nice, big, cheap, public swimming pool. Also a great gym, very reasonable prices.
  In the autumn, winter and spring months the weather is usually dry and sunny, winter can be pretty cold at night, but perfect for walking. Sometimes we get rain, but not often, and generally it makes everyone happy, because we always need it!

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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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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We now have unlimited internet

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We don't have space on our property for a campervan, but there is street parking available directly next to the house.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

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