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Title: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: katog on June 11, 2011, 08:15:44 am

Do you know anyone who might like this.....

Handyman, handywoman or handycouple needed to renovate the 6 berth caravan in our field on the shores of Loch Fyne.
They could stay in the caravan for free and would fix up the caravan, we would pay for materials - it needs a new skylight, the plumbing needs sorting out as does the heater, it needs redecorated, decking repaired / replaced the surrounding garden needs done and fencing put in.
It's 1.5 hours from Glasgow, if you or anyone you know might be interested please contact us.

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: Dizzycow on June 11, 2011, 05:59:23 pm

Have a look at the HelpX website, or put an ad on it, should be ideal.

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: katog on June 12, 2011, 08:00:39 am

Thanks I will

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: bloomer on June 12, 2011, 07:50:10 pm

are you looking to have this done in return for accomadation or are you prepared to pay something for the work as it sounds like quite a lot of time would be required to do all that lot!

although renovation is required would you describe the caravan as habitable currently?  you may gather i may be interested in an extended busmans holiday as i can repair just about anything :-)

and decking/fencing gardens are my trade...

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: katog on June 13, 2011, 08:48:38 am

Hi bloomer
Thanks for your reply, whereabouts are you?
We had envisaged someone from Glasgow or similar distance who would enjoy coming at weekends and doing the work a bit at a time (maybe 3-4 hours a day) in return for free accommodation.
Right now it is clean and dry (except under the skylight), the electricity is fine and there is a chemical loo available and a gas heater.
We have not looked too closely to see what is needed to get the cooker working (we can provide a microwave). There was water plummed in which I'm sure would not take too much to fix, there is a toilet and shower which I have no idea how hard to get working.
To be honest we were hoping not to pay wages as I don't know if it's worth it. The decking and fencing would not be first on the agenda.

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: bloomer on June 13, 2011, 12:58:46 pm

thanks for info, its not a viable project then for me i was thinking more of hitting it and doing it all in 2 weeks whilst enjoying the surroundings...

Title: Re: caravan on the shores of Loch Fyne needs renovation
Post by: katog on June 13, 2011, 09:08:53 pm

OK bloomer, sorry if it's not for you - possibly I am hoping for too much.
It would be great if it were done in 2 weeks and I think it easily could be if all the neccessary materials were here at the start, unfortunately I don't know just what we need.
I still think it could be done with just 3-4 hours work a day which is, I think, (please let me know if I'm wrong) an ok exchange for staying here. I have old ?kayak?canoos, push bikes and fishing rod if that helps!