Case indipendenti con giardino – Acri, Contrada Chimento
Case indipendenti con giardino – Acri, Contrada Chimento. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, taverna, accesso per disabili, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv centralizzato, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
I used €200/m² for a 'Habitable' house: effective price = €75,000 + €200×299 = €134,800 → €451/m², well above the regional median €270/m². The property is habitable with 47 photos, garage and terrace, but the high effective €/m² makes it an overpriced listing.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €34,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 61/100The cluster is in the Sila foothills above the Crati valley, with wooded hills and farmed slopes around Acri. The Mucone river basin cuts through this part of the inland Cosenza area. Sila National Park lies to the east within the wider upland area, though the main plateau scenery is not at the door here. The nearest substantial town is Cosenza, which has the full set of city services, rail links and hospitals. Acri itself is known in Calabria for its old hill town and for the sanctuary and cult of Sant'Angelo d'Acri.