Terratetto unifamiliare in Longobucco
Terratetto unifamiliare in Longobucco. caminetto.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €15,000 but condition is not stated; I assume a full renovation at €700/m² (60 m² → €42,000), giving an effective price of about €57,000 (≈€950/m²) versus the regional baseline €417/m², so it looks expensive for the market. Photos are available (15) but the listing gives no condition details and the town is 15 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A simple, solid one‑room terraced house set deep in a pleasant pine wood — the kind of low‑cost mountain cabin people dream of. Interiors are basic but floored with a working fireplace and a tiny kitchen/bath, so the place is usable now; expect cosmetic work, damp repair and utility upgrades to make it a comfortable year‑round home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Visible damp/staining around the chimney — remedial work required
- Roof appears to be corrugated sheet metal — inspect and likely replace
- Basic bathroom/water tank setup suggests limited or nonstandard utilities — upgrades probable
- Position right beside a road — not fully private, check access/noise
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 56/100The cluster sits in the Apennine foothills of eastern Calabria, a hilly to broken landscape of ridges and small valleys. The Ionian Sea lies about 15 km to the east. The surrounding countryside within 15 km is a mix of woodland, olive groves, small-scale arable fields and pasture with local streams and ravines. There are no major ski lifts within the immediate 15 km radius. The nearest larger settlements and services are on the Ionian coast and the provincial capital (Cosenza) further inland. Longobucco is locally known for a long tradition of knife-making (coltelleria). There is no single nationally famous landmark or UNESCO designation centred inside the 15 km area.