Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Pezze Sant'Angelo
TRULLI CON TERRENO E POSSIBILITÀ EDIFICATORIA – CEGLIE MESSAPICA La Mecasa Immobiliare propone in vendita, in agro di Ceglie Messapica (BR), precisamente in Contrada Pezze Sant’Angelo, un interessante complesso di trulli composto da due unità separate, attualmente allo stato rustico e completamente da ristrutturare. La…
What it really costs
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At €40,000 for 50 m², the trulli require complete renovation, estimated at about €55,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €95,000 or €1,900/m² versus a local reference around €831/m². The 8,650 m² olive-grove plot and stated building potential add value, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal unless the land rights are especially favorable.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €29,000
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 82/100The cluster lies in the upper Salento countryside between Ceglie Messapica, Ostuni and Martina Franca, in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. The area is close to the edge of the Murge plateau. The Adriatic coast around Ostuni is outside the immediate landscape, so it is a day-to-day destination rather than part of the setting itself. Ceglie Messapica is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre. Within about 15 km are Ostuni and Martina Franca, both with large old centres, and Alberobello is just beyond that radius. The area is known for trulli, masserie, olive oil and local gastronomy.