Casa indipendente
Proponiamo in vendita a Calvi dell'Umbria, in posizione comoda e facilmente raggiungibile, casa indipendente di circa 240 mq totali, sviluppata su due livelli e dotata di giardino esclusivo di circa 120 mq. L'abitazione principale si trova al piano terra, che misura circa 130 mq, e si apre su un comodo terrazzino/loggia d'ingresso. Entrando troviamo un disimpegno che conduce alla...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €481/m², the asking price is roughly in line with comparable Umbria stock, but assuming €700/m² for an unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €1,181/m² on the stated 135 m². The description instead refers to approximately 240 m² total, creating a material size discrepancy that should be verified before purchase.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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 58/100The Sabine hills surround this area, with wooded ridges and olive-growing slopes on the Umbria-Lazio border. The Tiber valley lies nearby to the east, and the Nera valley is reached farther north in the province. Narni is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services; Orte and the Rome–Florence rail and motorway corridor are also nearby for daily connections. This part of southern Umbria is known for hill villages, olive oil and mixed farmland with woods.