Casa indipendente in Via Pettini
Alle porte del centro storico di Acquaviva delle Fonti, nei pressi dell’Estramurale Pozzo Zuccaro, proponiamo in vendita un affascinante edificio d’epoca totalmente indipendente da cielo a terra, ideale per chi cerca un immobile autentico da personalizzare. La proprietà si sviluppa su più livelli e offre una struttura…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€422/m²), the asking price is attractive, but substantial renovation and completion work could bring the effective cost to about €1,122/m² versus roughly €598/m² for comparable local stock. Its independent historic-center location, terrace, parking and well add appeal, but the project scope limits the value proposition.
More on the house and the area
This independent historic townhouse has real character, a rooftop terrace overlooking Acquaviva’s old-town rooftops, and attractive traditional details such as terrazzo floors and arched openings. At €38,000 it offers a compelling basis for a dream home, but it is currently a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready residence.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- The property requires renovation and completion; the attractive finished interiors appear to be virtual staging rather than the current condition.
- The gallery shows basic existing interiors, a partial kitchen, and a notably unfinished upper level.
- Only one bathroom is listed, and the energy rating is G.
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 50/100This is the inland Murge around Acquaviva delle Fonti, with a low limestone plateau of fields, olive groves and scattered masserie. The area is known for the red onion of Acquaviva and for agricultural land on karst ground. Within about 15 km the main places of size are Acquaviva itself and nearby Santeramo in Colle, with ordinary town centres and daily services; Bari is farther away and does not change the immediate landscape.