Casa costa - terra/cielo
Prezzo Richiesto: € 89.000, 00 San Cesareo - Località Casa Costa - (A pochi passi dalla Chiesa di S. Cesareo) Soluzione Terra/Cielo indipendente dislocata su 2 livelli, con ingresso autonomo e pratico sottotetto di copertura. Composizione dell'Immobile: Piano Rialzato (P. R. ): Salottino con angolo cottura Bagno Piano…
What it really costs
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At €1,369/m² before renovation, this is already about 2.6× the local comparison level of €533/m²; assuming substantial work, the effective cost rises further. The listing provides only two photos and the bare phrase “Casa costa - terra/cielo,” with no information on condition, rooms, services, or habitability.
More on the house and the area
This is a compact, independent two-level home in a characterful old village setting, with a charming stone passage and traditional shutters. The listed layout includes a living room with kitchenette, bedroom, and two bathrooms, so it appears to be a real usable house rather than a shell, though the weathered exterior and lack of interior photos suggest some refreshing may be needed.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Only exterior photos are provided, so the interior finish and actual livability cannot be verified.
- The building facade and surrounding lane look weathered and likely need cosmetic refurbishment.
- Energy class G; the property appears compact and has no private outdoor space or notable view.
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 96/100The cluster is on the Amalfi Coast, with the Lattari Mountains rising directly behind the coast and the Tyrrhenian Sea at the town. Vietri sul Mare is one of the gateway settlements of the Costiera Amalfitana, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of terraced cliffs, coves and villages built on steep slopes. Salerno is immediately adjacent and provides full city services, rail connections and a ferry port. The area is known for Amalfi Coast ceramics, with Vietri particularly associated with painted majolica.