Cave
Cave. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,500 plus an estimated €32,900 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,753/m²—far above the €546/m² local benchmark. The description is very sparse, gives no bathroom or size-of-work details, and the property is only described as needing renovation.
More on the house and the area
The gallery shows a bright, polished apartment with attractive flooring, large windows, and a modern bathroom, making the interior look immediately usable. However, it is a small, generic flat with no visible outdoor space or special setting, and the stated renovation need and missing bathroom data create a serious condition discrepancy.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The listing facts say “needs renovation” and report zero bathrooms, which conflicts strongly with the renovated-looking photos.
- No view, garden, terrace, historic character, or distinctive Italian setting is shown.
- Only 47 sqm, and the building exterior is a generic apartment block rather than a dream-home setting.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Monti Prenestini foothill belt, with the Sacco valley opening to the east and south. The Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini lies to the northeast, beyond the immediate hills. Genazzano has a substantial historic centre and the Colonna castle complex, and Palestrina is the nearest larger town with services and the major sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia. This part of eastern provincia di Roma is known for olive groves, hillside towns and the transition from the Roman campagna to the first Apennine relief.