Casa indipendente 293 m² in Contrada Querce snc, Fondi (LT)
Casa indipendente 293 m² in Contrada Querce snc, Fondi (LT). garage, cancello elettrico, taverna, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, arredato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €159/m², this 293 m² detached villa is far below the local €543/m² benchmark; even allowing roughly €58,600 for standard works, the effective cost is about €358/m². The listing has 18 photos and useful features including a garage, terrace, balcony and furnished interiors, but it does not state the condition, bathrooms or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The house has a substantial three-level structure, broad balconies, and a green mountainous setting with significant private land. However, it is only an advanced structural shell with bare brick walls and no floors, systems, bathrooms, or finishes, so it is a major renovation project rather than a usable home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €33,000
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.
- Advanced unfinished shell with no floors, utilities, bathrooms, kitchen, or interior finishes.
- Not move-in ready; substantial construction and installation work is required.
- Heating is absent, and the auction/legal status should be carefully verified.
- The 1,303 m² garden area is attractive but appears overgrown and will require clearing and landscaping.
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 72/100The Aurunci Mountains rise immediately inland of Fondi, with limestone slopes and ridgelines closing the plain on one side. Lake Fondi lies just outside the town and the Tyrrhenian coast runs nearby at the Gulf of Gaeta, with long sandy beaches around the Fondi-Sperlonga coast. The Monti Aurunci Regional Park covers the mountain area above the plain. Sperlonga, on the coast, is the nearest place of strong visitor interest, with a preserved historic center and Blue Flag beaches. Terracina and Gaeta are the nearest larger coastal towns with full services, ports and historic centers. The area is known for the Fondi plain, market gardening and citrus production, with sea, wetland and limestone mountains in a small radius.