Casa indipendente in Via G.garibaldi 55
Nel cuore di Calimera, caratteristico paese del Salento, l’Agenzia Immobiliare CasaSi Otranto propone in vendita una graziosa casa indipendente che conserva tutto il fascino delle antiche abitazioni salentine, si distingue infatti per le splendide volte a stella e le suggestive pavimentazioni in cementine, elementi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €80,000 asking price is €544/m², slightly below the local €598/m² benchmark, but the house clearly needs renovation; adding an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,244/m². The description does not state the construction year or formal condition rating, although it confirms substantial renovation work is required.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful Salento house with exceptional star-vaulted ceilings, original cementine floors, antique doors and a private courtyard garden. It is a substantial, roofed home rather than a ruin, but it is not move-in ready and needs meaningful renovation before comfortable full-time living.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including damp treatment, plastering, finishes and likely electrical/plumbing upgrades.
- The bathroom and kitchen are very dated and may require complete modernization.
- No attractive external view is shown; the garden appears enclosed and overgrown, with access/maintenance work needed.
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 area is in the Salento plain. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Torre dell'Orso, San Foca and the Alimini area, with low limestone shoreline, small sandy bays and stretches of pinewood. The Le Cesine State Nature Reserve lies nearby on the coast, protecting wetlands and dune environments. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and full services. This part of Salento is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and pale limestone villages.