Edificio in Via Umberto I 2
Siamo a Calvisi, frazione del comune di Scigliano. In questo antico borgo nel cuore della Valle del Savuto, proponiamo in vendita un palazzotto d’epoca distribuito su tre livelli per una superficie complessiva di 260 mq, completamente da ristrutturare: una dimora dal fascino senza tempo e dallo straordinario…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 asking price is only €135/m², but this 260 m² palazzotto is completely to restore; estimated total cost rises to about €321,000, or €1,235/m². That is far above the local reference level of roughly €298/m², and the inland location adds limited value despite the garden and potential for two units.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful old palazzo in a historic Calabrian village, with ornate stone details, tiled floors, a fireplace, private garden, and mountain-valley views. However, it is a major renovation project rather than a livable home: the interiors are neglected, damp-looking, and partly rustic, with no clearly usable bathrooms or finished rooms shown.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€103,000 – €152,000
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.
- Completely to renovate, with no clearly usable bathroom or finished living accommodation.
- Visible damp, peeling finishes, heavily deteriorated interiors, and potentially compromised old timber roofing.
- The overgrown garden will require substantial 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 58/100The cluster is on the Catanzaro side of the Sila foothills, with wooded uplands and cultivated slopes rather than a plain. The Savuto valley is nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Falerna and Nocera Terinese is about 15 km away in a straight line. The nearest larger town is Lamezia Terme, which has the main rail station, motorway access and the airport for this part of Calabria. This part of inland Catanzaro is known for chestnut woods, olive groves and small hill villages.