Casa indipendente in Via Campo di Mezzo
� CHALET NEL VERDE – BORGOROSE (RIETI) La tua seconda casa nella natura, lontano dal caldo estivo e dal ritmo frenetico della città. In posizione strategica, in un territorio collinare e montano ricco di verde, tranquillità e aria pulita, proponiamo uno chalet indipendente ideale come seconda casa, rifugio per il…
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At €89,000 (€456/m²), the asking price is about 10% below the local €506/m² benchmark, with 195 m², garage, garden and extensive parking. The listing says it is usable but needs modernization; allowing roughly €200/m² brings the effective cost to about €656/m², making it a reasonable lifestyle property rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A substantial independent chalet surrounded by mature woodland, with mountain scenery, generous outdoor space, parking, garage, fireplace, and multiple heating options. It looks like a real, roofed and usable home rather than a ruin, but the exterior is tired and the enclosed veranda-style additions feel dated. The combination of 195 sqm, nature, and a €89,000 price gives it genuine dream-home potential for someone comfortable with gradual renovation.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- The house appears usable but visibly dated and will need modernization and exterior maintenance.
- No interior photos are provided, so the actual kitchen, bathrooms, heating condition, and layout cannot be verified.
- Large wooded grounds may require ongoing maintenance, and access, utilities, and legal conformity should be checked.
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 cluster is in the western Abruzzo-Lazio Apennine zone, with the Monti della Laga and Gran Sasso massif farther to the east and the immediate landscape shaped above all by the Monti del Cicolano. Lago del Salto lies within this area, with long inlets between wooded slopes and small settlements on the shores. The Riserva Naturale Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia is nearby on the Lazio side of the lake. Borgorose is on the A24 corridor between L'Aquila and Carsoli, and L'Aquila is the nearest city of size with full services and a substantial historic centre. This part of the Cicolano is known for mountain villages, woods, pasture and the reservoir landscape of the Salto valley.