Casa indipendente su tre livelli con laboratorio e garage a Cortale Via M. Messina, 42/44 46, 88020 Cortale CZ, Italia
Casa indipendente su tre livelli con laboratorio e garage a Cortale Via M. Messina, 42/44 46, 88020 Cortale CZ, Italia Comprende un'abitazione indipendente su tre livelli e un vano garage/magazzino, per una superficie commerciale complessiva di circa 226 mq. Al piano terra dell'abitazione si trovano un laboratorio con…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €16,875 asking price is very low, but estimated renovation-adjusted cost is about €62,075, or €275/m²—slightly above the local €255/m² benchmark. It is described as habitable with heating and 36 photos, but the listing does not state any bathrooms and includes a laboratory/garage, so the usable residential value needs verification.
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually large 226 m² independent house with garage, workshop, balcony, and heating for just €16,875, giving it strong bargain appeal. The actual exterior is a plain, weathered town house without a notable view, garden, or standout architectural feature, so the visual wow is limited despite the promising habitable status.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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 exterior appears substantially weathered and may require façade, window, and general modernization work.
- The listing states habitable and heated, but gives no bathroom count; verify plumbing, utilities, roof, and exact interior condition.
- Most interior images appear staged or illustrative and should not be treated as proof of the actual finishes.
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 area sits in the inland hills between the Ionian side of the Catanzaro province and the Serre Calabresi. The Corace valley lies nearby, with mixed agricultural land, olive groves and wooded slopes typical of this part of central Calabria. Toward the west and south-west, the Serre uplands are the main mountain landscape within reach, with broader forests and higher relief becoming clearer around places such as Serra San Bruno. Catanzaro is the nearest city of size, with full services, hospitals, secondary schools and rail connections in its wider urban area. This part of Calabria is known for hill villages, olive oil and the transition from inland uplands to the two coasts of the Isthmus of Catanzaro.