Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Strada Comunale Mastricale
Nell’agro di Putignano, lungo la Strada Comunale Mastricale, a circa 3,5 km dal centro abitato, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico trullo completamente da ristrutturare, situato in una zona agro-residenziale tranquilla e panoramica. La proprietà è immersa in un suggestivo terreno di circa 19.000 mq, caratterizzato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €20,000 plus an estimated €44,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,600/m², well above the €871/m² local comparison level. The 19,000 m² wooded plot and authentic trullo character add value, but the property is completely to restore and sits in a rural location 3.5 km from Putignano.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly photogenic traditional Puglian trullo with distinctive dry-stone cones, historic arches, and a wonderfully wild 19,000 sqm Mediterranean setting. However, it is an empty, damp shell with no bathroom, kitchen, or finished floors, so it is a major restoration project rather than a livable home.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- Complete renovation required; currently uninhabitable.
- No bathroom, kitchen, or usable flooring is visible.
- Interior shows severe damp, peeling plaster, debris, and structural/maintenance concerns.
- The 19,000 sqm wooded land may involve access, utilities, and planning restrictions.
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 77/100The area sits on the Murge karst plateau, with rolling limestone countryside, dry-stone walls, vineyards, olive groves and scattered trulli. It is close to the Valle d’Itria landscape around Alberobello, Locorotondo and Martina Franca, which begins within this radius. Putignano itself is a substantial town with services and a historic center, and larger towns nearby include Monopoli on the Adriatic coast and Conversano inland. Alberobello, within reach of the cluster, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its concentration of trulli. The area is known for trulli, karst terrain and mixed agricultural countryside typical of central Puglia.