Cielo terra da ristrutturare, con terrazzo e cantina
Cielo terra da ristrutturare, con terrazzo e cantina. Needs renovation, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price is very low at €144/m², but a substantial renovation allowance of about €72,800 brings the estimated all-in cost to roughly €844/m², above the €577/m² comparison level for similar Lazio homes. The 104 m² townhouse has useful terrace and cellar space, but its remote inland location and renovation needs limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
This traditional stone townhouse has genuine historic character and a lovely wooded mountain setting in a picturesque cobbled village lane. However, the interior is essentially a full renovation project rather than a usable home, with damaged floors, severe wear, debris, and very basic services.
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€20,000 – €37,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The interior is an uninhabitable renovation project with bare or damaged floors, deteriorated plaster, debris, and only rudimentary bathroom facilities.
- The roof appears present, but the upper terrace and some masonry show significant deterioration requiring inspection.
- No usable kitchen, heating system, or move-in-ready utilities are evident from the gallery.
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 54/100The cluster sits on the eastern side of the province of Rieti in inland Lazio, in the transition zone between the low agricultural plain (the Piana Reatina) and the foothills of the central Apennines. The immediate landscape is a mix of cultivated fields, small wooded patches and low hills rather than high mountains or a coastal/lagoon setting. There are no major lakes or national parks inside a 15 km radius; watercourses and small streams draining the Apennine slopes feed the local plain. The nearest larger town is Rieti (provincial capital), which provides shops, administrative services, a hospital and regional road connections; smaller villages and service centres are scattered on secondary roads. The area is served by regional roads linking inland Lazio to Abruzzo; the sea is on the Tyrrhenian coast some 85 km away.