Trilocale in Via Dritta 26
Santa Rufina Cielo terra da ristrutturare, con terrazzo e cantina Descrizione generale della proprietà Situato a centro storico di Santa Rufina, comune di Cittaducale, a pochi metri da tutti i servizi, raggiungibili a piedi, palazzetto cielo-terra totalmente da ristrutturare con terrazzo, disposto su tre livelli. A…
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
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price is very low at €144/m², but the 104 m² house is described as totally needing renovation. At an estimated €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,244/m², well above the Lazio comparison level of €661/m².
More on the house and the area
This €15,000 three-level village house has genuine historic stone character, a mountain-and-woodland outlook, and a potentially appealing terrace. However, it is a full renovation project rather than a usable home: the interiors are empty and deteriorated, with exposed services, damaged floors and only rudimentary sanitary facilities.
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€41,000 – €61,000
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.
- Total renovation required; the interiors are raw, dusty and currently uninhabitable.
- No finished kitchen or proper bathroom is visible, and floors, wiring, plumbing and finishes appear to need major work.
- The roof and structural condition should be professionally checked before purchase.
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.