Rustico/casale
Proponiamo in vendita a San Vito dei Normanni, nella riservata Contrada Cachi, un caratteristico casolare indipendente immerso in un ampio terreno di circa 13.400 mq, in parte recintato. La proprietà rappresenta una soluzione ideale per chi desidera realizzare un progetto di ristrutturazione personalizzato, godendo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000, the 50 m² farmhouse needs complete renovation, estimated at about €55,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €2,200/m² versus €688/m² for comparable local stock. The 13,400 m² of land and garden potential add value, but the rural setting is 12 km from the sea and the listing does not confirm habitation status, utilities, or expansion approvals.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Puglian farmhouse with vaulted interiors, an old fireplace, and a substantial olive-filled plot gives it genuine rural charm. However, it is currently an uninhabitable renovation project rather than a usable home, so the beautiful setting cannot push it into the dream-home range.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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 is required; the interior is an empty, deteriorated shell.
- No visible kitchen, bathroom, usable flooring, or utilities.
- The rural property includes extensive land, but access, services, and permissions for expansion or a pool need verification.
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 61/100The area is the inland plain of the upper Salento, with olive groves, fields and scattered masserie. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the Torre Guaceto coastal reserve within about 15 km, where dunes, wetlands and rocky and sandy shoreline stretch south of Carovigno. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with a port, rail links and full services. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil and for fortified farm estates and whitewashed small towns of the Brindisi countryside.