Indipendente zona Torricella
Indipendente zona Torricella
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,000/m² before renovation—about 59% above the €630/m² local benchmark—the €75,000 price is not compelling, especially since condition and habitability are not stated. Being only 2 km from the sea is a positive, but the very vague description leaves substantial uncertainty.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
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 78/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast of Salento, with a long shoreline of sandy beaches and low dunes around Campomarino di Maruggio. The area includes stretches of coastal Mediterranean scrub and dune habitat protected in the regional reserve of the Dune di Campomarino. Maruggio has a historic centre with the former convent and church complex of the Carmine and the Mother Church of the Nativity. The nearest larger town is Manduria, which has a substantial old centre, services and rail connections. This part of Puglia is known for Primitivo wine, olive groves and coastal summer tourism.