Casa con ingresso indipendente, camino e balcone panoramico
Casa con ingresso indipendente, camino e balcone panoramico. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, esposizione interna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €59,000 asking price is €678/m², or about €878/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable home, roughly double the local €431/m² benchmark. It has independent access, heating, fireplace, balcony and 30 photos, but the mountain location offers limited evidence of additional value.
More on the house and the area
A handsome stone townhouse with a charming arched wooden entrance, balconies, traditional fireplace and appealing mountain views from several rooms. The house appears genuinely habitable, furnished and heated rather than a renovation shell, though the interiors are functional and dated rather than luxurious.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but visibly dated, especially the kitchen and bathrooms.
- The home is in a compact village setting with narrow access and prominent exterior stairs.
- Only one bathroom is shown for the two-bedroom layout.
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 81/100The Gran Sasso massif rises immediately above the area, with Corno Grande and the eastern wall of the range dominating the local landscape. The upper Vomano valley runs through this part of the province. Much of the surrounding mountain area falls inside Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The Prati di Tivo ski lifts are the nearest main lifts, on the mountain above Pietracamela, reached in roughly 25–35 minutes by road. Teramo is the nearest town of size, with full services and a cathedral, about half an hour away. The area is known for the Sanctuary of San Gabriele and for access to the Gran Sasso on its Teramo side.