Casa indipendente in Piazza Umberto I
CALVI RISORTA (CE) Proponiamo in vendita CASA SEMI-INDIPENDENTE di circa 100 mq su più livelli così composta: ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, ripostiglio, 3 camere, lavanderia e 2 bagni. Completano la proprietà TERRAZZINO, SOTTOTETTO e LOCALI DEPOSITO. L’immobile si presenta da ristrutturare, offrendo ampie possibilità…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €37,000 for 100 m², the purchase price is €370/m², but the listing says the house needs renovation; estimating about €70,000 in works brings the effective cost to roughly €1,070/m². That is about three times the local comparison level of €357/m², with no sea or major tourist-location premium to offset it.
More on the house and the area
A solid, genuinely usable multi-level home with attractive arched passageways, a traditional staircase and a charming cobbled village setting. The interiors are furnished and functional, but dated and visibly in need of renovation, so this is a budget character project rather than a move-in dream home.
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 – €35,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation, despite having usable kitchens, bathrooms and furnished rooms.
- Visible moisture, peeling plaster, aging wiring and dated finishes suggest meaningful updating.
- Dense residential setting with no garden and only a small terrace; no confirmed panoramic view.
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 46/100This is the plain of the middle Volturno, with Monte Maggiore and the first hills of the Campanian Apennine foothills nearby. The Volturno river runs through this part of the province. Capua is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Caserta is the main city for higher-order services. The area is known for mixed agriculture on the plain, especially mozzarella di bufala from the wider Caserta plain.