Casa bifamiliare in Contrada Lauro
In posizione collinare, nella tranquilla Contrada Felicetto a Diamante, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semindipendente disposta su due livelli, caratterizzata da un'ampia e suggestiva vista sul mare. L'immobile si sviluppa su due piani: Piano terra: composto da due ampi locali, versatili e da personalizzare in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €979/m² before works, the asking price is already more than double the local sub-€100k benchmark of €407/m²; with the upper floor still unfinished and the ground floor needing customization, effective costs could approach €1,979/m². The sea view and 2 km distance add appeal, but the listing does not say the building condition, year, or energy class.
More on the house and the area
The open sea-and-coast view is the clear highlight, complemented by a productive-looking garden and a hillside setting near Diamante. The ground floor appears usable with a kitchen and finished living space, but the upper level is still a raw shell, so this is a promising home-with-project rather than a finished dream house.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- The upper floor is explicitly unfinished and requires substantial work.
- Interiors are functional but dated, cluttered, and not presented as move-in-ready.
- The large paved exterior areas and outbuildings appear practical rather than polished living spaces.
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 72/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria below the Coastal Range, with steep hills dropping toward the Riviera dei Cedri. The Tyrrhenian coast is within a few kilometres, with the shore around Diamante and Cirella. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are inland within the wider 15 km range from this stretch of coast. The nearest town of size is Scalea to the north, with rail services and the main coastal services for this part of the province. Diamante nearby is known for the cedro cultivation of this coast and for its painted historic centre; Cirella has the offshore Isola di Cirella just off the coast. This part of Calabria is known for a mix of hill villages, short distances to the sea, and the cedro-growing belt of the upper Tyrrhenian coast.