Rustico/casale in Contrada Lauro
In Contrada Felicetto, a Diamante, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di rudere composta da due locali e un bagno, interamente da ristrutturare. Una soluzione ideale per investitori, imprese o privati alla ricerca di un immobile da recuperare e valorizzare, con la possibilità di sviluppare un progetto personalizzato e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The 39 m² ruin costs €35,000 and needs an estimated €42,900 renovation, bringing the effective cost to about €1,997/m² versus a local reference of €236/m². Its location 2 km from the sea is positive, but the very high all-in cost and substantial restoration risk make this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This small farmhouse has some appeal from the surrounding greenery and a glimpse toward the sea, with attractive patterned tiled floors and a usable bathroom already in place. However, it is explicitly a ruin to be entirely renovated, and the damp, cracked interiors and poor exterior make it a substantial project rather than a ready-to-live-in Italian home.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- Listed as a portion of a ruin requiring complete renovation.
- Visible damp, ceiling damage, wall cracking and deteriorated exterior surfaces suggest substantial building work.
- No kitchen is shown; utilities, structural condition and legal status require 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 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.