Rudere Indipendente a Due Passi dal Borgo di Roccamorice
Rudere Indipendente a Due Passi dal Borgo di Roccamorice. Needs renovation, garage, caminetto, taverna, esposizione esterna, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€400/m²), this 175 m² rudere needing major restoration could require about €192,500 total, or roughly €1,100/m²—far above comparable Abruzzo properties around €311/m². The listing does not say whether the roof and structure are sound or whether the building is currently habitable.
More on the house and the area
The property has genuine rustic Abruzzo character, with old stone walls, traditional tile roofs, arched openings, fireplaces and mature trees around it. However, the photos show a neglected farmhouse/rudere with deteriorated finishes and apparently unusable interiors, so its beauty is mainly renovation potential rather than a ready dream 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€69,000 – €103,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- This is a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home; interiors appear dark, empty and unusable.
- Visible roof-edge deterioration, vegetation and damaged openings suggest possible structural and weatherproofing work.
- No usable kitchen or finished living spaces are shown, and utilities should be verified carefully.
- The overgrown grounds and remote farmhouse setting may require significant clearance and access improvements.
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 Maiella massif rises immediately to the south-west, with the lower slopes and gorges of the Maiella foothills within this area. The Pescara River valley runs nearby, and the Tirino valley is not far inland. Maiella National Park begins a short distance inland on the mountain side. The nearest ski lifts are on the Passolanciano side of the Maiella, roughly a 30–40 minute drive. Chieti is the nearest town of size, with services and a historic centre, and Pescara is the main city on this side of Abruzzo for rail links, shopping and the airport. The area is known for the Maiella mountain landscape, hill villages on the edge of the massif, and olive-growing and vineyard country between the mountains and the Adriatic.