Casa indipendente in Via Sabotino 2
Rif. R/FV27 – Montecilfone (CB) – In via Sabotino n. 2 proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di circa 200 mq. L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composto da una cucina abitabile, da una camera da letto matrimoniale, da un bagno e da un ripostiglio al piano terra; da un ampio soggiorno, da 3 comode camere da…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €36,000, the 200 m² house costs €180/m², but allowing roughly €40,000 for basic updates gives an effective cost near €380/m²—slightly above the local €321/m² benchmark. The listing includes a 50 m² garage and 10 m² cellar, but it does not state the property’s condition; energy class G may also imply additional improvement costs.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
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 58/100The area sits on the lower Molise hills above the Adriatic side, with open agricultural ridges and small valleys running down toward the coast. The Biferno valley is nearby, and the Adriatic coast around Termoli and Campomarino is within the local area. The nearest town of size is Termoli, which has a port, rail station, hospitals and full services. This part of lower Molise is known for mixed farming, olive groves and views across the inland hills toward the sea.