Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente - Frosinone (FR) -
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at 490 EUR/m2 vs regional median of 633, so ~23% below baseline, which is modestly favorable. With 0 beds listed and 1 bath, habitability is unclear. Fresh listing (5 days) and decent photo count are neutral-to-positive.
More on the house and the area
A modest single-story detached townhouse in Frosinone with a covered terrace and pink faded facade. Photos reveal a tired, unrenovated property: cracked plaster around the entrance, weathered wooden shutters, a graffiti-marked balcony, and a neglected under-terrace storage/garage area littered with debris. The satellite view shows a cramped urban plot with limited outdoor space. Nothing exceptional in architecture, setting, or views. The €490/m² price is low but reflects the run-down state rather than offering a compelling bargain wow. No standout features to stop a scroller.
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, €600/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.
- Property appears dated and in need of renovation
- Photos show worn exterior with peeling plaster and stained walls
- Cluttered under-terrace storage area visible
- No interior photos provided
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 48/100Frosinone sits in the Sacco valley with the Ernici Mountains close to the north and the Lepini range to the west-southwest. The Cosa river runs through the town and the Sacco river valley is the main landscape around it. Within about 15 km the area is a mix of valley-floor settlement, roads and industry, with older hill towns nearby such as Veroli and Alatri just beyond that radius. Rome and the Tyrrhenian coast are practical connections rather than part of the immediate landscape.