Casa Indipendente Due Livelli Da Rifinire Gallico Superiore
In vendita a Gallico Superiore, nei pressi della Chiesa di Maria delle Grazie, proponiamo un immobile indipendente disposto su due livelli, con una piccola corte esclusiva. La casa, risalente al 1942, è composta da un piano terra di circa 70 metri quadrati e da un piano superiore di pari metratura, per un totale di…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 for 140 sqm, the ask is only €164/sqm versus a €272/sqm baseline, but the home is only partially renovated and the upper floor is explicitly described as having building-code violations ('abusi edilizi'). Assuming about €1,100/sqm to regularize and complete works, the effective cost is roughly €1,264/sqm, so this is not cheap in practice and carries major legal risk.
More on the house and the area
At €23k for 140 sqm it has bargain appeal and the structure appears roofed, with some work already started. But the photos show a bare, unfinished shell with raw blockwork, exposed services and no usable living spaces, so this is a serious project rather than a home you could move into. The exterior and setting are plain, with only a very small neglected courtyard.
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€55,000 – €82,000
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.
- Incomplete renovation; interiors are raw and not currently habitable
- No bathroom or kitchen visible
- Upper floor has stated building abuses/regularization risk
- Tiny, overgrown courtyard and no proven view despite being near the sea
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 55/100This cluster lies in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within the same local landscape. The Strait is the defining water feature, and the nearest beaches are on the Ionian and Tyrrhenian sides of the metropolitan area. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and frames daily views from the city side, but from this location a resident lives primarily in an urban fabric rather than in open mountain country. Reggio Calabria is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links across the strait, the National Archaeological Museum with the Riace Bronzes, and the main services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the strait setting between Calabria and Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider province.