Catona, mansarda con terrazzo vista mare.
Campo Calabro, Via Risorgimento - L'agenzia Tecnocasa Catona propone in vendita mansarda panoramica allo stato rustico con terrazzo e vista sullo Stretto. La soluzione è situata all’interno di uno stabile di recente costruzione, inserito in un contesto tranquillo e ben curato. Non è una casa già pronta… è la…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is not actually renovated: the text says the mansarda is allo stato rustico, without internal partitions, systems or windows, so I treat it as a full fit-out project at about €700/m². That makes the effective cost about €1,279/m² (€70,000 + ~€84,700 works on 121 m²), far above the Calabria farmhouse baseline of €272/m²; sea view and 1 km from the coast help, but not enough.
More on the house and the area
The Strait view and big terraces are the clear selling point, and 121 sqm at €70k is eye-catching. But this is not a ready home: the interior is a raw shell with no finished rooms, fittings or services visible. Dream value comes from the sea panorama, while actual livability still depends on a full fit-out.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- Interior is completely unfinished rustico/al grezzo
- No internal partitions, systems, windows, kitchen or bathrooms shown
- Power lines and nearby buildings dilute the panorama
- Extra budget likely needed to make it habitable
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising immediately inland. The Strait is the defining water feature here, with Sicily and Mount Etna visible across the water in clear conditions. The Aspromonte National Park begins inland above the coastal strip. The nearest substantial mountain access is the Gambarie area in Aspromonte, roughly an hour by road, with local ski facilities in season. Reggio Calabria itself is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links, rail connections, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, and the airport serving the strait. The area is known for the strait landscape and for bergamot cultivation in the province.