Terra-Cielo allo stato grezzo con giardino e box auto a Ruti
Nel caratteristico borgo di Rutino, in Via San Cesareo, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione terra-cielo allo stato grezzo, ideale per chi desidera completare e personalizzare la propria casa secondo i propri gusti ed esigenze. L'immobile si sviluppa su tre livelli per una superficie interna di 116 mq, oltre a box auto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the listing say 'Renovated', the description clearly says 'allo stato grezzo' with systems only pre-installed, so I treated it as needing renovation at about €700/m². Effective price is about €128,100 total, or ~€1,134/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €420/m², which makes it weak value despite the Cilento location and private garden.
More on the house and the area
The hilltop borgo setting and wide mountain-valley views are genuinely beautiful, with a glimpse of water adding extra appeal. But this is not a move-in home: it is a roofed, structured townhouse at shell stage with bare rooms, unfinished openings and no livable interiors yet. At €49k the price is attractive for the size, garage and garden potential, but the wow is mostly in the view and future vision rather than current habitability.
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€22,000 – €40,000
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.
- Sold unfinished/al grezzo: no completed kitchen, bathrooms or finishes visible.
- Raw interiors and open window/door apertures mean substantial completion work is still needed.
- Exterior facade is worn and not currently charming from the street.
- Ask to verify utilities, permits and what 'predisposition of impianti' actually includes.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Cilento hills, with the Tyrrhenian coast near Agropoli and Castellabate within about 15 km and the Alento river valley running through this part of inland Cilento. Much of the surrounding area falls within Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. Agropoli is the nearest larger town in daily use, with rail services, larger shops and routine services; Vallo della Lucania is another service centre inland. Castellabate, on the nearby coast, is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and the wider Cilento area is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub and the historical association with the Mediterranean diet.