Casa bifamiliare in Sp81 50
Cerisano - Contrada Pianette Proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di circa 150 mq, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa personalizzata o investire in un immobile dalle grandi potenzialità. La proprietà è circondata da una corte privata di circa 250 mq, perfetta per creare uno spazio esterno da vivere in ogni stagione, e...
What it really costs
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The house is explicitly described as completely to be renovated, so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation cost; that makes the effective cost roughly €1,360/m² (€39,000 + about €165,000 works over 150 m²). That is far above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/m², but the low entry price, 150 m² size, and private 250 m² courtyard support a mid-level score rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This has real old-house character from the outside: a large rustic facade, arched doorway, little balcony and a bit of land around it. But it is explicitly completely to renovate, and the photos do not prove a usable interior, so this reads as a project rather than a home. At €39k for 150 sqm it has bargain appeal, but the wow is limited by condition and the fairly ordinary roadside setting.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; not a ready-to-live home.
- No interior photos, so kitchen, bathroom and floors are unproven.
- Facade shows visible cracking, worn render and neglected grounds.
- Roadside setting with utility poles reduces the romance.
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 52/100The cluster lies on the lower slopes west of Cosenza, in the valley system that opens toward the Crati plain, with the Coastal Range rising a short distance to the west. The Savuto valley and the first Tyrrhenian-facing mountains are within the local hinterland, and the Sila massif is visible farther east beyond Cosenza but outside the immediate landscape. Cosenza is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a historic centre, and the urban area shared with Rende. The area is known mainly as the inland edge between the Cosenza urban basin and the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria, with mixed hillside settlement and access routes across the province.