Casa indipendente con giardino
Nel cuore di Carunchio, uno dei borghi più affascinanti d’Abruzzo, proponiamo in vendita un immobile con grande potenziale, perfetto per chi desidera creare una casa vacanze, un B&B o una residenza privata immersa nella tranquillità. La zona Carunchio è un borgo medievale arroccato su una collina, noto per: Panorami…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €35,000 for 119 sqm (€294/sqm), but the text says it must be completely restored, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,394/sqm, well above the low Abruzzo stock baseline of €417/sqm. The score stays decent because the entry price is very low, photos are adequate, and the panoramic historic-village setting adds appeal for a holiday home or B&B project.
More on the house and the area
The real selling point is the wide mountain-and-valley panorama from the balcony and garden side, which gives this modest village house genuine dream value. But the house itself is very plain and clearly needs substantial renovation, with damp, worn finishes and rough ancillary spaces. Still, it is a complete house with kitchen, bathroom and rooms in place, not just a shell, and the €35k price helps.
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€47,000 – €70,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Full renovation is needed; visible damp and staining in several rooms.
- Interiors are basic and dated, with only partial usability as shown.
- Outdoor spaces are rough and sloped rather than ready-to-enjoy.
- Exterior is plain and not especially photogenic.
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 58/100The area is in the hills of the upper Trigno basin, with the Apennine foothills rising inland toward the Abruzzo-Molise border. The Trigno valley is the main landscape feature within reach. The nearest larger centres are Vasto on the coast and San Salvo, which provide the main services, rail access and larger retail. This part of inland southern Abruzzo is known for small hill villages, mixed farmland and olive growing, with woodland on the higher ground.