Casa indipendente in Vicolo Paolozzi
ROCCASECCA - Vicolo Paolozzi, a pochi passi dalle vie storiche del centro, in contesto silenzioso e riservato proponiamo un loft con corte di giardino esclusiva. La proprietà dotata di ingresso autonomo si sviluppa per 75 mq, ed è attualmente composta da ampia zona living, cucina separata e bagno; attraverso una scala interna si accede nella zona notte dal quale è...
What it really costs
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The listing asks €55,000 for 60 sqm (€917/m²), and assuming a basically habitable interior the effective cost is about €1,117/m² including light works, versus a low-stock baseline of €733/m² in Lazio country houses. Positives are the private garden, independent entrance and near-historic-center setting, but the description claims 75 sqm while the facts say 60 sqm, which is a concrete inconsistency.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable small home rather than a shell: it has a functioning kitchen, bathroom, finished floors and a large terrace. The mountain glimpse and private outdoor space add some appeal, but the house is visually quite basic and needs cosmetic refreshing to feel dreamy. Good value for a simple liveable base, not a scroll-stopping beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Interiors are very plain and dated rather than characterful
- Exterior walls and terrace facade show staining/maintenance needs
- Small garden/courtyard is rough and currently unimproved
- Layout appears compact with bedroom reached by internal stairs
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 cluster lies in the Liri valley under the Monti Aurunci and near the western end of the Ciociaria hill country. The Melfa and Liri river system shapes the immediate area, with a mix of valley floor and limestone slopes. Montecassino and Cassino are the nearest larger urban centre, with full services, rail connections and the A1 motorway. The Monti Aurunci Regional Park is to the west but largely beyond the immediate 15 km landscape from Roccasecca. Roccasecca is known as the birthplace of Thomas Aquinas, and the ruined castle site above the town is the main local historic landmark.