Casa indipendente in Via Stromboli
MARINA DI MANCAVERSA: Appartamento indipendente al piano terra con esposizione angolare, allo stato rustico avanzato. L'immobile è composto da luminosa zona giorno open space, tre camere da letto e tre bagni. Soluzione dalle ottime potenzialità, pronta per essere completata e trasformata in una casa moderna, valorizzandone gli spazi secondo il proprio stile.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 80 sqm, the asking price is €1,250/sqm; in advanced shell condition I estimate about €700/sqm to complete, for an effective cost near €1,950/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €731/sqm despite the strong positives of 1 km from the sea and 50 photos, so this looks more like a weak-value renovation project than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a raw unfinished modern build near the sea, but the photos show little real beauty or character and no meaningful view. Condition is the main limiter: it is roofed and structured, yet still an incomplete shell needing substantial finishing before anyone could live there. The low price for 80 sqm close to the coast helps, but this reads as a project rather than a dream home today.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Advanced rustico: unfinished and not currently habitable
- No finished floors, kitchen or bathrooms are visible
- Garden/outdoor area is overgrown and needs full clearing
- One rough masonry area shows a visible wall crack that needs technical verification
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 76/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast of the Salento peninsula, with low rocky shore and small inlets around Torre Suda and the marina of Racale. The nearest larger beach system is around Gallipoli to the north, while the inland landscape is the flat to gently undulating Salento plain with olive groves and dry-stone walls. Ugento is the nearest town of some size to the south, and Gallipoli is the nearest larger coastal centre with a full harbour, services and a substantial historic core. The area is known for Salento seaside tourism and for olive-growing.