Casa bifamiliare in Corso San Basilio
Nella tranquilla e servita località Caira, a pochi minuti dal centro di Cassino, Piacere Casa propone in vendita una porzione di casa disposta su due livelli. L'ingresso al piano terra è caratterizzato da un piccolo portico che conduce agli ambienti della zona giorno, accoglienti e luminosi. Qui trovano spazio un salone con stufa a pellet e una cucina abitabile. ...
What it really costs
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At €55,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €367/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €567/sqm including ~€200/sqm in light works, still below the Lazio townhouse baseline of €625/sqm. Good value with garden/terrace and a serviced location near Cassino, and the listing has strong evidence quality with 50 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: furnished, occupied, with a functioning kitchen, heating stove and decent everyday livability. The small garden/courtyard adds some charm and the price-for-size is attractive, but visually it is modest and dated rather than a dream-property showstopper.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and shows some wear/staining.
- Interiors are livable but dated and fairly ordinary.
- Only one bathroom for a 4-bedroom, 150 sqm house.
- No proven views or standout historic features in the photos.
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 68/100Monte Cassino and the Monte Cairo massif rise immediately above the town, at the southern edge of the central Apennines. The Rapido-Gari and Liri river system runs through the surrounding valley. The Parco Naturale Regionale Monti Aurunci begins to the west within this radius, and the mountains around Cassino lead into the protected areas of the southern Lazio and upper Caserta Apennines. Roccasecca is nearby, and Cassino itself is the main service town of the area with the abbey, university, rail station and full commercial services. The area is known for the Abbey of Montecassino and for the WWII battlefields of Cassino.