Casa + terreno
Arce (FR), Via Collealto, in contesto riservato e residenziale, proponiamo in vendita CASA INDIPENDENTE , mq 220 circa, composta da Piano Seminterrato: garage, cantina, lavanderia; Piano Terra Rialzato: porticato, ingresso, sala/cucina, 2 camere, bagno; Piano Primo: camera, bagno. Completa la proprietà il terreno pianeggiante e soleggiato. SEMIRIFINITA ( impianti predisposti) - Prezzo Euro 79.000
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 220 sqm, the ask is just €359/sqm versus a €574/sqm baseline in Lazio villas; even adding an estimated €450/sqm for a semi-finished house with systems only pre-arranged gives an effective €809/sqm, which is still plausible for a large detached home with land. The description is specific and supported by 31 photos, with positives like garage, portico and private residential setting; the main drawback is that 'semirifinita' means substantial completion costs remain.
More on the house and the area
The olive-grove setting and distant mountain backdrop give it some rural appeal, and 220 sqm at this price has clear bargain value. But this is a semi-finished house rather than a livable home today: the structure and roof look solid, yet the interiors are raw and unfinished with essential fit-out still needed. Dream potential is decent, but the current wow is capped by condition.
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.
Our read of the photos, €450/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €43,000
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.
- Semi-finished/al grezzo interior: no completed floors, bathrooms or kitchen visible
- Windows/doors appear incomplete, so it is not move-in ready
- Setting is pleasant but interrupted by nearby road and visible power lines
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 55/100Arce sits in the Liri valley between the Monti Aurunci to the southwest and the Monti Ausoni to the west, with the Monti Ernici and the inner Apennine relief farther north and east. The area is tied to the Liri-Sacco valley system; the Liri river runs nearby around Ceprano and Isola del Liri. Monte Orlando Regional Park and the coast at Gaeta are outside the 15 km landscape and do not count as local features. The nearest larger centre is Cassino, which has full services and the abbey of Montecassino above the town. Isola del Liri, within the same provincial area, is known for its waterfall in the historic centre. This part of southern Lazio is known for olive groves, mixed farming and small hill towns above the valley floor.