Rustico in San Giacomo degli Schiavoni
Tecnocasa Termoli: Ampio rudere in vendita a San Giacomo degli Schiavoni. Contattaci per ulteriori informazioni Nel cuore del comune di San Giacomo degli Schiavoni, proponiamo in vendita un affascinante rustico d'epoca risalente al 1900. Questa proprietà, situata al piano terra, si estende su una superficie di 100 mq…
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
The description explicitly calls it an 'ampio rudere' and 'stato grezzo', so this is a ruin/to-restore project at about €1,100/m² renovation cost; effective cost is roughly €1,850/m² (€75k + ~€110k works on 100 m²). That is far above the local baseline of €317/m², and the 5 km sea location is not enough to offset a heavy restoration risk.
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The vaulted stone interiors have real atmosphere and historic character, and the staged images show how striking the spaces could become. But in reality this is still a raw shell with no finished bathroom or kitchen, so it is a renovation project rather than a home you could move into. At €75k for 100 sqm near the coast, the value helps, but the condition keeps the wow firmly capped.
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€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Hard shell condition: sold as rudere/rustico al grezzo, not a finished home
- No bathroom or kitchen shown, so not currently livable
- Visible raw block infill and unfinished surfaces mean significant renovation remains
- Exterior is plain and photos do not prove any real panoramic view
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 56/100The cluster sits on the low inland hills above the Adriatic side of Molise, with cultivated countryside running down toward the Biferno valley and the coast. The Adriatic coast around Termoli is within this radius, and the lower Biferno river system shapes the plain to the south-west. Termoli is the nearest town of size, with a port, rail station, hospital and a walled old town on the sea. This part of lower Molise is known for grain fields, olive groves and a broad agricultural landscape rather than for a single protected or monumental site inside the immediate area.