Casa indipendente
Montefiascone: casa indipendente con vista panoramica allo stato grezzo di c. Ca 120 mq da dividere internamente con garage e giardino. Ape in fase di rilascio.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 130 sqm, the ask is €423/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €538/sqm in Lazio country houses, so the entry price is attractive. But the description says allo stato grezzo (unfinished shell), implying substantial completion works; using about €850/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €1,273/sqm, which keeps it good value only if you specifically want a project, helped by the panoramic view, garage, and garden.
More on the house and the area
The panoramic setting and green rear garden give it some dream value, and the price per sqm is attractive. But this is clearly an unfinished shell rather than a usable home: raw block interiors, no finished rooms, and no visible bathrooms or kitchen. It feels more like a build project with potential than a place you could realistically move into soon.
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, €850/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- Sold 'allo stato grezzo' and unfinished inside.
- No fitted kitchen, bathrooms or completed interior finishes are visible.
- Garden is overgrown and needs clearing/landscaping.
- Livability will depend on full internal division and utility completion.
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 77/100Lake Bolsena lies immediately below Montefiascone, with long volcanic slopes around the lake and the Monti Volsini forming the local relief. The area is part of the Tuscia volcanic district. Viterbo is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services. Montefiascone is known for its old hill town above the lake and for wine production, especially Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone.