Casa bifamiliare in Via Ausonia 78
Pignataro Interamna in Via Ausonia n. 78, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato terra cielo risalente agli anni '60 semindipendente disposto su due livelli. Il fabbricato è caratterizzato da un ingresso indipendente, al piano terra, tre ampi locali uso deposito. attraverso un ampia scala si accede al piano primo, composto da una cucina con ampia zona giorno,...
What it really costs
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At €64,000 for 135 sqm, the ask is very low at €474/sqm versus a €616/sqm baseline, but the description says the ground floor has three rooms for storage use and gives no clear evidence of a fully habitable layout/condition. Assuming a needs-renovation level (~€700/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,174/sqm, which weakens the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a cheap, real house rather than a ruin, with a usable upper floor and some outdoor space, plus distant mountain backdrop. But the property is visually plain and quite worn, with scruffy yards and a shabby outbuilding that drag down the dream factor. It feels more like a practical renovation project than an instantly romantic Italian home.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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 looks very tired and would need significant updating
- Outbuilding appears partly dilapidated and may require major repair or demolition
- Setting is on a road with visible industrial/utility surroundings
- Only one bathroom and ground floor is largely storage/deposit space rather than finished living area
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 58/100The cluster lies in the Liri valley, with the Aurunci Mountains to the south and the first ridges of the central Apennine foothills visible around the plain. The Liri and Gari river system shapes this area around Cassino. The Parco Naturale dei Monti Aurunci begins further south, with mountain terrain inside the broader surrounding area but not at the village itself. The nearest town of size is Cassino, which has full services, a railway station and the abbey of Montecassino on the hill above the town. This part of southern Lazio is known for the monastery of Montecassino, for the wartime history of the Cassino front, and for mixed farmland on the valley floor.