Capodimonte via roma - palazzetto indipendente
CENTRALISSIMO DI OTTIMA METRATURA Sulla via principale del paese e precisamente all'inizio di via Roma adiacente a bar, alimentari e negozi di vario genere, proponiamo in vendita interessante soluzione indipendente disposta su due livelli con balcone panoramico. Al piano primo veniamo accolti da un comodo soggiorno e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 for 90 sqm, the asking price is €767/sqm; with light-to-moderate works suggested by the text (bath renovated, rest needs some renovation), I estimate about €350/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,117/sqm. That is well above the local baseline of €615/sqm, so despite the central location and panoramic balcony, it looks only a fair deal rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell, with bright rooms, a large kitchen with fireplace, and a top-floor balcony outlook over village rooftops. The wow is modest rather than dramatic: the exterior is plain and the interiors are very dated, but at €69k it feels genuinely livable with renovation potential. A practical, affordable Italian-home dream more than a visual showstopper.
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, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need refreshing beyond the renovated bathroom.
- Street-facing townhouse on the main road, so privacy/noise may be an issue.
- Heating appears to rely on a pellet stove rather than a full modern system.
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 76/100Lake Bolsena is at the town, with the Volsini volcanic hills around the shore. Montefiascone is the nearest larger town and has a full set of everyday services; Viterbo is the main city in the province. The area is known for lake fishing, olive groves and vineyards, and for the old lakeside settlements around Bolsena. Bolsena has Etruscan remains and the lake is the dominant feature of daily life here.