Casa indipendente in Varia 2
Vendesi in Abruzzo zona di montagna (Capistrello) metri 800 di altitudine, un villino bifamiliare con vista panoramica sul paese, su due livelli di 200 mq circa, da ristrutturare, comprensivo di rustico, magazzino e box coperto. L'immobile viene venduto immobiliato, prezzo trattabile
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is €350/sqm, but the text says da ristrutturare, so the effective cost is about €1,050/sqm including ~€700/sqm renovation, versus a €527/sqm baseline. The numbers point to a weak deal after works, and the facts say Roma/Lazio while the description places it in Capistrello, Abruzzo, which is a material location contradiction.
More on the house and the area
The big asset here is the elevated mountain-village setting, with wide green valley views and a real sense of space. This is a genuine house, not a shell: bedrooms, bathroom, floors and windows are in place, so it looks usable but tired. At €70k for 200 sqm with garage and extra spaces, it has dream value, though the charm is more in the panorama than in the house itself.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Needs renovation; listing explicitly says da ristrutturare
- Exterior/outbuildings and terrace areas look weathered and somewhat improvised
- Mountain road setting with visible overhead wires reduces polish
- Interiors shown are basic and dated rather than character-rich
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 55/100This cluster is inside the continuous built-up area of Rome, so the lived setting is urban fabric rather than a rural or scenic landscape. The nearest large natural feature is the lower Tiber basin, with the river crossing the city, and the Tyrrhenian coast at Ostia is outside the immediate 15 km landscape for this point. Within the city the main distinctions are historical and monumental rather than landscape-based, and Rome’s UNESCO status does not change the urban cap for surroundings.