Casa indipendente in Traversa del Sole
Casetta in pietra nel centro storico di Schavi di Abruzzo. L'immobile totalmente da ristrutturare si sviluppa su due piani per un totale di 56 mq. ed è composto al piano terra da un salone con cucina a vista, camino e balcone. Al primo piano una grande stanza con soffitto alto, finestra e balcone. Schiavi di Abruzzo è un comune...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is explicitly totally to be restored, so I used about €1,100/m2 renovation: effective price is roughly €75,100 total, or €1,341/m2. That is far above the low Abruzzo baseline of €414/m2, but the entry price is tiny, it is a stone house in the historic center with terrace/balcony, and there are 17 photos with no obvious legal red flags.
More on the house and the area
The stone facade, old village lanes and rooftop views over this hilltop Abruzzo borgo give it real romantic appeal, especially at the tiny price. But the condition is a major limiter: one level is basic and sparse, the other is essentially an unfinished shell, and there is no bathroom shown or listed. This feels more like a character project than a beautiful cheap home you could move into soon.
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€22,000 – €33,000
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.
- Totally to be renovated; not currently a ready-to-live home.
- No bathroom is shown or listed.
- Upper room is raw/unfinished despite being roofed.
- Very small two-level layout with limited usable space.
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 68/100The area sits in the upper Trigno valley under the Abruzzo Apennines, with the Monti Frentani and the broader Apennine mass close around the village. The Trigno river system shapes the local valleys. This part of inland Chieti is close to the border with Molise and has a landscape of wooded slopes, pasture and small mountain settlements. The nearest larger centre is Vasto on the Adriatic coast for broader services, while inland Agnone is the nearest small mountain town of note. The area is known for the Samnite and Italic archaeological site of Templo Italico at Schiavi di Abruzzo.