Casa indipendente
Proponiamo in vendita a San Pietro Vernotico un'interessante casa indipendente di 108 mq con veranda esterna. L'immobile si apre con un ampio ingresso caratterizzato da suggestive volte a stella, che proseguono nei due ambienti successivi destinati alla cucina e alla zona pranzo, creando un ambiente giorno spazioso e di carattere. La proprietà è stata oggetto di un importante ampliamento...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 108 sqm, the asking price is €602/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description of an expanded independent house, I estimate about €200/sqm renovation, for an effective €802/sqm. That sits modestly above the low internal baseline of €693/sqm for Puglia country houses, but the independent layout, 12 photos, and character features like vaulted ceilings support a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
The star-vaulted stone rooms give it real Apulian character and are easily the wow element here. But the rest is clearly an unfinished project with bare blockwork and no completed kitchen or bathroom, so this is not yet a usable home. At €65k for 108 sqm near the coast it has potential, but the current reality is renovation rather than immediate Italian-living dream.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Interior is unfinished and not currently move-in ready
- Needs full fit-out of kitchen, bathroom, floors and finishes
- Outdoor space is a narrow walled yard rather than a scenic garden
- No views or proven landscape setting in the photos
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 43/100This is the Salento plain, with flat agricultural land of olive groves, vineyards and fields between Brindisi and Lecce. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Campo di Mare and Torchiarolo, with low sandy shores and pinewoods rather than cliffs. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with port services, a rail station and the airport. The area is known for wine production, especially Negroamaro, and for olive growing.