Casa indipendente
Carinola, frazione Nocelleto, in posizione servita dai servizi di prima necessità di uso quotidiano, vendesi casa indipendente di circa 200 mq completamente da ristrutturare. Due unità attigue. Ideale per due famiglie. Giardino privato. Stazione ferroviaria di Falciano-Mondragone-Carinola a circa 10 km. Inoltre è…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000, the estimated renovation cost is about €140,000 (€700/m²), making the effective cost roughly €180,000 or €900/m²—more than double the Campania country-house baseline of €420/m². The 200 m² property is completely to renovate, and its 14 km distance from the sea adds little location value.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old village house with a photogenic weathered facade, arched entrance, historic doors, terraces and a private courtyard/garden. The interiors are solid and roofed rather than a bare ruin, with tiled rooms and furnishings, but the property clearly needs major renovation before it becomes a comfortable dream 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€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.
- The property is explicitly described as completely needing renovation, with damp, peeling finishes, aging balconies and deteriorated exterior areas.
- Several spaces are usable and furnished, but the kitchen/bathroom provision and utilities are not clearly documented.
- The large 200 sqm layout consists of two adjoining units, so renovation and modernization costs could be substantial.
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 63/100The cluster lies in the lower Garigliano plain between the Volturno-Garigliano coastal lowlands and the first inland hills. Monte Massico rises nearby and is the named relief of this part of northern Campania. The Garigliano river is to the north and the Tyrrhenian coast around Baia Domizia is within the local area. Roccamonfina-Foce Garigliano Regional Park reaches this zone and the volcanic massif of Roccamonfina is the main natural feature of the wider immediate hinterland. Sessa Aurunca is the nearest substantial historic town, with a large old centre and Roman remains. The area is known for Falerno del Massico vineyards and for the volcanic and alluvial farmland of the Agro Falerno.