Palazzo - Edificio in Feroleto Antico
A Feroleto Antico, nei pressi del centro storico, si rende disponibile unità immobiliare disposta su due livelli con piccolo giardino adiacente. L'unità si compone nel seguente modo: Piano rialzato: vano ingresso adibito a cucina, soggiorno ampio e piccolo vano ripostiglio. Piano primo : due camere da letto di cui…
What it really costs
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At €190/m², the €19,000 asking price looks cheap, but the condition is unspecified; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation gives an effective cost near €890/m², versus a €330/m² baseline for comparable Calabria stock. The historic-center setting and garage/balcony/garden add some value, but not enough to offset the likely renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished two-level home rather than a ruin, with a working kitchen, bedrooms, heating, tiled floors, wooden stairs, and a distinctive late-19th-century village character. Its €19,000 price is compelling, but the building exterior is tired and the interiors are old-fashioned, so it is more of a livable bargain than a dream-home 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.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 clearly usable but very dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- The exterior walls, entrance, canopy, and stair access look worn and need maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a two-level, 100 sqm home.
- No attractive open view is visible; the home is tightly integrated into the historic-center fabric.
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 52/100This area sits on the inland side of the Sant'Eufemia plain, with low hills and cultivated countryside at the foot of the Calabrian Apennines. The Tyrrhenian coast at Gizzeria Lido and the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia are within about 15 km. The Amato river valley is part of the local landscape. Lamezia Terme is the nearest town of size, with rail connections, services and the main airport for this side of Calabria. The Sila mountains are farther away and do not define the immediate surroundings. The area is known mainly for mixed agriculture and for being a corridor between the Tyrrhenian side and inland Calabria.