Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Chiobbica
Rif. Lo-143 Proponiamo in vendita in contrada Chiobbica, in zona suggestiva e panoramica a circa 3 km dal centro di Cisternino, trullo di 25 mq circa con possibilità di ampliamento di ulteriori 25 mq. Completa la soluzione ampio terreno di 6.800 mq circa con uliveti e alberi da frutto e possibilità di realizzare una piscina. Immobile ideale sia per civile...
What it really costs
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At €20,000 (€667/m²), the trullo is below the €813/m² Puglia baseline, but its condition is unspecified and a €700/m² renovation estimate raises the effective cost to about €1,333/m². The 6,800 m² olive-grove plot and possible expansion/pool add value, but the listing does not confirm habitability or existing utilities.
More on the house and the area
The tiny traditional trullo has strong Puglian character, surrounded by extensive olive trees, dry-stone walls, and open countryside. However, the photos show a roofed-looking but completely unusable shell with no interior amenities, so its beauty and land are offset by major renovation needs.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- This is an empty trullo shell with no bathroom, kitchen, or usable living space.
- Substantial restoration will be needed, including clearing vegetation and verifying the roof, structure, utilities, and permissions.
- The large olive-grove plot and possible pool add appeal, but this is a development project rather than a move-in home.
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 84/100The cluster sits in the Valle d’Itria, a karst plateau of low limestone ridges, dry-stone walls, olive groves and dispersed trulli and lamie farm buildings. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Torre Canne and Savelletri, with low sandy stretches and small harbours. The area is known for trulli, olive oil and a dense rural fabric of small stone buildings and walled fields. Ostuni is the nearest larger town in the area, with a substantial historic hill centre and services; Martina Franca, Locorotondo and Alberobello are also close in daily terms. Alberobello’s trulli district is UNESCO-listed, and Cisternino is part of I Borghi più belli d’Italia.