Rustico/casale in Contrada Marcello
Meravigliosa Puglia propone in vendita Lamia Star, una vecchia lamia con volte a stella, totalmente da ristrutturare. La lamia si trova in agro di San Vito dei Normanni, a pochissima distanza dalla città e da Serranova, una piccola e graziosa frazione di Carovigno. La lamia si trova su un terreno di circa 7600mq, edificabile, a composizione uliveto. ...
What it really costs
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At €40,000 for 15 m² and €1,100/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €3,767/m² versus the €800/m² Puglia baseline. The 7,600 m² olive-grove/buildable land adds value, but the 15 m² lamia is totally unrestored and has no bedrooms or bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
A handsome traditional Puglian lamia with distinctive star-vaulted stone interiors, set among a large mature olive grove. However, this is currently a tiny restoration project rather than a usable home: the interior is raw, empty, and heavily deteriorated, with no facilities shown.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- Completely uninhabitable shell requiring a full renovation.
- No bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms, or usable living space are shown.
- Visible deterioration, rubble, damp staining, and possible structural repairs need assessment.
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 72/100The area is the Murge to the west and the Adriatic coast to the east, with the Torre Guaceto stretch of coast within reach. The Torre Guaceto protected marine and coastal reserve lies nearby on this coast. Carovigno has a substantial historic centre and the Castello Dentice di Frasso. The nearest larger town is Ostuni, which has a larger old town and full services. This part of northern Salento and the upper Brindisi countryside is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and masserie.