Rustico/casale
A Castelmassimo, in una posizione estremamente servita e strategica, a pochi passi dai principali servizi e nelle immediate vicinanze della superstrada e di Frosinone, proponiamo in vendita un ampio fabbricato semi-indipendente disposto su due livelli, completamente da ristrutturare. L'immobile, caratterizzato da una…
What it really costs
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The €39,000 asking price is only €186/m², but the building is completely to renovate: estimated total cost is about €270,000, or €1,286/m² effective versus the Lazio baseline of €659/m². Convenient location near services and Frosinone helps, but the renovation burden makes this a weak project financially.
More on the house and the area
This is a generous old village farmhouse with traditional stonework, tiled roofs, exterior stairs, and a covered veranda that could become attractive after restoration. However, the interiors are dirty and heavily deteriorated, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a realistically livable home today.
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€83,000 – €123,000
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 to be renovated, with visibly deteriorated interiors and bathroom
- Likely requires major work to roof, systems, finishes, and structural elements
- No standout view, private garden, or exceptional setting is shown
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 68/100The cluster is in the Ernici foothills, with the Monti Ernici rising nearby to the north and east. The Cosa river valley is part of the local landscape around Veroli. Within about 15 km is the Monti Ernici regional mountain area, with limestone slopes, beech woods at higher elevations and hill country around the historic centres. Veroli itself is a substantial hill town with a cathedral, abbey complex and a built historic centre; Frosinone is the nearest larger town with full services, rail connections and major shopping. The area is known for olive groves, hill farming and the old stone towns of the Ciociaria uplands.