Casa bifamiliare in Vico Nazionale
Nel centro del paese proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente disposta su due livelli, con ingresso autonomo e situata in una posizione comoda e vicina a tutti i principali servizi. L'immobile necessita di interventi di ristrutturazione, compreso il rifacimento del tetto, ma rappresenta un'ottima opportunità per chi desidera acquistare una casa da personalizzare secondo i propri gusti e le...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Wiring
- Plumbing
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €18,000 but estimated renovation ~€700/m² (≈€81,200) yields an effective price ≈€99,200 or ≈€854/m², well above the regional median €427/m²; listing explicitly says roof must be redone but property is only 2 km from the sea and has 21 photos.
More on the house and the area
A central village townhouse (116 m²) with small private courtyard and a few original details (tiled fireplace, high doors), but the interior is a stripped, debris-filled shell. This is a project property — full refurbishment (roof, ceilings, floors, services) is needed. Excellent price for a buyer ready to rebuild and personalise, not for someone seeking an immediate 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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Full renovation required including roof and internal ceilings
- Interiors are rubble-strewn with damaged plaster and floors — not move-in ready
- Concrete spalling visible on balcony — safety/structural attention needed
- Likely need complete rewiring/plumbing and new sanitary fixtures
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 58/100The cluster lies on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with long sandy shoreline and the Gulf of Squillace immediately by the town. Inland the land is mostly low coastal plain with cultivated fields, while the Sila foothills rise farther west beyond the 15 km landscape. Catanzaro is the nearest provincial city of size, with full services, rail connections and hospitals. This stretch of coast is known for beach resorts and agricultural land rather than for a protected headland, historic fishing port or named scenic enclave within the immediate area.