Casa indipendente in Via Covatta 16
�GISSI – UN’AUTENTICA DIMORA NEL CUORE DEL CENTRO STORICO ✨Il fascino della tradizione abruzzese incontra l’originalità della pietra! Nel cuore di Gissi, caratteristico borgo abruzzese dalle suggestive case e dai vicoli ricchi di storia, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento davvero particolare, ideale per chi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Condition is not stated so I assume €200/m² renovation, giving an effective price of €42,000 (€700/m²), about 49% above the Abruzzo median of €471/m² — overpriced for the area. Listing is fresh (1 day) and has 27 photos.
More on the house and the area
A very characterful, ready-to-live-in little home in the historic heart of Gissi — vaulted ceilings and an original fireplace give real charm. The apartment is habitable now but shows minor damp/finish issues and is compact, so expect small-scale upgrades rather than a full renovation.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Compact rooms and low/vaulted ceilings limit layout options
- Visible damp/patching in places — cosmetic re-plastering recommended
- No private garden or parking; stone-step access from the street
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 53/100The cluster is in the low inland hills between the Sangro and Trigno valleys, with a farmed landscape of fields, olive groves and scattered woods. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the beach resorts around Vasto and San Salvo the main larger centres in daily use for shops and services. Inland, the first rises of the Abruzzo Apennines are farther west, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive oil, mixed farming and small hill villages.