different types of cave houses, traditional cave houses, unrenovated cave houses

Fully Renovated Cave Houses. These have been totally restored and renovated with the foreign market in mind. Generally they will have had additional rooms built onto the front of the cave for extra space and light. The old cave rooms will have been excavated to provide additional height, all rooms will have tiled floors. The cave will have been totally rewired to current standards and completely replumbed for bathrooms, ensuites and kitchens. Many decorative features such as beamed ceilings, uplighting and various nooks and crannies will have been incorporated to improve appearance. Modern wood burning fires will have been installed. All rooms will be accessible internally. In short they will have many of the features you would like to find in a modernised English country cottage. Typical prices range from 55,000 to 170,000 Euros.

A fully renovated three bedroomed cave house.

Spanish Style Cave Houses. Many of these continue to be lived in or have recently been lived in by Spanish families. Very often, to bring them up to a modern comfortable style they will need some renovation work, usually non structural. Normally they will require complete rewiring, some floors lowering to improve height, some changes in layout and general redecoration to suit British tastes. Some facilities, such as bathrooms may only be accessible by crossing a patio. Sometimes you can pick up a bargain but many of these cave homes are not significantly cheaper than the fully modernised ones above.

A typical Spanish style cave home

Unrenovated Cave Houses. This type of cave home is the cheapest to buy initially but requires the most amount of work to bring up to a liveable condition. Typically the cost of an unreformed cave varies between 25,000 and 60,000 €. The price asked is dependent primarily on location, condition, the size of the cave itself and the amount of land that goes with it. Most of the work required to renovate these caves can be done by a serous DIY person although advice should be sought if you are contemplating structural changes. Additionally rewiring should be done or supervised by a competent electrician. The ownership paperwork of unreformed caves is often just a "private contract" and so you will need expert advice on ensuring that you end up with an escritura.

In a few months time this,
believe it or not,
will be a lovely holiday home