Casa su due piani con garage e giardino
CASA SU DUE PIANI CON GARAGE E GIARDINO. autonomo heating, garage, fibra ottica, porta blindata, mansarda, cucina, cantina.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €24,915 for 317 m², the headline price is exceptionally low, but allowing roughly €500/m² for unspecified renovation brings the effective cost to about €578/m², above the local €419/m² reference. The listing includes a garage, garden, heating and 21 photos, but does not state the condition, bathrooms or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A substantial old two-storey townhouse with traditional proportions, exposed beams, a garage, cellar and a leafy private garden offers genuine space and character. The main house appears occupied and usable rather than an empty shell, but the interiors are very dated and the ancillary structures are rough, so this is a renovation-minded bargain rather than a move-in dream 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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€37,000 – €62,000
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.
- Interiors are clearly dated and would need modernization.
- Exterior walls, plaster, outbuildings and some roof sections show significant maintenance needs.
- The listing states zero bathrooms despite a bathroom appearing in the photos; verify layout, utilities and legal status.
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 40/100This is the flat lower Po plain south of Mantova, with fields, drainage channels and embankments around the Mincio system and the Po valley. The nearest substantial town is Mantova, which has a full range of services and a historic centre with UNESCO status as part of Mantua and Sabbioneta. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and for the plain landscapes of the Mantovano.