San briccio di Lavagno – una casa da reinventare
Ci sono case già pronte e case che aspettano una nuova storia. Nel cuore di San Briccio, questa casa a schiera da restaurare offre circa 150 mq su tre livelli, oltre alla mansarda e una splendida cantina a volto, da ripensare secondo i tuoi gusti e le tue esigenze. Il fascino di un’abitazione di paese, le travi in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Sticker price €27,000 looks attractive, but estimated renovation (€700/m² × 168 m² = €117,600) brings the total to about €144,600 (≈€861/m²), well above the regional median €409/m². The house has cellar, garage and a 100 m² garden and 14 photos, but the listing does not state bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
Charming village house with authentic character — exposed beams, stone attic and original terracotta flooring give a lot of appeal. The building is intact (roof and floors in place) but requires a complete renovation to be a comfortable home; excellent value with a small garden and a green hill view.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full renovation (plumbing, electrical, finishes).
- No functioning bathroom shown in the photos.
- Street‑facing entrance on a narrow road — check access and noise.
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 61/100The cluster is in the eastern hills above Verona, in the Val di Mezzane, with vineyard and olive-growing slopes and low pre-Alpine ridges leading up toward the Lessini Mountains. The Progno di Mezzane stream runs down the valley. The nearest larger city is Verona, which has full services and a major historic centre. To the north, within this hill belt, the landscape connects with the Lessinia area, known for stone villages, pasture and cherry growing in the valleys east of Verona. This part of the province is also known for Valpolicella and eastern Veronese wine production, though Mezzane sits outside the core lake or high-mountain scenery that gives some parts of Verona province their stronger national profile.