Bilocale a Borgonovo Val Tidone,
Bilocale a Borgonovo Val Tidone,. Habitable, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At an estimated all-in cost of about €89,200 (€1,939/m²), this habitable apartment is more than twice the €918/m² level typical of comparable local listings. The description is very brief and does not say when the building was constructed or provide an energy rating.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
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 area is in the Val Tidone hills, with vineyard slopes and mixed farmland between the Tidone and Luretta valleys. The Tidone River and the small Lago di Trebecco are within this area. The nearest larger centre is Piacenza, which has full city services, rail links and major shops and hospitals. This part of western Emilia is known for wine, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini production.