Quadrilocale in Via Italia, 62, Bragno - San Giuseppe, Cairo Montenotte,
� Appartamento in vendita a Cairo Montenotte Frazione Bragno In posizione tranquilla e soleggiata, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento in perfette condizioni, situato al terzo piano di una palazzina di quattro piani in frazione Bragno (Cairo Montenotte). L’immobile è stato recentemente rinnovato e si presenta pronto…
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 €80,000 plus an estimated €20,000 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €1,000/m², above the €890/m² local comparison level. The listing claims a habitable four-room apartment with independent heating, but provides no photos, which weakens confidence.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 cluster lies in the upper Val Bormida, the river valley of the Bormida and its tributaries set into the Apennine foothills. Terrain within about 15 km is valley floor and low-to-mid elevation hills with woodland on steeper slopes and mixed farmland and pasture on gentler ground. There are no large lakes; the Bormida and smaller streams are the local watercourses. The local economy and settlement pattern is a mix of agriculture and light industry/small manufacturing concentrated in the valley towns. Regional road and rail corridors run through the valley: the regional rail line serving stations such as Carcare and the A6 motorway are the main transport links. Nearby small towns within about 15 km include Carcare and Millesimo, which provide basic shops, services and rail access; larger urban centres lie beyond the immediate radius. No national/regional park or ski lifts lie inside the 15 km radius.