VERNASCA (PC) – Nel cuore della Val d'Arda | Casa Terratetto
VERNASCA (PC) – Nel cuore della Val d'Arda | Casa Terratetto. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, fibra ottica, armadio a muro, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, parzialmente arredato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €22,000 plus an estimated €43,400 renovation budget, the effective cost is about €1,055/m²—well above the local €444/m² benchmark. The townhouse has useful features such as heating, a balcony and terrace, but its renovation needs and inland location make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, roofed and furnished townhouse with a sunny balcony, small garden/terrace areas, and appealing views across the Val d'Arda hills. It appears basically usable for living, but the interiors and exterior need meaningful cosmetic renovation, especially the unfinished-looking kitchen and worn wall surfaces.
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€12,000 – €22,000
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.
- Clearly needs renovation, including visibly worn plaster and a very dated kitchen.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed, and the gallery does not fully establish its condition.
- Small outdoor areas are attractive but directly exposed to the street rather than private countryside land.
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 62/100This is the Val d’Arda hill country on the first Apennine relief east of Piacenza, with cultivated slopes, small woods and ridgelines rather than high mountains. The Arda valley is the main local landform. Within about 15 km are the castle villages of Vigoleno and Castell’Arquato, both with preserved medieval centres; Vigoleno is in the Borghi più belli d’Italia list. The area is known for vineyards and for the upper Val d’Arda around the Veleia zone.