Appartamento in Casina
RIF: 9.534 Sordiglio di Casina: In posizione panoramica proponiamo due appartamenti con possibilità di unirli, una cantina ed un garage singolo.Al Piano Secondo il primo appartamento di mq.60 è composto da ingresso, soggiorno con balcone dotato di ottimo affaccio, cucinotto separato, disimpegno notte, camera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€566/m²), the asking price is below comparable local apartments at €853/m², but estimated renovation costs of about €85,400 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,266/m². The panoramic setting, garage and cellar add value, while one 62 m² apartment is still in a raw unfinished state and the location is inland and remote from the sea.
More on the house and the area
The panoramic Emilia-Romagna hill views are the standout feature, with broad countryside vistas from the balconies and windows. The main apartment is a genuine, furnished home with kitchen, bathroom, heating, and bedroom, but the second mansard unit is unfinished, so this is a partly livable home plus a renovation project rather than a turnkey dream house.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- The 60 sqm main apartment appears usable but has dated 1980s finishes and furnishings.
- The 62 sqm mansard apartment is an unfinished raw shell requiring substantial renovation.
- Energy class G; verify roof, utilities, insulation, and whether the two units can legally be combined.
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 68/100This is in the Reggio Emilia Apennines, with wooded hills and ridgelines of the northern Apennines around the upper valleys south of the Po plain. The Secchia valley is nearby to the east and the Enza valley lies to the west, shaping the local hill country. The Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano begins farther south on the higher crest, and the Pietra di Bismantova near Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the main named landscape feature in the area, a sandstone rock massif visible within the wider local zone. The nearest substantial town is Reggio Emilia, which provides the full range of services, rail links and city amenities. This part of the province is known for chestnut woods, mountain pasture and Parmigiano Reggiano production.