Quadrilocale in Corso Martiri della Libertà 97
In posizione particolarmente comoda, a breve distanza dal centro di Cairo Montenotte e da tutti i principali servizi e negozi, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di circa 95 mq, situato al secondo piano di un palazzo e dotato di riscaldamento autonomo. L'immobile offre ambienti ampi e ben distribuiti, con una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€789/m²), the apartment is priced below the local €894/m² benchmark, but the described renovation needs could add about €66,500, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,490/m². Its central position, autonomous heating, balcony, cellar and parking help, but the renovation budget largely removes the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, fully roofed and clearly usable apartment with attractive marble floors, ornate ceiling details, chandeliers, and traditional Italian furnishings. It is genuinely livable but strongly dated, needing a meaningful refresh rather than cosmetic styling alone; the town view and balcony add practicality, not a dramatic setting.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Needs renovation and modernization, especially the dated kitchen and bathroom.
- Urban apartment setting with no garden and only a modest balcony.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom layout.
- Building condition, energy performance, and renovation costs are not specified.
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 62/100The area sits in the Ligurian Apennines, on the upper Bormida valley between wooded hills and low mountain ridges. The Bormida di Spigno runs through the valley. The Parco naturale regionale di Piana Crixia lies nearby, known for the badlands landscape around the mushroom-shaped erosional column called the Fungo di Pietra. The nearest sea is the Savona coast, but it is beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. Cairo Montenotte is the nearest main town and has the services of a small inland centre with a historic core; the wider area is known for woodland, mixed farming and the Bormida valley routes linking Liguria and Piedmont.