Bilocale in Contrada Marinoni 62
ARDESIO – BILOCALE CON GIARDINO PRIVATO, BOX AUTO E VISTA SULLE MONTAGNE La tua casa in montagna, pronta da vivere in ogni stagione! Nella zona più tranquilla e soleggiata di Ardesio, a circa 770 metri di altitudine, proponiamo un accogliente bilocale pronto da abitare, ideale per chi desidera una casa vacanza dove…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,640/m², this furnished, ready-to-live-in apartment is well above the local €765/m² benchmark; allowing about €200/m² for habitable-condition work gives an effective cost near €1,840/m². The private garden, garage and mountain setting add value, but the listing does not state the building year or formal condition classification.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic, move-in-ready mountain apartment with dramatic Alpine views, a beautifully maintained private garden, terraces, and attractive wood detailing. The interior is clean, furnished, and fully usable, with a fitted kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and autonomous heating rather than renovation work. It feels like a genuine low-maintenance mountain home, not merely a scenic project.
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.
- Energy class G suggests potentially higher heating costs.
- At 50 sqm, this is compact and best suited to a couple or small household.
- The steep mountain setting may mean limited accessibility and winter-weather considerations.
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 74/100The cluster sits in the Orobie Alps, in the upper Seriana valley, with steep forested slopes and high limestone and alpine ridges close around the town. The Serio river runs through the valley. The Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche lies within this area. The nearest ski lifts are around Valcanale above Ardesio and at Spiazzi di Gromo, both a short drive away, with larger lift systems farther up the Bergamo valleys. The nearest larger town is Clusone, which has a substantial historic centre and everyday services; Bergamo is the main city for higher-level services and transport. This part of the Bergamo mountains is known for alpine valleys, hiking, pasture landscapes and winter sports on a local scale.