Casa indipendente in Via Gregorio da Fontana
Casa indipendente da cielo a terra completamente da ristrutturare. Quattro vani più servizi su 2 livelli più sottotetto.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€346/m²), the price looks low, but the house is completely to renovate: estimated total cost is about €188,000, or €1,446/m² effective—far above the local comparison level of €377/m². Only two photos are provided, and the listing gives no details on the building’s age, energy performance, or structural condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially characterful old country house, with exposed masonry and a broad arched opening. However, the photos show a dark, very basic interior and the description explicitly says it is completely to be renovated, so it is a major project rather than a realistically livable home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Completely renovation-required, with dark unfinished interiors and no visible usable kitchen or bathroom.
- Only two interior photos are provided, with no evidence of views, garden, exterior appeal, utilities, or roof condition.
- The old masonry and arched opening may offer character, but substantial structural and systems work could be needed.
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 56/100The area lies in the lower Val Tidone, with cultivated hills to the south and the Po plain opening to the north. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature, with vineyards and mixed farmland on the first Appennine slopes. The nearest larger town is Piacenza, which has a full range of services, rail connections, and a substantial historic centre. This part of western Emilia is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and Ortrugo, and for cured meats linked to the Piacenza area.