Bilocale in Via Aldo Moro 7
Cassina Valsassina, in una posizione tranquilla e suggestiva, appena sopra il parco giochi, proponiamo uno splendido e accogliente appartamento situato al secondo piano senza ascensore di una palazzina in ottime condizioni di manutenzione. L'immobile si distingue per la splendida vista panoramica sulla Grigna e sulle…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 (€1,308/m²), even allowing about €13,000 for light updating, the effective cost is roughly €1,508/m²—nearly double the local sub-€100k apartment median of €764/m². The panoramic mountain setting, parking and balconies add appeal, but energy class G and the absence of clear interior-condition details make this a weak-value purchase rather than a bargain.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Valsassina under the Grigne group, with the Grigna Settentrionale and the ridge systems above Barzio inside the local landscape. The valley floor is crossed by the Pioverna. The area is part of the Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale. The nearest ski lifts are the Bobbio cableway at Barzio to the Piani di Bobbio, a few minutes from the village, with the linked Valtorta side beyond the ridge. Lecco is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and the eastern branch of Lake Como, about half an hour down the valley and over the descent. The area is known for the Piani di Bobbio and Piani di Artavaggio mountain basins, summer hiking and winter skiing.