Casa bifamiliare in Località Santuario
Le finestre sono nuove di ultima generazione, manca il riscaldamento traduzionale, al momento è presente un camino a legna n soggiorno ed una stufa a legna in cucina (abitabile) ed un boiler elettrico per l' acqua calda. Le due camere da letto (di cui una singola) sono al primo piano, cosi come il bagno finestrato. La…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 (€583/m²), the home is close to the local €567/m² benchmark rather than deeply discounted. It is reportedly immediately habitable with new windows, but the missing conventional heating, energy class G, and refresh costs could bring the all-in cost to roughly €50,000 (€833/m²).
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, compact Italian townhouse with a usable layout, traditional terrazzo floors, fireplaces, shutters, new windows, a kitchen, and a functioning bathroom. It is not a dream-view property, but at €35,000 it appears realistically inhabitable after a refresh rather than a full renovation.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€5,000 – €8,000
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 cosmetic repairs and cleaning, with visible damp/plaster deterioration in parts of the kitchen and circulation areas.
- No conventional central heating; currently reliant on a wood-burning fireplace, wood stove, and electric water heater.
- The attic is usable for storage but is unfinished, and there is only a small fenced private area without a garden.
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 sits in the lower Val Tidone, with cultivated hills and vineyards rising south of the Po plain. The Tidone valley is the main landscape feature within reach, and the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines are farther up the valley. Castel San Giovanni is the nearest larger town, with the usual rail and road services for this part of western Emilia. Piacenza is the main city for higher-level services and work. This part of the province is known for wine, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini production.