Trilocale in Via Roma 60
VERNIO SAN QUIRICO In zona centrale, vicino a tutti i principali servizi disponiamo di appartamento posto al primo piano di piccola palazzina senza spese condominiali. L'immobile, disposto su un unico livello è composto da ingresso, cucina abitabile, soggiorno, due ampie camere matrimoniali, studio con accesso a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €980/m², the asking price is already above the local €730/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €40,000 for the modernization brings the effective cost to about €1,380/m². The central location and lack of condominium fees help, but the listing does not specify the scope of work and the F energy rating adds downside.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious apartment with traditional wooden shutters, patterned tile floors, and attractive views toward wooded hills and village rooftops. It is a real, usable home rather than a renovation shell, but the dated interiors and unfinished-looking kitchen keep it in the charming rather than dream-home range.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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 modernization, particularly the dated kitchen and finishes.
- The apartment appears habitable, but the condition of systems, windows, and heating is not confirmed.
- No exterior or balcony view is shown clearly enough to assess outdoor appeal.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys around the upper Bisenzio valley. The Bisenzio river runs through the area. Much of the nearby mountain territory falls in or against the Monteferrato and Calvana protected system to the south and, more importantly for this location, the Apennine landscape that leads toward the regional border around Montepiano and Passo della Futa. Montepiano is the nearest upland settlement and gives access to chestnut woods, reservoirs and hiking country. Prato is the nearest town of size, with full services and a major historic centre. The area is known for mountain villages, forested slopes and the old road and rail corridor linking Tuscany with Bologna across the Apennines.