Bilocale in Via dell'Appennino, 111, Vernio,
Bilocale in Via dell'Appennino, 111, Vernio,. Needs renovation.
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 (€527/m²), the apartment looks cheap upfront, but renovation at about €700/m² brings the estimated total to €67,500, or roughly €1,227/m²—well above the local €730/m² benchmark. Vernio is inland and the listing provides no further details on the building or renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable, character-filled apartment with exposed ceiling beams, a traditional fireplace, patterned floors, and an unusually personal art-filled interior. It is dated and clearly needs renovation, but this is a real furnished home rather than an empty shell; the lack of views or outdoor space limits the wow factor.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Dated interiors and bathroom will need renovation or modernization.
- No exterior, garden, or landscape view is shown.
- The apartment appears furnished and usable, but the building condition and utilities are not documented.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The area is cut by the upper valleys around the Setta and Brasimone and includes the Brasimone reservoir. Much of the surrounding upland falls in the Suviana e Brasimone Regional Park. The nearest ski area is Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour by road. Castiglione dei Pepoli is a small Apennine service town with basic shops, schools and rail access on the Bologna-Florence line at San Benedetto Val di Sambro nearby. The area is known for wooded ridges, chestnut country and reservoirs in the Bologna Apennines.