Trilocale in Via P. Mascagni 5
VAILATE: TRILOCALE Appartamento in piccola palazzina da 3 unità, al piano primo e disposto su un livello abitativo di circa 85mq ben suddivisi e ottimamente gestiti. L'ingresso si affaccia sull'atrio che funge da bussola tra soggiorno e cucina abitabile, qualora necessario possibile modifica abbattendo i 2 muri si…
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 €1,035/m², this apartment is about 35% above the local comparable median of €767/m²; allowing roughly €17,000 for normal finishing and minor work gives an effective cost near €1,235/m². The energy upgrades, photovoltaic system with batteries, terrace, cellar, and 19 photos support a likely habitable home, but the pricing premium is not clearly justified.
More on the house and the area
A solid, bright 85 sqm apartment with a generous covered terrace, good windows, radiators, a modern heating system and an updated bathroom. It looks realistically livable after furnishing and installing a kitchen, but the ordinary suburban setting and lack of distinctive character keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- The kitchen appears stripped to bare connections and will need fitting out.
- Interiors are clean and structurally intact but plain and dated, with no distinctive historic character.
- It is in a normal residential street with no notable landscape or city view.
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 47/100This is the plain between the Adda and Serio rivers, in the central Lombard lowlands. The Adda is the main nearby natural feature, with riverbanks, woodland strips and the Parco Adda Sud to the west of Vailate. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services; Treviglio is also close for rail and retail. The area is known for irrigated farmland, canals and dairy agriculture of the Po Valley.