Casa indipendente
casa semi-indipendente con ampio giardino privato e box auto LIBERO SUBITO a Castiraga Vidardo (lo), proponiamo in vendita una casa semi-indipendente di circa 92 m² con un ampio giardino privato, dove trascorrere del tempo all’aperto e dedicare una parte dello spazio all’orto. l’abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli…
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€870/m²), this is already more than double the local comparison level of €417/m². The listing does not state the home's condition, and the fully renovated version is offered at €140,000, suggesting substantial additional renovation cost.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable two-level home with a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, functioning finishes, and some appealing old-fashioned details such as patterned tile and terrazzo floors. However, the current interiors are dated, sparsely finished, and visibly affected by peeling paint, while the polished renderings substantially overstate the present-day appeal.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Visible peeling paint and possible damp require investigation.
- Interiors are dated and likely need substantial cosmetic renovation.
- The attractive Homestyler images are proposed redesigns, not the current condition.
- Garden and exterior character are described but not shown in the photos.
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 37/100This is the flat lower Lombardy plain between the Lambro and Po systems, with cultivated fields, irrigation channels and scattered farmsteads. The Lambro runs near Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, and the Po is farther south beyond the immediate area. Lodi is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services; Milan is important for work and transport but lies beyond the local landscape. The area is known for intensive agriculture and dairying in the Po Valley.