PIANORSO di LAMA MOCOGNO - CASA INDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO
PIANORSO di LAMA MOCOGNO - CASA INDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€533/m²), the habitable 150 m² house implies roughly €30,000 in remaining costs, or about €733/m² effective—well above the €438/m² local benchmark. The independent home has a garden, heating and fireplace, but its inland mountain location offers limited location premium.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
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 Modenese Apennines, with wooded ridges and valleys of the upper Panaro basin around it. The River Panaro rises nearby on this side of the Apennine watershed. The nearest ski area is Monte Cimone, with lifts around Sestola and Fanano at roughly 20–30 minutes by road. Pavullo nel Frignano is the nearest town of size, with shops and services, and Modena is the main city reached farther down the valley. This area is known for chestnut country, mountain hamlets, and the Frignano section of the northern Apennines.