Casa di testa con giardino
CASA DI TESTA CON GIARDINO. garage, terrazzo, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €538/m², the asking price is already about 44% above comparable local stock at €375/m²; assuming a €700/m² renovation allowance because the listing does not state the condition, the effective cost becomes roughly €1,238/m². The house has useful extras—garden, garage, terrace and cellar—but the description is too sparse to support the premium.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, clearly usable family house with a sunny planted courtyard, terrace, garage and generous interior space. The real rooms are solid and functional but distinctly dated, while the exterior is plain rather than architecturally characterful; the €98,000 price gives it strong value appeal more than dream-home impact.
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€36,000 – €64,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Exterior shows weathering and some possible maintenance needs.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a large 182 sqm home.
- No scenic landscape or town view is visible.
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 63/100The cluster lies in the eastern Friuli plain at the foot of the Colli Orientali del Friuli, with low vineyard hills immediately around Manzano. The Natisone valley is nearby to the east, and the Slovenian border hills are close. The nearest larger centre is Udine, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Cividale del Friuli is also nearby, with a Lombard historic core on the Natisone and UNESCO status as part of the Longobards in Italy sites. This area is known for wine production, especially the Colli Orientali and Ramandolo zone farther north, and for the chair-manufacturing district around Manzano.