Terratetto unifamiliare in Mezzanego
Mezzanego - Loc. Semovigo - Rustico con terreno Proponiamo in vendita un rustico semi-indipendente con terreno adiacente di circa 500 mq.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Land, with no house on it
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly a 'rustico con terreno' with only 1 room, 0 beds and 0 baths, so this reads more like a shell/outbuilding than a livable townhouse. Even before verification, €8,000 + about €1,100/m² restoration puts effective cost around €1,200/m² versus a €522/m² baseline, and the dwelling status is unclear.
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The mountain setting is genuinely lovely, with wide green valley views and a romantic old Ligurian stone feel. But this looks much more like a basic renovation project than a usable home today: rough exterior condition, overgrowth, and no evidence of finished living interiors. At €8,000 it has dreamer appeal, but the dream is mostly in the location rather than the current house.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Very likely a full renovation project, not move-in ready
- No bathroom or kitchen shown, and facts list 0 baths
- Exterior fabric looks worn with peeling render and overgrowth
- Only exterior photos are provided, so interior condition is unproven
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 66/100The cluster is in the Val Graveglia, with the Ligurian Apennines around it and wooded ridges closing the valley. The Graveglia stream runs through the valley, and the Entella valley and the Tigullio coast are just beyond the hills. The Aveto Regional Natural Park lies nearby inland, though not within the immediate valley. The nearest larger town is Chiavari on the coast, which has a full range of services and rail connections. This part of eastern Liguria is known for olive groves, slate country, and small hill villages between the coast and the Apennines.