Terratetto unifamiliare in Montalto Carpasio
CASA INDIPENDENTE IMMERSA NEGLI ULIVI Ci troviamo a Montalto Carpasio, a circa 20 min di auto dalle spiaggia di Taggia. La casa è disposta su 3 livelli per un totale di circa 160mq. La posizione è ottimale in quanto direttamente con accesso dalla provinciale. E' esposta a sud-ovest quindi soleggiata tutto il giorno.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 160 sqm, the asking price is €619/sqm, already above the local baseline of €522/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation allowance of about €700/sqm, the effective cost rises to roughly €1,319/sqm, which is weak for this stock. Positives are the detached house format, 3 hectares of land, sunny exposure, and about 20 minutes' drive to the coast, but the price does not look discounted enough for the work implied.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine Ligurian hillside charm: a pretty faded facade, open valley views and some atmospheric old spaces with vaulted stone character below. It is not a ruin and the main floor looks basically intact with bedrooms, kitchen and living room, but the house is dated and parts of it need substantial work before it feels comfortably livable. At the price, the size and setting create real dream value, though it is more a renovation project than an easy move-in home.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- Needs real renovation and modernization
- Some lower/storage spaces look rough and damp
- No bathroom photos shown, so usability is not fully proven
- Roadside position with external stair access
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 72/100The cluster is in the Argentina valley, with the Ligurian Alps rising inland and the lower valley running down to the Riviera di Ponente. The Argentina river passes through Badalucco. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri lies inland up the same valley. The nearest ski area is Monesi di Triora, about an hour’s drive depending on road conditions. The nearest larger town is Sanremo, which has full services, a marina, rail connections and the main commercial centre of this part of western Liguria. Triora, further up the valley, is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia. This part of the province is known for olive cultivation, especially Taggiasca olives and olive oil, and for the old hill villages behind the coast.