Casa indipendente in Via Giordani, 18, Alta Val Tidone,
Nibbiano Alta Val Tidone nel centro storico del borgo medioevale di Nibbiano Casa di paese su tre livelli con terrazze con vista sulle colline circostanti Doppio box Immobile composto da soggiorno cucina al pian terreno Primo piano composto da due camere e un bagno Secondo piano composto da due camere e un bagno…
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 €30,000 for 110 sqm, the ask is €273/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the estimated all-in cost is about €973/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That is far above this stock baseline of €412/sqm, though the historic-center setting, terraces, views, double garage, and 20 photos support it as a real renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house, not a shell: it has a usable kitchen, bathrooms, floors, stairs and decent room sizes, so livability is there with renovation rather than full reconstruction. The best feature is the open hill view from the terrace area, which adds some daily pleasure, but the house itself is plain and the exterior courtyard setting is not especially romantic. At €30k for 110 sqm, it has bargain appeal more than true wow.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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 renovation and updating throughout.
- Exterior/patio areas look worn and quite stark.
- View is partly over a sports ground and parking rather than pure countryside.
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 58/100This is hilly country in the upper Tidone valley, on the edge of the Ligurian Apennines. The Tidone runs through the area, and Lago di Trebecco lies nearby on the upper valley. The nearest larger town is Piacenza, with the full range of services and rail links. The area is known for vineyards and mixed farming on the Piacentine hills, with small stone villages and ridge roads typical of the border zone between Emilia and Lombardy.