Terratetto unifamiliare in San Damiano al Colle
Nel cuore di San Damiano al Colle, affacciato sulla piazza principale, si trova questo fabbricato di abitazione su 3 livelli, dotato di accessori (garage, locale di sgombero) e negozio. L’abitazione è composta da ingresso, soggiorno e cucina al piano terra; 3 camere da letto matrimoniali, bagno e ripostiglio al piano…
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 €65,000 for 180 sqm, the ask is €361/sqm, slightly below the local baseline of €407/sqm, but the habitable house also includes a rustico mansarda and mixed-use accessory/shop spaces that likely need work. Using about €300/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €661/sqm, so this looks like a reasonable but not standout deal for a large central property with garage and commercial potential.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: big rooms, high ceilings, working kitchen/bath setup, balcony and heating all suggest immediate livability. The main wow comes from the balcony overlooking the church and village square, plus the very low price for 180 sqm with garage and shop space. Visually though, it is more solid and dated than beautiful, so the dream factor is moderate rather than high.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€18,000 – €30,000
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 need cosmetic modernization.
- Upper mansarda is still unfinished/rustic.
- Facade is plain and not especially romantic.
- Only one bathroom shown for a large house.
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 in the Val Tidone hill country at the edge of the first Ligurian Apennine ridges, with cultivated slopes, vineyards and small wooded valleys. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature. Pianello Val Tidone is the nearest small centre of note, and larger services are in the Piacenza direction. The area is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini wines.