Porzione di casa centro paese [rif.085]
Nel cuore di Olmo al Brembo, proponiamo porzione di casa disposta su tre livelli oltre al sottotetto. L'immobile, parzialmente da riattare, offre ampi spazi e interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione. La distribuzione interna è così composta: Piano terra: zona pranzo con cucina e soggiorno.Primo piano: due camere…
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 €36,000 for 140 sqm, the asking price is €257/sqm, but with a partial renovation estimate of about €600/sqm the effective cost is roughly €857/sqm, well above the local baseline of €407/sqm. Positives are the historic-center setting, 25 photos, heating already present, and a partly usable layout, but the unfinished rustic bathroom and overall works needed limit the deal quality.
More on the house and the area
The mountain setting gives this townhouse a real Alpine-village appeal, and the older facade has some character. Inside it is a genuine, usable home rather than a shell, with kitchen, bathrooms and heated rooms already in place, but it feels quite dated and partly unfinished rather than dream-ready. At €36k for 140 sqm, the value helps the 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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need clear cosmetic updating.
- One bathroom appears rustic/incomplete and may need finishing.
- Street-facing village position, so privacy and outdoor space look limited.
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 upper Val Brembana in the Bergamo Alps. The Brembo river runs through the valley. The Orobie Bergamasche Regional Park lies nearby on the mountain slopes above the valley. The nearest ski area is San Simone in the upper valley, about 25 minutes by road, with larger lifts at Foppolo and Carona farther up the same valley. San Pellegrino Terme is the nearest town of note down the valley, with its Liberty-era spa buildings, and Bergamo is the main city reached farther south. The area is known for alpine valley settlements, woodland and pasture, and for access to the Orobie trails and passes.