Rustico in vendita a Casanova Lerrone, Vellego
Porzione di Casa Indipendente con Vista Vallata – Vellego (Casanova Lerrone) Se cerchi una prima casa spaziosa, indipendente e con un enorme potenziale di personalizzazione, questa è la soluzione ideale. Nel cuore della caratteristica frazione di Vellego, nel comune di Casanova Lerrone, proponiamo in vendita una…
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 110 sqm, the ask is €591/sqm; with the original mid-century finishes and heating system to be installed, a light-medium renovation estimate of about €350/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €941/sqm. That is well above the low Liguria farmhouse baseline of €438/sqm, so despite the good size, independence and panoramic setting, it looks only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the wide open valley view from the bedrooms and balcony, which gives the house a genuine live-with-it-every-day appeal. The main home looks solid, roofed and fully habitable with kitchen, bath and usable rooms, but it is very 1950s/60s in finish and needs updating. At this price for 110 sqm in Liguria with that outlook, it feels like a believable dream rather than just a project.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €21,000
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 habitable but very dated and need modernization.
- Heating system is not in place and will need to be installed.
- Exterior/street-facing facade is plain rather than romantic.
- Lower ancillary spaces mentioned are for full renovation, not ready living area.
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 61/100The cluster is in the lower Ligurian Alps, in the valley of the Lerrone stream, with wooded slopes, olive groves and small ridge villages. The nearest coast is the Riviera di Ponente around Albenga and Alassio, but it is outside the 15 km landscape radius and does not count as the setting itself. Albenga is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. This part of western Liguria is known for olive cultivation and for inland villages linked to the coastal plain.