Casa bifamiliare in Via Ortigara 8
VIGHIZZOLO DI CANTÙ - DUE LOCALI CON TRE POSTI AUTO, SENZA SPESE CONDOMINIALI! Nel centro di Vighizzolo di Cantù proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di due locali situato al piano terra, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione da personalizzare secondo i propri gusti e le proprie esigenze, ad un prezzo davvero interessante. L'immobile è composto da un soggiorno...
What it really costs
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At €59,000 for 65 sqm, the ask is €908/sqm; with a typical renovation allowance of about €700/sqm for a property described as 'da personalizzare', the effective cost is roughly €1,608/sqm. That is far above this catalog's Lombardia townhouse baseline of €407/sqm, though the central location and 3 parking spaces help a bit.
More on the house and the area
This is a basic, low-cost functional apartment rather than a dream Italian home. It has usable floors, windows and a bathroom, but the missing kitchen, worn finishes and visible exterior deterioration mean it needs real refreshing before feeling pleasant to live in. The three parking spaces and low price help, but there is very little visual 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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Needs a full new kitchen installation
- Visible exterior plaster/damp deterioration in the porch area
- Very plain interiors with little character or view
- Ground-floor setting facing a shared courtyard reduces privacy
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 53/100The area sits in the Brianza hill belt between Como and the Milan plain, with built-up towns, wooded patches and cultivated land. Lake Como is nearby, with the southern branches around Como and Lecco roughly within 15 km. The nearest larger town is Como, which has the walled historic centre, the cathedral, rail links and services. This part of Brianza is known for furniture making and small-industry districts rather than for a single protected landscape or isolated rural setting.