Casa indipendente in Via Giovanni Chiarlone
In una tranquilla e caratteristica frazione abitata di Piana Crixia, immersa nel verde della natura ligure ma non isolata, proponiamo in vendita una tipica casetta indipendente in pietra disposta su due livelli. L'immobile si compone di: Piano Terra: Zona giorno con cucina a vista impreziosita da un camino a legna funzionante, ideale per creare un'atmosfera calda e accogliente, e...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 for 60 sqm, the ask is €633/sqm; with no clear renovation need stated, I assume roughly habitable condition at about €200/sqm, for an effective €833/sqm. The local baseline is weak (Liguria country houses, median €675/sqm), so this looks like a plausible, decent-value livable stone house rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little Ligurian stone house, not a shell: it has floors, a working-looking fireplace, basic kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms under a characterful timber roof. The charm comes from its rustic simplicity, village setting and shady garden, but the finish is plain and cramped rather than dream-home beautiful.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€4,000 – €7,000
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 very basic and dated, with some refreshing needed.
- Tiny rooms and low/sloping ceilings may limit comfort upstairs.
- No proven open view from the house itself in the photos.
- Bathroom and kitchen look functional but modest rather than modern.
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 56/100The cluster sits in the upper Bormida valley, with wooded Ligurian Apennine ridges around it. The Bormida di Spigno runs through the area. The nearest larger town is Savona, which provides the main rail links, port and full city services. This part of western Liguria is known for mixed forest, low mountain terrain and the historic road corridor between the coast and Piedmont.