Casa bifamiliare
Vidiciatico in località Maenzano appartamento in bifamiliare così composto: Primo piano al quale vi si accede tramite scala esterna, ingresso su corridoio, sala, cucina, due camere matrimoniali e bagno. Completa la Proprietà corte esclusiva pertinenziale, centrale termica. Referente di zona: Chiama per fissare un…
What it really costs
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At €68,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €680/sqm; assuming basically habitable condition from the ordinary residential description, the effective cost is about €880/sqm including light works. The local baseline is weak and low at €450/sqm, so this does not read as a discount deal; garden/terrace are positives, but overall it looks ordinary rather than cheap.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, usable home with a private garden and a green mountain-village setting, and the price is appealing for 100 sqm. The condition looks basically habitable now, but the interiors are tired and old-fashioned, with limited visual charm. It feels more like a practical budget home than a true dream-property scroll stopper.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 fairly plain rather than atmospheric.
- Photos show only one bathroom and an older kitchen.
- External access is via an outdoor stair to the first-floor apartment.
- No real panoramic view or standout historic character is visible.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with the Corno alle Scale massif within the local landscape. The Reno valley is part of the immediate area. Much of the surroundings fall in the Corno alle Scale Regional Park. The nearest ski lifts are at Corno alle Scale around Vidiciatico and Lizzano, a short drive from the village area. Porretta Terme is the nearest larger centre, with rail links, thermal facilities and everyday services. The area is known for mountain woodland, chestnut country and winter sports on Corno alle Scale.