Casa indipendente in Via Paolo Alberti 5
Nel pittoresco e tranquillo borgo di Dizzasco, a 5 minuti da Argegno e dalle rive del lago di Como, proponiamo deliziosa casa di paese su due livelli, una soluzione perfetta sia come prima casa che come casa vacanza o per investimento. Accogliente zona giorno con angolo cottura e grazioso terrazzino, bagno con vasca e luminosa camera da letto. Completano...
What it really costs
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At €59,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is €843/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €1,043/sqm including light updates. That is well above this catalog's Lombardia country-house baseline of €575/sqm, though the Lake Como area and terrace support some value.
More on the house and the area
This has real live-in appeal: a small but usable village house with a sunny terrace and a lovely mountain-borgo setting just above Lake Como. The interiors are modest and somewhat dated, but it appears fully functional with kitchen, bathroom and finished rooms rather than a renovation project. The wow comes more from the location, terrace and atmosphere than from the interior design.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 simple and dated rather than stylish
- very compact layout with a tiny galley kitchen
- street access/privacy may be limited in the tight village setting
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 Intelvi area of the Prealpi Comasche, with steep wooded slopes and limestone ridges above Lake Como and Lake Lugano. Lake Como is close by at Argegno, and the Swiss border and the slopes above the Lugano basin are also nearby. The nearest ski area is Monte Sighignola at Lanzo d’Intelvi, with small local lifts and a short drive. Menaggio and Como are the nearest larger towns used for services, while the valley itself is known for mountain villages and old mule tracks linking the lake to the upland pastures.