Casa bifamiliare in Via Trensasco 19
Nel paese di Trensasco Vendiamo in casetta bifamiliare bellissimo appartamento (senza giardino) con ingresso indipendente da personalizzare di ben 90 mq + 24 di sottotetto composti da ingresso ampio, cucina con sala annessa, due grandi camere da letto, bagno con doccia, ripostiglio e una lunga balconata che si affaccia su tutta la vallata e nelle giornate limpide e soleggiate dà...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 114 sqm, the ask is €693/sqm, already above the Liguria townhouse baseline of €536/sqm; with a 'da personalizzare' estimate of about €700/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,393/sqm, so this is not a discount deal. Positives are the independent entrance, 31 photos, and sea proximity (~5 km), but the numbers make it only fair value for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
The big selling point is the open valley-and-hills view from the long balcony, with a peaceful Ligurian hillside setting. The house looks structurally solid and usable now, with finished floors, doors, windows and radiators, but the interiors are plain and quite dated rather than beautiful. It feels like a real home you could refresh and live in, not a ruin, but the wow is mostly outside.
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€22,000 – €40,000
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 dated and need personalization/refreshing.
- Only one bathroom is shown.
- Steep stair access may be inconvenient.
- Description says no garden despite outdoor greenery around the house.
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 55/100This cluster is inside the built-up area of Genoa, with the Ligurian Apennines rising immediately inland and the Ligurian Sea on the coast. The city has a large historic centre, the main port of Liguria, and major urban services and transport. Genoa has UNESCO status for Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. Within about 15 km the setting is mostly continuous urban fabric, port infrastructure, hillside neighbourhoods and short steep valleys rather than a distinct rural or natural landscape.