Casa indipendente in Via Nazionale
Inserita in una caratteristica e silenziosa borgata circondata dalla natura, proponiamo una classica casa di campagna ricca di potenziale. L'immobile principale si sviluppa su due livelli: al piano terra accoglie la zona giorno composta da cucina, soggiorno e un ulteriore vano attualmente adibito a cantina; al primo piano si trova la zona notte con tre camere da letto e un...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is €500/sqm, but with an estimated €700/sqm renovation the effective cost is about €1,200/sqm. The local baseline is weak (n=21, median €633/sqm), so this looks like a plausible renovation project rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has a peaceful hamlet setting with a decent garden and green hillside backdrop, giving it real country-life appeal. The main house appears structurally like a proper, roofed, usable home rather than a ruin, but the exterior is plain and worn, so expect modernization rather than instant dream-home magic. At €60k for 120 sqm in Liguria, the value helps the 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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Exterior looks tired and likely needs updating.
- Only one bathroom for a 120 sqm house.
- No interior photos here, so livability/finish level is uncertain.
- Outbuildings and garden areas appear basic rather than polished.
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 55/100The cluster lies in the Bormida valley in the inland Ligurian hills, with low Apennine ridges and mixed woods around the settled valley floor. The Bormida di Spigno runs through this area. The nearest larger town in daily use is Cairo Montenotte, which has the main services, shops and rail connections for this part of the valley. Savona and the Ligurian coast are farther away and matter more for logistics than for the immediate landscape. This part of inland western Liguria is known for wooded hills, small valley villages and routes crossing from Liguria into southern Piedmont.