Casa indipendente in Via A. Barili
A Calvatone, in una zona tranquilla e riservata, ti presento una soluzione davvero rara: una casa indipendente, già oggetto di importanti lavori strutturali, pronta per essere completata secondo il tuo gusto. Qui non stai comprando solo muri… ma la libertà di progettare ogni dettaglio della tua futura casa. COM’È…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 130 sqm, the ask is just €346/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €575/sqm in Lombardia. The text says major structural works are already done but the house is still to be completed, so I estimate about €700/sqm to finish; that gives an effective cost around €1,046/sqm, making this a strong value for a large independent house if the remaining works are standard and permissions are in order.
More on the house and the area
There is some real appeal here in the exposed brick, timber beams and the generous private garden, especially for €45k. But this is still a roofed shell rather than a usable home: structurally advanced, yes, yet unfinished and not ready to live in without substantial fit-out. The dream is mostly in the potential and renderings, not in the current reality.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- Bare-shell interior: no finished kitchen, bathrooms, or habitable rooms yet
- Needs full completion works despite structural upgrades
- Garden is currently rough and overgrown rather than ready to enjoy
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 37/100This is the lower Po plain between the Oglio and Po river systems, with flat agricultural land and scattered drainage canals. The Oglio runs nearby, and the Po is not far to the south. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and a historic centre; Cremona and Mantova are farther but still the main provincial cities used for higher-level services. The area is known for intensive farming typical of the Bassa Padana.