Villa unifamiliare in Vivaro
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Casa disposta su 3 livelli composta da cucina, disimpegno, sbratta e bagno, centrale termica e ripostiglio al piano terra; 4 camere, corridoio e bagno al primo piano; soffitta al grezzo suddivisa in due stanze al piano secondo. Completano la struttura i vani cantina e ripostiglio.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ("asta immobiliare"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. On paper the effective cost is about €344/m² including a basic habitable-home renovation allowance, versus a €378/m² baseline, but the auction/occupied status dominates the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, large, usable house with a balcony and some green outdoor space, but the photos show little real beauty or character. It looks basically habitable rather than ruined, yet dated interiors, clutter, and visible damp make it feel more like a practical project than a dream Italian home. The auction/occupied status also reduces immediate livability.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Occupied auction property
- Interiors appear dated and cluttered
- Visible damp/mold in at least one bedroom
- Top-floor attic is unfinished (al grezzo)
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 56/100The cluster lies on the upper Friulian plain at the foot of the Carnic Prealps, with the first mountain ridges rising north around the Meduna valley and the Valcellina area. The Meduna river system shapes this part of western Friuli, with broad gravel beds and irrigated plain country between the foothills and the lowland. Within daily practical range the nearest larger town is Pordenone, which provides the main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. Maniago, closer to the north, is the main small town for the foothill belt and is known for its long tradition of knife-making. The area is known more broadly for the transition from stony Friulian plain to prealpine valleys than for a single landmark inside the immediate radius.