Rustico/casale in Strada Comunale del Piano
Siamo a Pietrabruna famoso sito caratteristico ligure nell. imperiese, opportunità unica di acquistare uan dimora di oltre 100 mq. su tre piani con terrazzo oltre un grande magazzino di 46 mq quattro camere un salone con cucina ed un bagno.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 134 sqm, the ask is €597/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €482/sqm in Liguria farmhouses, so it is already above this catalog's median before works. The text mentions a large 46 sqm magazzino and gives no clear condition; assuming a renovation-level cost of about €700/sqm makes the effective buy-in weak despite the terrace and near-coast Ligurian location.
More on the house and the area
The strongest appeal is the atmospheric Ligurian stone-village setting, with narrow lanes, arches and authentic old-house character. Inside, this looks like a real usable home with bathroom, kitchen/living spaces and finished rooms, but it is plain, dated and not especially beautiful. Charming and livable rather than dreamily 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€26,000 – €47,000
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 fairly dark.
- No real open view is shown despite the hill-village setting.
- Layout over three floors may mean lots of stairs.
- Some exterior/common passage areas look rustic and worn.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Argentina valley, with the Ligurian Alps rising inland and the lower valley running down to the Riviera di Ponente. The Argentina river passes through Badalucco. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri lies inland up the same valley. The nearest ski area is Monesi di Triora, about an hour’s drive depending on road conditions. The nearest larger town is Sanremo, which has full services, a marina, rail connections and the main commercial centre of this part of western Liguria. Triora, further up the valley, is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia. This part of the province is known for olive cultivation, especially Taggiasca olives and olive oil, and for the old hill villages behind the coast.