Casa bifamiliare
Per gli amanti della natura e della tranquillità, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casetta indipendente di 54 mq, disposta su due livelli. L'immobile è composto da ingresso, soggiorno con cucina al piano terra e da un'ampia camera matrimoniale con bagno al primo piano. Completa la proprietà un grazioso giardino privato di circa 30 mq, ideale per trascorrere piacevoli...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 54 sqm, the ask is about €1,204/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €1,404/sqm including light renovation. That is far above this catalog’s Lombardia townhouse baseline of €405/sqm, though the private garden and Lake Como area support some value.
More on the house and the area
The setting is peaceful and green, and the little detached house has a simple, appealing exterior with shutters and a private garden. But inside it is far from move-in ready: the ground floor is stripped and rough, with an unfinished kitchen area and clear signs of needed refurbishment. This feels more like a modest project house than an instantly dreamy home.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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 need significant renovation, especially the kitchen/living area.
- Only a basic small bathroom is visible; fixtures and finishes are very dated.
- No real views are shown, despite the green setting.
- Small size at 54 sqm limits dream-home impact.
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 91/100Lake Como is at the town, on the upper western shore where the lake opens into the Alto Lario basin. The lower slopes of the Lepontine Alps rise immediately behind the lakeside settlements, with the Valchiavenna and Valtellina mountain systems feeding into the north end of the lake nearby. Pian di Spagna lies at the head of the lake within about 15 km; it is a protected reserve of wetlands, reed beds and the Mera and Adda river mouths. The nearest ski lifts are small local stations in Valsassina and Valchiavenna at roughly an hour or more by road; the major Alpine ski domains are farther and do not define the immediate setting. Menaggio and Colico are the nearest larger centres for daily services, and Como is the main provincial city farther down the lake. The area is known for historic lakeside villages, Romanesque churches and olive terraces on the lower slopes, with boat links along the lake.