Casa bifamiliare in Malka 1
In contesto bifamiliare, luminoso appartamento posto al primo piano con comoda e spaziosa cantina al piano terra. L'appartamento si distingue per ambienti ampi e ben distribuiti con una luminosa zona giorno con angolo cottura/soggiorno e ampia terrazza con vista sul verde circostante. La zona notte comprende due camere…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €43,000 for 108 sqm, the ask is €398/sqm, but with a likely habitable-state budget of about €200/sqm the effective cost is roughly €598/sqm. The local baseline (€452/sqm) is weak because it is based on only 20 comps, so this looks plausible rather than exceptional; good size and 2 baths help, but it is not a clear discount after light works.
More on the house and the area
The mountain backdrop and leafy setting give this home real lifestyle appeal, and the balcony adds usable outdoor space with a lovely green outlook. Inside it is a genuine, solid, livable home with kitchen, bathrooms and finished rooms, but it feels plain and dated rather than beautiful. At €43k for 108 sqm, the value helps the dream.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 dated and need cosmetic modernization.
- Some listing images are virtual staging, not the current condition.
- The house has limited historic/architectural character.
- Balcony outlook is green and pleasant, but not fully open panoramic from every room.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Julian Prealps, close to the main Julian Alps on the Slovenian border. The Torre valley and the mountain ridges around Lusevera are part of the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Prealpi Giulie. The nearest ski lifts are the small Sella Nevea area, roughly 35–45 minutes by road depending on the hamlet, with larger lifts farther away around Tarvisio. The nearest town of size is Udine, which provides the main rail links, services and larger retail. This border area is known for steep forested valleys, limestone ridges, mountain hamlets and Slovene cultural presence.