Casa indipendente in Livo
Casa Indipendente a Livo - Opportunità Immobiliare Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel cuore di Livo, a soli 50 metri dal suggestivo ristorante Sant'Anna e dalla storica chiesa locale. Una posizione privilegiata che combina tranquillità rurale con vicinanza ai servizi essenziali, a soli 8 km dal centro di Gravedona ed Uniti. La proprietà si sviluppa su tre...
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With no explicit condition stated, this looks best treated as habitable at about €200/m² renovation, giving an effective cost near €1,425/m² (€98,000 + ~€16,000 over 80 m²). That is far above this catalog baseline of €542/m² for Lombardia country houses, though the independent house format and village-center location near Gravedona support only a modest uplift.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable mountain-village home rather than a fantasy ruin: finished rooms, equipped kitchen, two bathrooms, and warm timber interiors make it feel genuinely livable. The exposed beams and simple village facade give it charm, though the setting shown is modest rather than spectacular. It looks move-in ready with some cosmetic updating, but not a major renovation project.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- No proven view, garden, or outdoor living space in the photos.
- Interiors are pleasant and usable but somewhat dark and dated.
- Basement/storage areas are basic utility spaces, not finished living areas.
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.