SPAZIOSA CASA DI TESTA: ambiente riservato e familiare!
In una delle zone residenziali più tranquille di Cosa, questa casa di testa rappresenta l’occasione ideale per chi cerca spazio, privacy e un contesto sereno. L’abitazione si sviluppa su due piani fuori terra più soffitta, con una corte privata e un ampio giardino di 350 mq che valorizzano ulteriormente la proprietà.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€325/m²), the asking price is below the local €377/m² benchmark, with a 350 m² garden, garage and terrace adding value. However, some areas appear dated and the listing does not clearly state the overall condition or renovation needs; allowing roughly €300/m² brings the effective cost above the benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious, functioning rural townhouse with a generous private garden, terrace, garage/storage buildings, and open countryside around it. The kitchen, bedrooms, flooring, heating, and bathroom indicate a real usable home rather than a shell, although the exterior is worn and the attic needs work. Its appeal is practical Italian country living and strong space-for-price value, not postcard beauty or historic character.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- The house is clearly livable but interiors and exterior finishes are dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The large attic and outbuildings appear unfinished or utilitarian rather than ready living space.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for a large three-bedroom home.
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 55/100The area lies on the Friulian plain at the point where the open countryside begins to rise toward the pre-Alpine foothills. The Meduna and Tagliamento river system shapes the wider landscape here, with broad gravelly beds and cultivated land typical of the western Friuli plain. Within this radius the most evident relief is the line of low hills and foothills toward Spilimbergo and Sequals, with the Carnic and Friulian Prealps forming the northern backdrop rather than standing inside the immediate area. Spilimbergo is the nearest town of note, with a substantial historic centre and the well-known mosaic school. Maniago is also within everyday reach and functions as a service town; the area is known more broadly for Friulian rural landscapes, vineyards and knife-making around Maniago.