Casa indipendente in Via Piave
In borgo storico, a soli due passi dal centro, casetta contadina su tre livelli, da ristrutturare, composta da: ingresso, cantina e vano scale a piano terra. Cucina abitabile e camera al piano primo. Due camere, bagno e balcone al piano rialzato. Più sottotetto. La soluzione si presenta da sistemare, bagno da creare. Zona tranquilla e soleggiata. Zogno è...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €32,000 asking price (€457/m²) is far below the local €469/m² reference, but the house requires substantial renovation and a bathroom must be created. Estimated all-in cost is about €95,000, or €1,357/m², making this a fair rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric old village house with traditional shutters, stonework, timber ceilings, and a striking mountain valley outlook. However, it is a renovation project rather than a ready home: the interiors are worn and cluttered, and the bathroom still needs to be built.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed throughout.
- The advertised bathroom still has to be created.
- Interiors are very dated, dark, and heavily cluttered.
- Access appears to involve steep village steps, with traffic visible below the balcony.
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 Val Brembana, with the Orobie Bergamasche close by on both sides of the valley. The Brembo river runs through the valley here. The Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche lies nearby in the upper valley. The nearest ski area is around Foppolo and Carona, about 45–60 minutes up the valley by road. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with a full range of services and the historic Città Alta. San Pellegrino Terme is a few kilometres north and is known for its Liberty-era spa buildings and mineral water.