Villetta a schiera in Via C.b. Cavour
Po387 - Porzione di casa con giardino a Petrignano del Lago DESCRIZIONE: nel suggestivo borgo di Petrignano del Lago, frazione del Comune di Castiglione del Lago, proponiamo una porzione cielo-terra centrale di casa a schiera dal fascino rustico e autentico. L’immobile si sviluppa su una superficie di circa 72 mq ed è caratterizzato da un’architettura in mattoni faccia a vista...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,111/m², the asking price is more than twice the local sub-€100k benchmark of €498/m² before renovation. The listing does not say whether the 72 m² townhouse is habitable or renovated; allowing roughly €700/m² for works brings the effective cost to about €1,811/m².
More on the house and the area
A charming brick townhouse with authentic Umbrian character, a pleasant countryside view, and a genuine garden with mature olive trees. The main living areas, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, roof, and floors appear functional and move-in ready, though dated and in need of cosmetic refreshing. The damp-looking walls and rough storage space prevent it from reaching dream-home territory.
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, €700/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.
- Visible damp or staining appears on walls in one secondary room and the lower/storage area.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, with basic finishes and furnishings.
- The garden is attractive but modest and partly shared or closely surrounded by neighboring buildings.
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 83/100Lake Trasimeno is at the town, with the Val di Chiana to the west and low Umbrian-Tuscan hills around the shore. The Lake Trasimeno Regional Park covers much of the immediate lakeside area. Monte Amiata and the higher Apennines are much farther away and do not shape the immediate 15 km landscape. Castiglione del Lago itself is the nearest town of size, with a walled historic centre on a limestone promontory, a lakeside setting, and regular daily services. Within about 15 km there are other lake settlements including Passignano sul Trasimeno and Tuoro sul Trasimeno, and the area is known for olive groves, vineyards, reedbeds, islands on the lake, and the Hannibal battle sites around Tuoro.