Rustico in Taggia
TAGGIA – RUSTICO CON 1.500 MQ DI TERRENO, VISTA E SOLE TUTTO IL GIORNO Un’opportunità unica per chi sogna di costruire la propria casa in una posizione tranquilla, soleggiata e a pochi minuti dal mare. A Taggia, nella ricercata Regione San Martino, proponiamo in vendita un rustico di circa 60 mq, con 1.500 mq circa di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000, the 60 m² rustico costs €983/m² before renovation; with an estimated €1,100/m² rebuild-level budget, effective cost is about €2,083/m² versus the Liguria baseline of €500/m². The 3 km sea proximity and 1,500 m² of land add value, but the project depends on permits, demolition/reconstruction and change of use, with no bathroom or energy data provided.
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The property has appealing Ligurian character, extensive terraced land, mature vegetation, and broad views toward the hills and town, only 3 km from the sea. However, the 60 sqm stone rustico is an empty project with no bathroom and no usable interiors shown; the listing specifically emphasizes demolition, reconstruction, and expansion potential rather than immediate living.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €35,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- This is a genuine renovation/rebuild project, not a livable home.
- No bathroom is listed, and the interiors are not shown.
- The existing structure may be more valuable as a demolish-and-rebuild volume than as a home to restore.
- Terraced land and surrounding cultivation will require substantial maintenance.
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 71/100The Maritime Alps rise immediately inland above the lower Argentina valley. The Argentina river reaches the sea at Arma di Taggia. The nearest substantial town is Sanremo, which has full services, a marina and rail connections. This stretch of the Riviera di Ponente is known for olive cultivation, especially Taggiasca olives, and for a built coastal strip backed very quickly by steep inland valleys.