Casa indipendente
Follo: nel borgo storico, proponiamo terratetto panoramico di circa mq. 90 sviluppato su 2 livelli, troviamo al piano terra grande locale da utilizzare come taverna-cantina con piccola corte privata antistante, al piano primo due camere, tramite scala interna si accede al piano superiore con ampia zona giorno, con sala, cucina, bagno e terrazza. La casa necessita di lavori di ristrutturazione....
What it really costs
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At €49,000 (€516/m²), the house is near the Liguria baseline of €500/m², but its renovation need adds an estimated €66,500 (€700/m²), producing an effective cost of about €1,216/m². The historic-village setting and terrace help, but the required works make this weak value.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric Ligurian borgo house with sweeping mountain-and-valley views, old stone surroundings, a terrace, and a small private courtyard. The main living areas are equipped and potentially usable, but the property needs real renovation rather than simple decoration, with damp damage and a very rough cellar level.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Needs renovation, including visible ceiling dampness and deteriorated finishes.
- Lower-level cellar/tavern is currently rough and appears cluttered or unfinished.
- Historic-borgo access involves multiple outdoor stairs; no direct vehicle access is shown.
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 61/100The cluster is in the lower Vara valley between the Ligurian Apennine hills and the Gulf of La Spezia. The Vara river runs nearby. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park is within the local area around the Magra estuary and lower valley. La Spezia is the nearest town of size, with a port, rail station and full services. The area is tied to the Gulf of La Spezia and the eastern Ligurian coast, but the better-known cliff coast of the Cinque Terre is farther away and does not sit around Follo itself.