Casa indipendente in Località Fricciaro
Torriglia- Marzano loc Fricciaro proponiamo soleggiatissima casetta di campagna inserita in borgo contadino immerso nella natura; completamente indipendente su tre piani di cui due abitativi in discrete condizioni volendo 1 casa con gran terrazzo vivibile, oltre il piano terra usato come cantina eventuale tavernetta,…
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At €327/m², the asking price is 35% below the Liguria country-house baseline of €500/m²; allowing €350/m² for the stated merely “discrete” condition gives an effective cost of about €677/m². The independent three-storey house has two habitable floors, terrace, garden and parking, though its inland Torriglia location limits location upside.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable country house with a spectacular wooded Ligurian valley outlook, a large sunny terrace, parking, and surrounding greenery. The kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living areas are usable rather than a renovation shell, though finishes are old-fashioned and the cellar is currently more storage than living space. At €49,000 for 150 sqm, the combination of real usability, views, and outdoor space is highly compelling.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Interiors are functional but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The hillside setting and access may be challenging, with substantial outdoor maintenance required.
- The ground-floor cellar/storage area is cluttered and may need work before conversion.
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 Ligurian Apennines surround Torriglia, with wooded ridges and passes at the head of the Trebbia valley. The Trebbia rises in this area, and the upper valley is one of the main landscape features within reach. The Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola lies here, centred on Monte Antola and the high meadows and forests above the village. There are no major ski lifts locally; the nearest small Apennine ski areas are in the inland Genovese-Piacentino zone and are minor. Genoa is the nearest large city, reached over the inland passes, with full city services, rail hubs and the port. The area is known in Liguria for mountain walking, chestnut woods and the Canestrelletto di Torriglia biscuit tradition.