Casa indipendente in Via Casale
CAPRINO B. SCO: Nella frazione di S. Antonio, proponiamo immobile libero terra cielo da ristrutturare di 200mq circa, attualmente diviso per la realizzazione di due immobili ( un bilocale con giardino e un trilocale) con progetto già approvato ma liberamente ridivisibile in base alle proprie necessità. Le solette e gli scarichi sono già stati fatti mentre tutto il resto dell'immobile...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €125/m² the asking price is very low, but this 200 m² property is explicitly to be restored; estimating €800/m² gives an effective cost of about €925/m² (€185,000 total), nearly double the Lombardia country-house baseline of €475/m². Approved plans and completed slabs/drains help, but the missing condition details leave substantial renovation risk.
More on the house and the area
The house has attractive stone corner detailing, traditional shutters and a photogenic village setting, with overgrown garden space adding some character. However, the interior is a substantial unfinished renovation with exposed supports, rough masonry, damaged or incomplete roof areas and no clearly usable living spaces, so it is a project rather than a move-in home.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Major renovation project, not habitable as shown
- Exposed structural works, scaffolding and unfinished floors/interiors
- Roof and masonry condition require professional inspection
- No usable kitchen or bathroom is visible; utilities are unconfirmed
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 sits on the southern slopes of the Bergamo Prealps above the Adda valley, with Monte Linzone and the ridge system between the Imagna and San Martino valleys close by. The River Adda is the main water feature in the area, with the gorge and valley floor around Calolziocorte and Cisano Bergamasco below. This is the edge zone between the Bergamasque mountains and the industrialised Brianza-Lecco plain, so woodland, steep pasture and scattered hamlets mix with valley infrastructure. The nearest town of size is Lecco, which has a full set of services and rail links, and Bergamo is the larger provincial city within daily reach. The area is known for hillside walking routes and for views over the Adda corridor and the prealpine ridges.