Casa indipendente
Se cerchi un'abitazione semplice ma in questo momento disponi di una piccola somma da utilizzare, questa potrebbe essere una soluzione per te. A lugo di vicenza, in contrada volpente, disponiamo di una casetta indipendente sviluppata su due livelli piu' soffitta. La casa e' abbinata a una pertinenza, staccata ma nella stessa corte, composta da un deposito su due livelli. ...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €269/m², the asking price is slightly below the local €333/m² benchmark, but allowing €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €969/m². The listing does not say whether the 130 m² house is habitable or what work is required, so the low entry price carries substantial uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
The spectacular green mountain-and-valley panorama gives this otherwise ordinary country house real appeal. It is a genuine, furnished home with a working kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, tiled and wooden floors, and a sound-looking roof, but the interiors are basic and dated rather than move-in polished.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- The house is very dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating and exterior maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a relatively large eight-room home.
- Some walls and lower exterior areas appear weathered or damp-stained; a technical inspection is advisable.
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 68/100The cluster sits at the foot of the Prealps, with Monte Summano and the first ridges of the Pasubio-Little Dolomites area within this radius. The Astico valley is the main local landform here, with the Astico river running north-south through the area. Thiene is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Schio is also nearby and is the main gateway town toward the upper valleys below Pasubio. This part of the Vicenza foothills is known for mixed farming on the plain edge and for access into the prealpine valleys of Alto Vicentino.