Casa di paese in Via Cristoforo Colombo, Pietrabruna,
Boscomare- Comune Pietrabruna. A solo 9,5 km dal mare vi offriamo un appartamento nel primo e secondo piano da finire in una casa tipica di paese, composta nel piano terra da piccola corte in comune e ripostiglio di proprietà, al piano primo camera e bagno e al piano secondo cucina e soggiorno. E' stato rifatto il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking price €29,000 plus seller’s finishing estimate €25–30k (we used €27,500) gives an effective cost ≈€56,500 or ≈€743/m², about 50% above the regional baseline of €496/m²; good signs are the roof recently redone and sea 4 km away, but the effective per‑m² cost keeps it in the fair-value category.
More on the house and the area
Lovely hill-village setting with church/rooftop views and a recently redone roof — real Ligurian character just a few kilometres from the sea. The building is solid and partially finished, but the interior needs completing before it’s fully livable (moderate renovation budget required).
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, €362/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Needs renovation — many interior finishes incomplete (seller estimates €25–30k to finish).
- Small rooms and some low ceilings / limited natural light in lower spaces.
- Very little private outdoor space (small shared corte); terrace possible only with permits.
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 81/100The cluster is on the Ligurian Sea coast in the Riviera dei Fiori, with steep olive terraces rising immediately behind the shore. The nearest larger town is Sanremo, which has a marina, services and a substantial historic centre. Imperia is also nearby and is the main service town for this stretch of coast. This part of western Liguria is known for olive cultivation, especially Taggiasca olives, and for narrow coastal settlements backed by short, steep valleys of the Ligurian Alps. The nearest higher mountains are the Ligurian Alps inland, but the daily landscape here is primarily a terraced coastal slope rather than a mountain basin.