Via dei Cavi, 5, Carpi
Tribunale: Modena RGE: 185/2024 PVP: 4603570 Fabbricato sito in Carpi (MO), fraz. San Marino, via dei Cavi n. 5, con destinazione commerciale ed abitativa, catastalmente composto da laboratorio e servizi ai piani terra e primo, ufficio, autorimessa e capannone al piano terra (Foglio 66, mapp. 49, sub 1, D/8),…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction for a mixed commercial/industrial and residential property, which makes conversion to a normal dwelling uncertain. Price €55,687 plus estimated renovation €700/m² (495 m² → ~€346,500) yields an effective cost ≈€402,200 or ≈€813/m² versus the regional baseline €459/m².
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The photos show glossy, high-end interiors (marble-look floors, decorative panelling, modern bathrooms) that would make a very attractive home. However the listing flags renovation/auction status and the exterior/setting is uninspiring, so this is more a charming, but administratively involved, purchase rather than a turnkey dream 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€98,000 – €174,000
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.
- Listing notes the property “needs renovation” and is sold at auction — expect legal/administrative work.
- Ad states the photos are indicative and may not represent the actual unit.
- Exterior/setting appears to be a dense, utilitarian apartment block with no scenic views 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.