Rustico/casale in Via Saettino
Empoli periferia - fienile libero su 4 lati da ristrutturare – Rif. C109 Il fascino della campagna a soli 5 minuti dal centro di Empoli. In posizione tranquilla e immersa nel verde, proponiamo in vendita caratteristico fienile libero su quattro lati, una soluzione dal grande fascino e dalle interessanti potenzialità, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa indipendente...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000, the estimated all-in cost is about €147,500, or €1,967/m² after substantial renovation—far above the €500/m² local comparison level. The listing calls it a hayloft to renovate but does not confirm residential legality or conversion approval.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €44,000
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.
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 area is in the lower Arno valley between the Montalbano hills and the plain around Empoli. The Arno runs nearby, and the Padule di Fucecchio wetland lies within this area to the west. The Montalbano ridge rises close by with olive groves, woods and scattered hill villages. Cerreto Guidi is known for the Medici villa, which is part of the UNESCO serial site of Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany. Empoli is the nearest larger town and has rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for mixed agricultural countryside with vines, olives and small hilltop settlements.