Rustico Su Due Livelli
Rustico Su Due Livelli. Needs renovation, esposizione interna.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €22,000 for 25 m², estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €39,500 (€1,580/m²), far above the local €359/m² benchmark. The brief description and only two photos leave important details about the property's legal and structural condition unclear.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest old outbuilding with some rustic wooden character, but it has little visual appeal beyond the traditional doors and roofline. At 25 sqm and in need of renovation, it does not currently read as a realistic move-in home; it is mainly a small restoration project.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Very small 25 sqm structure with no visible living accommodation.
- Needs substantial renovation; the photos show a rustic/storage-like shell rather than a usable home.
- No interior photos, utilities, kitchen, or bathroom details are provided.
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 31/100This is the north-west Milan plain in the Olona basin, a built-up and industrial-agricultural landscape continuous with the outer metropolitan area. The Olona River runs through the wider area, with the Parco del Roccolo and the Parco dei Mulini as the nearest green corridors. Legnano is the nearest larger town, with a full range of services and a substantial urban fabric, and Milan is part of daily life from here by rail and road.