Morimondo – ex mulino con terreno da ristrutturare
MORIMONDO – EX MULINO CON TERRENO DA RISTRUTTURARE
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The former mill requires full restoration: at about €1,957/m² including an estimated €77,000 renovation, it is far above the local €419/m² reference. The listing does not say whether it is legally habitable, and it provides no bathroom, energy, or building-status details.
More on the house and the area
A former mill set in a dense wooded landscape with generous natural surroundings gives it a secluded, unusual atmosphere. However, the building appears vacant and heavily overgrown, with no interiors shown and no bathroom listed, so this is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in Italian home.
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€28,000 – €41,000
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.
- Major renovation required; the listing explicitly says “da ristrutturare.”
- No bathroom is listed, and the gallery provides no interior evidence of a usable kitchen, flooring, or utilities.
- Dense overgrowth and roadside positioning suggest access, drainage, and site-maintenance issues should be investigated.
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 58/100The area lies in the flat western Milan plain on the Naviglio Grande and close to the Ticino River. The Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino begins nearby and covers the river corridor with woods, farmland and oxbow landscapes. Vigevano is the nearest substantial historic town, with Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle, and Milan is the main city for services and rail connections.