Loghino da Ristrutturare
Loghino da Ristrutturare. Needs renovation.
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
The €35,000 asking price looks low at €44/m², but renovating 800 m² at roughly €700/m² implies an effective cost near €735/m², about twice the local benchmark. The listing does not say whether all 800 m² are legally habitable, and it gives no bathrooms or energy information.
More on the house and the area
This is a striking historic Lombard farmhouse complex with beautiful brick arches, tiled roofs, large agricultural buildings, and open countryside around it. However, the property is currently an uninhabitable renovation project: interiors are raw and debris-filled, there are no bathrooms or bedrooms, and parts of the roof appear damaged. At €35,000 it has strong restoration potential, but it is not yet a real usable 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€158,000 – €281,000
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.
- Major renovation required across the entire 800 sqm complex.
- No bathrooms, bedrooms, or usable living interiors are shown.
- Visible roof damage, rubble, overgrowth, and possible structural work make this a substantial project.
- Rural access and utility connections should be verified.
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 58/100This is the flat lower Mincio plain east of Mantova, with fields, drainage channels and scattered villages. The Mincio river and its wetland belt are nearby, and the Vallazza wetlands south-east of Mantova are within this area. The Parco del Mincio extends through this part of the province. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status. The area is known for irrigated agriculture of the Mantuan plain.