Rustico in Casalmoro
Rustico in Casalmoro. 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
At €42,000 plus an estimated €210,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €840/m²—far above the €359/m² local benchmark. The one-room farmhouse has no bedrooms or bathrooms listed, and the description is too sparse to support a stronger investment case.
More on the house and the area
The property has genuine old-farmhouse character, exposed brick and timber, plus a surprisingly generous green garden. However, the photos show an agricultural/storage building rather than a livable house, with no finished living areas, bedrooms, or bathrooms; it is a substantial renovation 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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
- This is presented as a rustico needing renovation, not a ready-to-live-in home.
- No bedrooms or bathrooms are shown; the usable interiors are mainly storage, workshop, and garage spaces.
- The exposed roof structure, cracked walls, and deteriorated exterior require careful structural and roofing checks.
- Verify residential status, utilities, permits, and renovation feasibility before considering it as a home.
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 35/100This is the southern Brescian plain near the border with the province of Cremona, in a flat agricultural area of fields, irrigation channels and scattered villages. The Oglio river corridor lies to the east within this part of the plain. The nearest larger centres in daily use are Manerbio to the north and Cremona farther south-west, with ordinary services, shops and rail connections. This area is known for intensive farming and dairy production in the lower Pianura Padana.