Rustico in Tregnago
Rustico in Tregnago. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €10,000 for 130 m² but needs full renovation (estimated €700/m² → ≈€101,000 effective price, ~€777/m²) versus the regional baseline of €317/m², so the all-in cost is well above market; 18 photos and a panoramic view are positives but don’t offset the high effective price.
More on the house and the area
Lovely, photogenic village façade with stone details, original beams and a handsome fireplace — the kind of historic house that makes you dream. Photos also show many raw, cobwebbed rooms and roof/ceiling issues, so this is a solid bargain with real potential but a significant renovation project before full-time living.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- Property needs substantial renovation (roof, floors and ceilings in places).
- Several rooms are currently uninhabitable and photos show debris/missing finishes.
- Likely no functioning kitchen/bathroom in current state
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 62/100The cluster sits in the eastern Veronese hills at the edge of the Lessini area, with low limestone ridges, wooded slopes and vineyards around the valleys. The upper Lessini Mountains are nearby to the north, and the regional park of Lessinia begins farther up the range. Verona is the nearest city of size, with major services, rail links and a historic centre. This part of eastern Verona is known for hillside wine country, especially Soave and Valpolicella areas nearby, and for stone villages and contrade scattered on the slopes.