Rustico/casale in Casa Piccioni
**Casale Indipendente su 4 Lati da Ristrutturare con Ampio Giardino** Se stai cercando un'opportunità unica per creare la casa dei tuoi sogni, questo casale indipendente su quattro lati è la scelta perfetta. Situato in una tranquilla zona rurale, l'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli e offre un totale di 143 m²…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €62,000 (€434/m²), this farmhouse needs a complete renovation and repairs to significant structural cracks; allowing about €1,300/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,000/m², far above the local €300/m² reference. The large garden, garages and terrace add appeal, but the remote rural setting and structural risk do not justify the total investment.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial independent farmhouse with a generous private garden, covered outdoor areas, brick outbuildings, and pleasant views toward vineyards and rolling countryside. However, it is clearly a major renovation project: the interiors are dated, and the listing warns of significant cracks requiring repair, so it is not realistically move-in ready.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,300/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€57,000 – €84,000
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.
- Requires a complete renovation, not just cosmetic updating.
- Large structural cracks are explicitly reported and need professional assessment.
- Interiors are dated and utilitarian, with only one bathroom and limited visible modern infrastructure.
- The garden is substantially overgrown and will require clearing and ongoing maintenance.
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 in the Val Tidone hill country at the edge of the first Ligurian Apennine ridges, with cultivated slopes, vineyards and small wooded valleys. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature. Pianello Val Tidone is the nearest small centre of note, and larger services are in the Piacenza direction. The area is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini wines.