Rustico/casale in Località Pra della Zorza 1
Nella suggestiva località Prà della Zorza, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico rustico interamente in sasso, completamente da ristrutturare, immerso nella tranquillità e nella bellezza naturale delle Prealpi Friulane. L'immobile conserva il fascino autentico delle tradizionali costruzioni in pietra della zona e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €19,000 asking price is only €95/m², but this 200 m² stone farmhouse is completely to restore: estimated renovation costs of about €220,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,195/m², well above the local €302/m² benchmark. The listing does not say whether bathrooms, utilities, or habitation permits are in place, adding risk to this remote mountain property.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic stone farmhouse with traditional Friulian character, mountain scenery, extensive green land, and a charming wooden cabin. However, the main house is a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home, with visibly deteriorated sections and no confirmed bathroom or utilities.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- The main 200 sqm farmhouse is explicitly completely to be renovated, with no bathroom shown or listed.
- Parts of the structure are visibly deteriorated and cordoned off, including an old roofed section and outbuildings.
- The wooden garden cabin appears usable as a retreat, but it is not shown as a self-contained legal 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 76/100The cluster is in the western Friulian pre-Alps, under the ridges of the Val Colvera and close to the Carnic Prealps. The Colvera stream cuts a narrow valley here, with wooded slopes and small hamlets on terraces. The area touches the Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti Friulane, and the protected mountain group is immediately nearby. Piancavallo is the nearest ski area, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact hamlet. Maniago is the nearest town of size, with services, shops and an industrial base, and the wider area is known for mountain villages and traditional knife-making around Maniago. Poffabro, in the same comune, is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.