Rustico/casale in Via Case Pelati
Scopri questa affascinante casa di paese situata a due passi da Civago, nel cuore del Comune di Villa Minozzo. Si tratta di una proprietà con grande potenziale, perfetta per chi desidera creare la propria dimora personalizzata in un contesto rurale autentico e tranquillo. La casa si sviluppa su 2 piani con una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €34,000 purchase price is attractive at €227/m² versus a €297/m² local benchmark, but the listing presents it as a renovation project and does not state its current condition. At an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective total is about €139,000, or €927/m², making the apparent discount largely disappear.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic rural stone farmhouse with strong historic character, a private garden/courtyard, outbuildings, and an appealing €34,000 price. However, the interiors look largely unfinished and function more as storage/workshop space than a comfortably livable home, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in dream house.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Major renovation is clearly required; interiors are dark, cluttered, and unfinished.
- No attractive view is shown, and the condition of utilities, bathroom, kitchen, and roof structure needs verification.
- Access appears practical, but the property is in a rural mountain setting and may require substantial modernization.
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 Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with the ridge around Monte Cusna and the Alpe di Succiso within the local mountain landscape. The Secchia valley is the main river valley of this area. Much of the surrounding territory falls inside the Parco nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio, on the slopes of Cusna, a short drive from Villa Minozzo. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger town, with the main services for this part of the mountains. The area is known for high Apennine pasture, beech woods and the Bismantova rock massif near Castelnovo ne’ Monti.