Rustico in Mezzane di Sotto
CASTAGNè: In tranquilla zona collinare, a pochi passi dal centro paese, con terreno di 2400 mq circa, rustico ad uso deposito su due livelli di 80 mq circa da ristrutturare completamente con possibilità di cambio di destinazione d'uso per ricavare un'unità abitativa. Rif. 2950
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €26,000 price looks low, but this is currently a storage-use rural building requiring complete renovation: at about €1,200/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,525/m², far above the local €317/m² reference. Residential conversion is only described as possible, not confirmed, and the listing does not state the approvals or feasibility.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic old stone farmhouse with strong rustic character, a broad hillside view, and approximately 2,400 sqm of land. However, it is an empty agricultural/storage shell requiring complete renovation and potential change of use, so it is a project rather than a realistically livable home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,200/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Complete renovation is required; the property is currently classified as a storage/rustic building, not a home.
- No usable interior, kitchen, bathroom, or finished living space is shown.
- The roof and upper structure appear old and should be professionally assessed.
- Change of use to residential is only a possibility and must be verified with the municipality.
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 61/100The cluster is in the eastern hills above Verona, in the Val di Mezzane, with vineyard and olive-growing slopes and low pre-Alpine ridges leading up toward the Lessini Mountains. The Progno di Mezzane stream runs down the valley. The nearest larger city is Verona, which has full services and a major historic centre. To the north, within this hill belt, the landscape connects with the Lessinia area, known for stone villages, pasture and cherry growing in the valleys east of Verona. This part of the province is also known for Valpolicella and eastern Veronese wine production, though Mezzane sits outside the core lake or high-mountain scenery that gives some parts of Verona province their stronger national profile.