Rustico/casale in Via Cattani 999
MONZUNO: Frazione Rioveggio, comodo a tutti i servizi, a pochi passi dall’autobus, dai negozi, uscita autostrada e stazione ferroviaria, proponiamo in vendita caratteristico terra tetto in sasso, libero su due lati con terrazzo sul retro. Di circa 90 mq. , si sviluppa su tre livelli, al piano terra con entrata…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €42,000 (€467/m²), the house is already priced above the local €297/m² reference; with no heating and substantial renovation needed, estimated total cost rises to about €105,000, or €1,167/m². Convenient transport and services help, but the listing does not state the building year or full renovation condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful stone farmhouse with attractive traditional shutters, antique terracotta flooring, wooden elements, a fireplace, and a rear terrace. It appears to be a real, usable house rather than a ruin, but its dated interiors, lack of heating, and need for renovation keep it below the dream-home tier.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- No heating system; the property was used only in summer.
- The interiors are dated and would need renovation or substantial refreshing.
- The house fronts a road, with limited privacy and no visible panoramic view.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with wooded ridges, small valleys and passes around Monte Venere and Monte Adone. The area is crossed by the upper Savena valley and by streams that cut into the sandstone and marl hills. The Contrafforte Pliocenico Regional Park lies partly within the Monzuno area, with the sandstone outcrops of Monte Adone as its best-known feature. The nearest larger town is Bologna, which provides the full range of city services and rail connections. The area is known for Apennine walking routes including the Via degli Dei between Bologna and Florence.