Rustico/casale in Santa Cristina 89
Rudere da ristrutturare situato nella parte alta della Valle di Chio (frazione di Castiglion Fiorentino) ad un'altezza di circa 500 mslm. Zona panoramica, raggiungibile tramite strada privata. Terreno circostante di proprietà e con possibilità di costruire piscina e annessi. Possibilità di acquistare anche porzioni di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the €65,000 asking price is €322/m², restoring this 202 m² ruin could add roughly €222,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,422/m² versus a local reference of €483/m². The panoramic Tuscan setting, private land and pool potential add appeal, but the restoration burden dominates.
More on the house and the area
This large Tuscan farmhouse has genuine rustic character, including an enormous old fireplace, timber elements, traditional doors and surrounding grassy land in a peaceful hillside setting. However, the interior is extremely worn and dark, with substantial renovation needed rather than light refreshing, so it is primarily a restoration 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, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€80,000 – €118,000
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 listing explicitly describes the property as a 'rudere da ristrutturare' requiring substantial renovation.
- Interiors show severe damp, soot, peeling surfaces, obsolete fixtures and likely major work to systems, roof and finishes.
- Access is via a private road; utilities and the feasibility/cost of the proposed pool and annexes should be verified.
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 area sits in the Val di Chiana, with cultivated plains and low hills, and the first ridges of the Apennine side rising eastward toward Cortona and the Casentino direction. The Canale Maestro della Chiana and the wider reclaimed Chiana basin shape the local landscape. Lake Trasimeno is beyond the 15 km landscape radius but still part of wider day-to-day geography to the east. Castiglion Fiorentino has a substantial historic centre on a hill with town walls, churches, regular services and rail connections toward Arezzo, Cortona and Perugia. Cortona lies nearby and is one of the main historic hill towns of this part of Tuscany. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards, cereal farming and the settled agricultural landscape of the Val di Chiana.