Rustico/casale in Via Marcello Cantoni
L’immobile si sviluppa al piano terra ed è composto da un unico vano di 40 mq. con ingresso carraio al piano terra, il cancello da accesso all' area verde recintata e piantumata. Le condizioni generali sono buone, comodo per ricoverare due grosse vetture e altri accessori da giardino. In aderenza vi sono alche due…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is currently a 40 m² box/laboratory rather than a dwelling, requiring municipal fees and substantial conversion work; the stated 24 m² also conflicts with the description. At roughly €2,142/m² after estimated renovation, it is far above the €297/m² local benchmark, despite the fenced 700 m² lot.
More on the house and the area
The main appeal is the large, maturely planted 700 sqm garden, with a solid outbuilding and covered exterior areas. However, the property is currently just a basic garage/laboratory with an unfinished concrete interior, so it is a conversion project rather than a usable Italian home.
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€10,000 – €14,000
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.
- This is currently a garage/workshop, not a move-in-ready home.
- The interior is an empty concrete shell with no visible kitchen, bathroom, or living finishes.
- Conversion to residential use requires municipal approval, fees, and likely substantial renovation.
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 56/100The area sits in the lower Val Tidone, with cultivated hills and vineyards rising south of the Po plain. The Tidone valley is the main landscape feature within reach, and the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines are farther up the valley. Castel San Giovanni is the nearest larger town, with the usual rail and road services for this part of western Emilia. Piacenza is the main city for higher-level services and work. This part of the province is known for wine, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini production.