Rustico in Velo Veronese
Rustico in Velo Veronese. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 190 m², the purchase price is only €237/m², but a renovation allowance of about €133,000 brings the estimated all-in cost to roughly €937/m²—well above the local €317/m² reference. The listing is very vague, with no bedrooms, bathrooms, energy information, or renovation details stated.
More on the house and the area
The mountain setting is genuinely beautiful, with sweeping Alpine views and a characterful old stone farmhouse in a rural hamlet. However, the photos show a bare agricultural-style interior rather than a usable home, so this 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€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- This is an uninhabitable renovation project with no bathroom, kitchen, or bedrooms shown.
- The interior is a raw stone/farm space with unfinished flooring and concrete ceiling.
- Roofing and utilities should be professionally checked before purchase.
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 on the Lessinia plateau in the Venetian Prealps. The Parco Naturale Regionale della Lessinia lies in this area. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts of the Lessinia area around San Giorgio, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Verona is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and a major historic centre. This part of Lessinia is known for high pasture, woods, stone hamlets and the traditional cimbrian settlements of the Veronese mountains.