Rustico in vendita a Nibionno
Rustico in vendita a Nibionno. Needs renovation, garage, mansarda, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 (€408/m²), an estimated €84,000 renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,108/m², far above the local €356/m² benchmark. The garage, cellar and terrace add value, but the terse listing does not state the building year, energy class or legal habitability status.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable old farmhouse with weathered façades, traditional shutters, a pitched roof, terrace, garage, and some genuine character. However, the property is heavily dated and visibly deteriorated, with unsafe-looking terraces and major refurbishment needed before it becomes a beautiful, comfortable home; the €49,000 price is the main attraction.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including deteriorated plaster, terraces, stairs, shutters, and likely electrical/plumbing systems.
- The property is directly beside a public road with little private outdoor space.
- No notable landscape, mountain, lake, or village-rooftop views are shown.
- The interior is furnished and has a working-looking kitchen, but overall presentation suggests it is not comfortably move-in ready.
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 57/100This area sits in the Brianza hills between the Lambro valley and the first prealpine belt. Montevecchia and the Curone valley are within reach, with the Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle del Curone just to the east and south-east, a protected hill landscape of woods, terraces and farmland. The Adda river is not far to the east around Imbersago and Paderno. Lecco is the nearest larger town, with a lakefront on Lake Como and rail links, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for the settled Brianza countryside of villas, small woods, cultivated land and dense village fabric.