Rustico/casale in Via Vandelli
Affascinante Casale Storico del 1800 con Ampio Terreno - Opportunità di Trasformazione Scopri questa straordinaria cascina d'epoca risalente al 1800, un'autentica gemma rurale pronta per essere trasformata in una splendida abitazione. Con una superficie commerciale di 180 m² e 170 m² calpestabili distribuiti su 2…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€444/m²), this 180 m² farmhouse is explicitly designated for non-residential use and would require a legally approved conversion before it could become a home. The €198,000 estimated renovation cost, artistic restrictions, and required portico reconstruction make the apparent price advantage unsuitable for a normal residential purchase.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric 19th-century farmhouse with beautiful vaulted brick interiors, historic stonework, a characterful exterior, and a private grassy setting. However, the interior is an empty agricultural shell rather than a livable home: there is no bathroom, kitchen, or finished residential space, so the project is capped despite the strong historic appeal.
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€71,000 – €105,000
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.
- Currently non-residential, with no bathroom and no usable living facilities shown.
- Substantial conversion and renovation required; the portico needs complete reconstruction.
- Artistic heritage restrictions may limit alterations and increase costs.
- Access appears close to a road, so privacy may be less than the rural setting suggests.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the Secchia river valley on the lower slopes of the Modenese Apennines (Appennino Modenese). The local landscape within about 15 km is hilly to broken, with mixed woodland (beech and chestnut at higher elevations) and small agricultural holdings and pastures on the valley lower slopes. The Secchia river and its tributary streams run through the local valleys. The area contains small mountain villages and hamlets connected by provincial and municipal roads rather than by major highways. Ski lifts and the higher-elevation skiing areas of the Modenese Apennines (e.g. Monte Cimone area) lie beyond the immediate 15 km radius and require a longer drive. The nearest city of significant size is Modena (the provincial capital), roughly 35–45 km away, where broader services, regional train links and specialist shops are concentrated. The wider Modena province combines industrial plains (ceramic manufacturing around Sassuolo and Modena) with Apennine products and traditions (chestnuts, mushrooms and forestry) in the uplands.