Casale in Asola
Casale in Asola. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €67,900 asking price is attractive at €238/m² versus €356/m² locally, but a 285 m² farmhouse needing renovation could require about €199,500 in works, bringing the effective cost near €938/m². The listing does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A large historic farmhouse with weathered character, a solid-looking roof, generous interiors and open countryside around it. Some rooms have finished floors and tiled walls, but much of the house remains rough, damp-marked or unfinished, so this is a substantial renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home. At €67,900 for 285 m², the scale is an appealing bargain if the renovation budget is realistic.
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€56,000 – €100,000
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 still needed, especially plasterwork, bathrooms, wiring and unfinished rooms.
- No clear finished kitchen or fully move-in-ready living area is shown.
- The large farmhouse may involve significant heating, maintenance and modernization costs.
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 36/100This is flat Po Valley countryside between the Oglio and Chiese river areas, with fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The nearest larger centres are Asola and Canneto sull’Oglio for everyday services, while Mantova is the main historic city in the wider area with rail links and a full range of services. The area is known for agriculture in the Mantovano plain.