Casa colonica in Tregnago
Casa colonica in Tregnago. Needs renovation, garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €58,000 asking price looks low, but renovating 168 m² at an estimated €700/m² adds about €117,600, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,045/m². That is well above the local benchmark of €317/m², despite the garage, cellar, and mountain setting.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic Veneto farmhouse with authentic stone walls, terracotta roofs, exposed beams, a traditional fireplace, and sweeping hill, vineyard, and olive-grove scenery. The house appears solid and roofed rather than ruined, with furnished rooms and usable floors, but it is an old-fashioned home needing real renovation before becoming comfortable full-time living.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
- Needs meaningful renovation and modernization, with visible wall wear and dated finishes.
- Only one bathroom is listed for 168 sqm and three bedrooms.
- The interior is usable-looking but lacks a clearly modern kitchen and may require systems checks.
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 62/100The cluster sits in the eastern Veronese hills at the edge of the Lessini area, with low limestone ridges, wooded slopes and vineyards around the valleys. The upper Lessini Mountains are nearby to the north, and the regional park of Lessinia begins farther up the range. Verona is the nearest city of size, with major services, rail links and a historic centre. This part of eastern Verona is known for hillside wine country, especially Soave and Valpolicella areas nearby, and for stone villages and contrade scattered on the slopes.