Rustico da completare
Rustico da completare. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna.
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
At €38,000 (€413/m²), the low purchase price is offset by the “rustico da completare” condition: estimated total cost is about €120,800, or €1,313/m² after renovation. That is far above comparable local pricing, so this is only attractive if renovation costs can be kept unusually low.
More on the house and the area
The house has a pleasant hillside setting, a usable balcony and attractive views toward wooded Friulian slopes. However, the interior is clearly a raw renovation project rather than a livable home, so the setting cannot lift it into the dream-home range.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- The interiors are an unfinished shell with bare concrete floors, unfinished walls and no visible kitchen or bathroom.
- Substantial renovation and utility work will be required before it is habitable.
- Access is on a sloping residential road; structural, legal and service status are not shown.
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 68/100The cluster lies in the Tagliamento valley at the edge of the Friulian pre-Alps, with the morainic hills and low mountains around Monte Prat and the first Alpine ridges close by. The Tagliamento river is the main natural feature here, with a wide stony riverbed and wooded banks. The area includes the Cornino Lake nature reserve near Cornino, known for the lake and for the griffon vulture reintroduction project. San Daniele del Friuli is the nearest larger town of note, with services and a well-preserved hill town centre. This part of Friuli is known for San Daniele prosciutto and for the Tagliamento's relatively intact river landscape.