Rustico/casale in Via Regina Margherita 30
ORENTANO –Fienile da ristrutturare con terreno e spazio esterno – Un'opportunità ricca di potenziale! Ad Orentano, nel comune di Castelfranco di Sotto, a pochi passi dal centro del paese, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico fienile toscano completamente da ristrutturare. Situato all'interno di una tipica corte di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,000 asking price is €500/m², but this is a completely unrestored fienile requiring an estimated €1,100/m² renovation, bringing the effective cost to about €1,600/m² versus a €480/m² local benchmark. Conversion to a dwelling is only described as possible subject to permits, while the listing does not confirm its current residential legality or final renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
The real photos show a characterful but heavily unfinished rural brick structure, with potential Tuscan appeal and substantial surrounding land. However, this is currently a conversion project rather than a usable home; the polished house and garden images are illustrative AI renderings, not evidence of existing livability.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- The attractive finished-house images are AI-generated and do not show the actual condition.
- The property is a fienile completely to renovate, with no confirmed bathroom, kitchen, utilities, or habitable interiors.
- A change of use to residential requires authorization, and the 1,000 sqm plot is detached and reached on foot.
- Renovation costs and structural/roof requirements are not specified.
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 53/100The area is the lower Arno plain between the Monte Pisano hills to the west and the Cerbaie hills to the east, with the Arno and its reclaimed flat farmland shaping the landscape. The Padule di Fucecchio wetland lies within reach to the east, a protected marsh area of canals, reeds and bird habitat. San Miniato is the nearest town of note, with a substantial historic centre on a hill above the plain. The area is known for leather tanning and for agriculture on the Arno plain.