Rustico/casale in Via Castagneto 33
CASTAGNETO- Fabbricato singolo, da Terra a cielo, su più piani, con vista panormalica. L'immobile è così composto: PIANO TERRA: tinello, cucinotto, cucina e Terrazzo abitabile; PRIMO PIANO: due camere da letto e bagno finestrato; PIANO PRIMO SOTTOSTRADA: 3 cantine, portico, legnaia, forno. Completa la soluzione un…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €462/m², the asking price is already well above the local €288/m² benchmark, and the listing does not state the property's condition. Allowing roughly €700/m² for an older multi-level farmhouse needing modernization puts the effective cost near €1,162/m², with the rural location offering limited compensating value.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely beautiful stone farmhouse with exposed beams, a large traditional fireplace, antique character and a spectacular rolling Emilia-Romagna mountain view. It is a real, furnished home with working kitchen, bathroom and multiple bedrooms—not an empty shell—though it needs cosmetic updating and practical checks. At €60,000, the combination of livability, historic charm, views and a small piece of land is exceptionally compelling.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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 interiors are highly livable but dated, with visible plaster cracking and areas needing cosmetic refresh.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom, 130 m² home.
- Heating, insulation, utilities and the precise condition of the roof should be verified.
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 is in the Modenese Apennines, with the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine ridge within the local landscape. The Scoltenna valley runs through this part of Frignano, with wooded slopes, pasture and cultivated clearings around the town. The Parco del Frignano lies nearby on the higher Apennine ground to the south-west. The nearest ski area is Cimone, with lifts around Sestola and Montecreto at roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact base station. Pavullo is the main service town of this section of the mountains, with schools, shops and hospital services. This area is known for Apennine chestnut country and for the Frignano mountain landscape between Modena and the Tuscan border.