Rustico/casale in Vicolo di Colle Mainello
LOCALITA' Zagarolo - Vicolo Via Colle Mainello; DESCRIZIONE Facilmente raggiungibile dalla Via Casilina, altezza Colonna e dalla Prenestina, in contesto residenziale caratteristico tinello con destinazione magazzino, totalmente indipendente altezza interna 3.15 mt. da ristrutturare con possibilità di demolizione e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 for 30 m², this is explicitly classified as a magazzino (storage), not a dwelling, and the listing only suggests demolition and reconstruction. It is therefore not a legally habitable home despite the independent access, utilities, and small plot.
More on the house and the area
The real appeal is the generous, leafy garden with mature olive and fruit trees, grapevines, and a rustic fireplace with vintage tiled kitchen details. However, this is only a 30 m² former storage/tinello building, visibly tired and damp, and explicitly sold to be renovated or potentially demolished and rebuilt—not a realistically move-in-ready home.
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€12,000 – €18,000
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 property is described as a warehouse/storage building rather than a legal dwelling, so residential use must be verified.
- It requires substantial renovation, with visible ceiling damp/staining and very dated interiors.
- The listing mentions possible demolition and reconstruction, which could make this more of a redevelopment project than a ready home.
- Access appears to be via a narrow unpaved lane; utility connections are reportedly available on the road.
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 58/100The cluster is in the Alban Hills and Prenestini area east of Rome, with volcanic and limestone hill country rather than a plain. The nearest named natural feature is the Monti Prenestini just to the east, with higher ground around Palestrina and Capranica Prenestina inside the local landscape. Rome is the nearest large city and shapes daily life with rail links, services and employment. Palestrina is the nearest historic town of note, with the sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia and the archaeological museum in the Barberini Palace. The area is known for hill towns, vineyards and olive groves on the Rome hinterland.