Rustico, Strada Montroni, Neviano degli Arduini
Rustico, Strada Montroni, Neviano degli Arduini. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, taverna, balcone, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 asking price looks low at €167/m², but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €867/m², far above the local €283/m² benchmark. The listing does not say the building year or energy class, and its remote mountain location offers little additional value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial traditional farmhouse with exposed timber beams, old shutters, balconies, a fireplace, and an exceptional open mountain-and-valley panorama. It is not a polished dream home yet, but it is a real roofed, floored house with kitchens, bathrooms, heating, and generous usable space rather than an empty shell.
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€65,000 – €115,000
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 house clearly needs renovation, with dated bathrooms and kitchen, damp or peeling areas, and substantial cleaning and cosmetic work.
- Some rooms appear neglected and may require checks to the roof, wiring, plumbing, and heating before full-time occupation.
- The property is directly beside a road, and the condition and legal status of the large surrounding land 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 area is in the Parma Apennines, with wooded ridges, pasture and small valleys. The Enza valley is nearby, and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park lies to the south within this part of the province. The nearest skiing is the Schia area on Monte Caio, roughly a 30-minute drive, with larger lifts farther south around Cerreto Laghi. Parma is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail connections and major historic monuments. This part of the Apennines is known for hill agriculture and for Parmigiano Reggiano production.