Argelato - via ronchi - casale
ARGELATO - VIA RONCHI Si propongono in vendita, in lotto con superficie totale di circa 1300 mq, complesso di fabbricati composto da: immobile a d uso residenziale di circa 400 mq disposto su due piani e fabbricato ad uso accessorio di circa 100 mq anch'esso disposto su due livelli. Si presentano attualmente in stato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Described as 'stato collabente' (collapsed/ruin state) — a legally uninhabitable structure requiring full reconstruction, not renovation. Price of €225/m2 vs €290/m2 baseline looks like a discount, but collabente properties are essentially land + rebuild rights, so per-m2 comparison to habitable stock is misleading. Full rebuild in Emilia Romagna runs ~€1400+/m2. Missing energy class (exempt), no beds/baths, and the price covers a 1300 mq lot with a 400 mq collapsed residential building plus 100 mq accessory. Recovery is possible but costs will vastly exceed purchase price. Only viable for buyers wanting a ground-up project.
More on the house and the area
Photos show a heavily deteriorated 1800s farmhouse in a state of near-total collapse (collabente): missing roof sections, crumbling brick walls, exposed masonry and overgrown vegetation. The setting is flat rural Emilia Romagna farmland beside a quiet road with no distinctive view or landscape feature. Interiors are not shown and there is no salvageable charm on display — just ruin. At €90k for 400sqm (€225/m2) plus a 1300sqm lot, it is essentially a buildable plot with demolition/rebuild potential rather than a restorable characterful property. Nothing here reads as a scroll-stopper; the imagery communicates work and cost, not wow.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,400/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€158,000 – €234,000
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.
- Collabente ruin — building is essentially collapsed, roofless in parts
- Extensive structural failure visible; near-total rebuild required
- Flat, ordinary agricultural surroundings with no notable views
- Fenced-off, overgrown, cluttered lot with debris and makeshift shelters
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 36/100This is the flat lower Po plain north of Bologna, in farmland crossed by canals and minor watercourses linked to the Reno system. Bologna is the nearest major city and provides the full range of services, rail links, airport, universities and historic centre. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for being part of the wider plain of the Bolognese countryside.