Rustico in Budoia
A pochi passi dalla Piazza di Dardago, frontestrada, proponiamo porzione di casa di testa in fila su tre piani fuori terra (mq catastali 109). L’immobile è l’unione di due unità e si compone come segue: p. terra ingresso, cucina/pranzo e bagno; p. primo salotto, camera matrimoniale, cameretta singola e bagno; p.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 109 sqm, the asking price is about €550/sqm; for a dated but immediately habitable home, a light refresh estimate of ~€250/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €800/sqm. That is far above the local sub-€100k baseline of €254/sqm, so despite being livable and centrally located near the village square, it looks ordinary-to-weak on price.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-stone village character, with a very charming arched passage and rustic exterior that feels authentically Italian. Inside it is clearly a real, usable home with kitchen, bathrooms, floors and bedrooms, but the finishes are dated and the layout is a bit quirky rather than dream-house polished. At €60k for 109 sqm, the value helps, but the wow comes more from character than from setting or interior beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- No real view, terrace, or garden shown.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and somewhat dark.
- Low-ceiling attic rooms and spiral stairs may limit comfort/accessibility.
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 sits at the foot of the Friulian Prealps, with the Cansiglio plateau and the first ridges of the Alpago-Cansiglio area within this radius. The Livenza rises at the Gorgazzo spring in the Polcenigo area nearby, and there are other karst springs and resurgences on the plain at the base of the mountains. Part of the area falls in the foothill belt around the Parco Rurale di San Floriano. The nearest substantial town is Pordenone, which provides the main services, rail links and larger retail. Polcenigo nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. This area is known for the transition from Venetian-Friulian plain to wooded limestone foothills, for springs, and for access up toward the Cansiglio forest.