Casa Indipendente
Casa indipendente bifamilare situata nel comune di Minerbe, provincia di Verona. Questa spaziosa proprietà offre 8 locali e 1 bagno distribuiti su una superficie di 250 mq, ideale per una famiglia numerosa o per chi desidera ampi spazi. Il rustico, parzialmente ristrutturato, con impianto elettrico sistemato,…
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
At €89,000 for 250 sqm, the ask is €356/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €291/sqm in Veneto farmhouses; with partial-renovation evidence but still 'needs renovation', a reasonable estimate is ~€550/sqm works, bringing effective cost to about €906/sqm. The large size, garage and some updated systems help, but on these numbers it is not a clear discount deal versus baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, real farmhouse with usable volume, some updated rooms, and a few character touches like exposed beams and a fireplace. But the setting is flat and ordinary, and much of the house still feels rough or unfinished rather than dream-home ready. At the price, the size is attractive, yet the wow is more practical than romantic.
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, €550/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and worn, with little curb appeal
- Only part of the house looks updated; several rooms still need substantial renovation
- Signs of damp/aging finishes in older interior areas
- Outdoor space is basic and untended rather than scenic
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 34/100This is flat agricultural country on the south side of the Verona plain, between the lower Adige and the Fratta-Gorzone drainage area, with fields, canals and scattered hamlets as the immediate landscape. The nearest town of size is Legnago, which has the usual services, a rail station and a substantial built-up area. Verona is farther away and matters more for jobs and transport than for the lived landscape around the village. The area is known for irrigated farming on the plain.