PORZIONE DI RUSTICO Vic Viano BORGO VISIGNOLO
In ottimo stato conservativo, questo caratteristico fabbricato in sasso, un tempo adibito a stalla con fienile, è inserito in un piacevole contesto di borgo residenziale. L’immobile si distingue per il tetto in legno recentemente rifatto, elemento che ne valorizza ulteriormente il fascino autentico e ne garantisce una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says it was a former stable/hayloft and is currently suited as 'magazzino/deposito', with residential conversion only presented as a possibility, so legal habitability is not established. At €45,000 for 160 sqm (€281/sqm), it looks cheap versus the €290/sqm baseline, but for a non-established dwelling that is not a real bargain.
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This is a very attractive stone barn in a pretty little hillside borgo, with genuine rustic character and a strong exterior presence. The roof appears recently redone and the structure looks conserved, but the interiors shown in reality are raw, unfinished spaces rather than a usable home. Dreamy potential is real here, especially at the price, yet today it is still a conversion project, not move-in-ready living.
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€63,000 – €94,000
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.
- Not currently a home: advertised as former stable/barn suited as storage unless converted.
- Full residential conversion/renovation is needed despite the redone roof.
- Some gallery images appear to be inspiration renders rather than the property as-is.
- Roadside borgo setting with limited private outdoor space visible.
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 58/100This is Apennine foothill country on the edge of the Reggiano hills, with wooded ridges, small valleys and mixed farmland. The Secchia valley lies nearby, and the first higher ridges of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are to the south. Within about 15 km the main reference town is Castellarano, with everyday services and an old centre; Sassuolo is just beyond that and is the larger urban centre for shopping and work. The area is known for hill agriculture and for its link to the ceramic district of Sassuolo and Scandiano in the wider zone.