Porzione di casa in sasso
Felinamata: in un piccolo borgo nei pressi di Marola, si trova la caratteristica località di Felinamata. Porzione di casa con doppio accesso e quindi con la possibilità di ricavare 2 appartamenti. Al piano terra si sviluppa con accesso diretto su taverna, e altro locale che può essere adibito a cantina. Al primo piano…
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 €39,000 for 190 sqm, the ask is only €205/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €472/sqm, but the home is explicitly 'al grezzo' and needs substantial finish work despite new windows in 2020. Using about €850/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,055/sqm, so this is cheap to buy but only a good-not-exceptional renovation play.
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The stone borgo facade is genuinely attractive, with good rustic character and a very cheap price for 190 sqm. Inside, there are beams, stone walls and some replaced windows, but several rooms are still unfinished or very basic rather than move-in ready. This feels like a characterful renovation project with real house potential, not yet a dream home as it stands.
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, €850/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- Interior is partly 'al grezzo' and needs significant finishing before comfortable living
- No garage and only a parking space in front
- Private land is small and detached, about 200 m from the house
- No proven views from the photos
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 77/100The northern Apennines are the defining landscape here, with Monte Cusna and the ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines within the local horizon. The Pietra di Bismantova, the isolated sandstone massif above Castelnovo ne' Monti, is inside the area and is the main named feature. This is within the Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi, about 35-40 minutes by road. Castelnovo ne' Monti is the main local town and has everyday services, schools and a hospital. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut country and Parmigiano Reggiano production in the Apennine zone.