Rustico
Stai cercando una casa padronale da personalizzare perfetta per una famiglia o per realizzare un'attività a Cadelbosco Sopra? Immerso nella tranquillità della campagna ti proponiamo un' incantevole rustico parzialmente ristrutturato (tetto e struttura nuovi) posizionato in splendida zona panoramica. La casa è…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 650 sqm the ask is only €152/m², but the residential portion is stated as about 620 sqm and the interior is still unfinished ('al grezzo'), so a heavy completion cost of about €800/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €952/m², far above the €290/m² baseline. It has also been on the market 181 days, and the ad is ambiguous because €99k appears to cover only the residential part plus outbuildings/garden while the full property is €170k.
More on the house and the area
This is a striking big rural farmhouse in open Emilia-Romagna countryside, with long views over fields and some genuinely atmospheric historic spaces. The roof and structure look redone, but the house is still mostly a raw shell inside, so it reads as a serious conversion project rather than a home you could live in soon. The scale, character and price create dream potential, but condition keeps it out of the top wow tier.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€129,000 – €228,000
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.
- Interior is still largely al grezzo and not move-in ready
- Full fit-out needed for kitchen, bathrooms, systems and finishes
- Rural access and isolated farm setting may not suit everyone
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 38/100This is the central Po plain north of Reggio Emilia, with flat farmland, drainage canals and roads running through a settled agricultural landscape. The Crostolo and the lower plain of the Po are the relevant watercourses in the area, though the immediate setting is not riverbank scenery. Reggio Emilia is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a historic centre, rail connections and the main urban functions of the province. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the food economy of the Reggio Emilia plain, including Parmigiano Reggiano.