Rustico in Viano
Regnano, Casola di Querciola, Rustico da ristrutturare con fienile e giardino privato immerso all'interno di un borgo situato nelle prime colline reggiane a 10 minuti in auto dal centro di Albinea. L'immobile si sviluppa su 3 piani. Al semi- interrato troviamo le cantine. Il piano terra è composto da cucina, soggiorno…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 188 sqm, the ask is €452/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' allowance of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,152/sqm, far above the local baseline of €290/sqm. The quiet borgo setting is a small plus, but 335 days on market is a strong negative and suggests the price has been rejected.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic charm: a stone farmhouse in a tiny green hamlet, with tiled roofs, beams, a fireplace and atmospheric old cellars. Crucially, it is not a ruin—the house has floors, roof, rooms and a bathroom—but it feels dated and tired, so it is more a solid renovation project than a ready dream home. The private garden and farmhouse character give it appeal, yet the setting is quiet rather than spectacular.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€37,000 – €66,000
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.
- Needs real renovation and updating throughout
- No obvious panoramic view from the house/photos
- Outbuilding/barn appears partly raw and non-habitable
- Some signs of age/damp in lower spaces
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 58/100The cluster lies in the first Reggiano Apennine hills, with wooded ridges and small cultivated valleys around the Crostolo valley. The Crostolo runs through the area. The nearest larger town is Reggio Emilia, which provides the main rail links, services and historic centre. Within this part of the province the landscape is known for mixed hill farming, woodland and the transition from the Po plain to the Apennine foothills.