Fabbrico esclusivo casale con 2 biolche di terreno
FABBRICO, RUSTICO CON 5.000MQ DI TERRENO RECINTATO! Nella prima campagna di FABBRICO, in posizione strategica immersa nel verde a due passi dai servizi, proponiamo in vendita questa interessante proprietà: casale di circa 500mq composto da abitazione, ex stalla e fienile, ricovero attrezzi, 5.000mq circa di terreno…
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 €98,000 for 477 sqm, the asking price is only about €205/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of ~€700/sqm the effective cost is about €905/sqm, far above the €290/sqm baseline for cheap farmhouses in Emilia-Romagna. Large size, fenced 5,000 sqm land and possible multi-unit reuse help, but the listing has been on the market 408 days, which is a clear negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This has real farmhouse romance: a large traditional rural building, beautiful mature trees and a generous fenced plot that feels private and usable. The exterior is atmospheric rather than polished, but the photos and listing clearly point to a substantial renovation rather than a ready home. It feels dreamable for someone wanting a country project, not an easy move-in Italian life.
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€94,000 – €167,000
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.
- Full renovation project
- No bathrooms shown / likely not currently habitable
- Rural roadside setting is pleasant but not scenic-view driven
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 35/100This is the central Po plain, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage ditches around the settlements. The Secchia is the nearest substantial river system in the area, running east of Fabbrico. Correggio is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services; Carpi is also close, with a larger old centre and the Pio complex. The area is known for intensive farming and for the wider Emilia plain economy of dairying and food production.