Porzione di casa e rustici in borgo
Nel bel borgo di Castagnedolo nei pressi di Felina si propongono una serie di fabbricati di antica realizzazione in contesto di borgo molto tranquillo ed assolato. Caratteristica borgata di montagna dove la gran parte dei fabbricati è in pietra la proposta si articola su con diverse situazioni. Porzione di casa in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
For the 150 sqm habitable house at €43,000, a light-fix estimate of ~€300/m² gives an effective cost around €88,000, or ~€587/m² versus a €472/m² local baseline, so it is not cheap after works. The listing is also 474 days old and the description mixes multiple buildings/prices (€43k house, other outbuildings, €86k total), which adds uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This has real rustic appeal: a sunny stone borgo house with authentic mountain-village character, beams, shutters and a bit of surrounding green space. Crucially it is a real house rather than a shell, with kitchen, bathroom, heating and usable bedrooms, but it feels dated and needs maintenance and refreshing to become truly dream-worthy. At €43k for 150 sqm, the price helps the charm land well above ordinary.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Needs maintenance and updating before comfortable full-time use
- Interiors are habitable but tired, with some peeling finishes and worn rooms
- Only one bathroom shown and the layout feels basic/old-fashioned
- Rural borgo setting with likely car dependence and limited immediate amenities
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 73/100The northern Apennines are the immediate landscape here, with Monte Cusna and the Pietra di Bismantova within the local area. The Secchia valley is nearby, and much of this part of the province falls into the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park or its buffer area. The Cerreto Laghi ski lifts are the nearest substantial skiing, roughly an hour away by road. Castelnovo ne' Monti itself is the main service town of this part of the Reggio Apennines, with shops, schools and hospital services. The area is known for Apennine pasture, Parmigiano Reggiano production and mountain walking.