Stalla con fienile e 1000 mq di terreno
ARIOLO: a pochi km da Casina, nel piccolo e suggestivo borgo di Ariolo, proponiamo una stalla con annesso fienile e appezzamento di terreno circostante di circa 1000 mq. La stalla si trova in buone condizioni strutturali. Per info Simona 3923608252
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a stable with attached hayloft, not a lawful dwelling as described, so it fails the habitability screen regardless of the low €35,000 asking price. It has also been on the market for 652 days, which is a strong negative signal.
More on the house and the area
There is some rustic appeal in the stone-and-brick barn and the small borgo setting, and the surrounding 1,000 sqm of land adds potential. But this is not presented as a livable house: it looks like a solid agricultural shell that would need major conversion before anyone could realistically live there. At €35k it is cheap for the size, yet the wow is held back hard by its non-residential condition.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Not a finished home: it is a former stable/barn with hayloft.
- No bathroom or kitchen shown; likely full conversion needed.
- Openings are partly bricked/boarded, so interior livability is very uncertain.
- Roadside village position with limited privacy.
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 61/100The area is in the northern Apennines, in the hill belt south of Reggio Emilia. The Enza valley is nearby, and the Secchia valley is not far to the east. The Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies to the south, with the main protected ridges and higher summits reached farther up the mountains rather than around the village itself. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi, roughly an hour’s drive depending on road and season. The nearest town of size is Reggio Emilia, which provides the full set of city services, rail links and a historic centre. This part of the province is known for wooded ridges, pasture, small stone hamlets, and for Parmigiano Reggiano production in the Apennine foothills.