San giovanni di q.la- porzione di rustico
Per chi cerca una soluzione immersa nelle colline, proponiamo porzione di rustico con destinazione ex stalla. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli dove al piano terra troviamo due locali deposito e una stalla, mentre al piano primo un deposito e un fienile caratterizzato da un'ottima altezza interna e dalle tipiche…
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
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is an ex-stable/barn with deposito and fienile spaces, not currently a dwelling, and it needs total renovation; estimated effective cost is about €347,000 total (~€1,239/m² including works) versus a €290/m² baseline. It has also been on the market for 688 days, which is a strong negative signal.
More on the house and the area
There is genuine rustic charm here: old stone walls, big timber beams, traditional farm outbuildings and a useful piece of land in the hills. But this is not a ready home at all — the interiors are essentially raw barn/stable spaces and the listing itself says it needs total renovation. Dreamy as a project, not yet a livable house.
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€111,000 – €164,000
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.
- Total renovation needed before it can be lived in
- Currently ex-stable/barn spaces with no finished kitchen or bathroom shown
- Some openings and roof areas look basic/patchy despite the structure standing
- Likely requires full residential conversion/permissions
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 area is in the first Apennine hills south of Reggio Emilia, with wooded ridges, small valleys and mixed farmland. The Tresinaro valley is the local reference landscape. Within about 15 km, Scandiano is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and the Rocca dei Boiardo. This part of the Reggio Emilia hills is known for vineyards, lambrusco and Parmigiano Reggiano production.