Rustico in Baiso
BAISO: Molino Vetrina, a 4,5 Km direzione Viano, rustico da demolire, attualmente accatastato come C/2, trasformabile in abitazione, per realizzare circa 170 mq. di abitazione, come da progetto di massima, con soggiorno/cucina, tre camere due bagni e servizi. Su lotto agricolo di circa 2700 mq. Posizione tranquilla,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- 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 a demolish-and-rebuild project on agricultural land, currently cadastrally C/2 (storage), so it is not a habitable dwelling today; that legal/category risk overrides the low asking price. At 22,000 EUR for 170 sqm plus a full rebuild-level cost (~1,100 EUR/sqm), the effective cost is about 1,229 EUR/sqm versus a 290 EUR/sqm baseline, and it has been on market for 1,574 days.
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There is some rustic stone character and a green, peaceful countryside setting, with enough land to imagine a nice future home. But this is not currently a usable house: the listing explicitly says it is to be demolished and converted, and the photos show an empty, rough shell with no habitable interiors. The dream here is the project and price, not the existing home.
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€67,000 – €99,000
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.
- Rustico da demolire: effectively a rebuild project, not a livable home
- Currently registered as C/2, so change-of-use is needed
- Overgrown plot and neglected structure suggest major site clearance costs
- Roadside setting is convenient but not especially private or scenic from the house itself
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 58/100This is Apennine foothill country on the edge of the Reggiano hills, with wooded ridges, small valleys and mixed farmland. The Secchia valley lies nearby, and the first higher ridges of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are to the south. Within about 15 km the main reference town is Castellarano, with everyday services and an old centre; Sassuolo is just beyond that and is the larger urban centre for shopping and work. The area is known for hill agriculture and for its link to the ceramic district of Sassuolo and Scandiano in the wider zone.