tra CARPINETI E CERREDOLO - casa indipendente
TRA CARPINETI E BAISO in piccolo centro abitato , interessante casa indipendente (libera su 4 lati ) con bellissimo giardino e ampi spazi accessori (stalla , fienile, cantine ) . L'abitazione si compone DI DUE UNITA' INDIPENDENTI di cui una abitabile e l'altra da ristrutturare ; L'unità abitativa principale e…
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
At €90,000 for 235 sqm, the ask is just €383/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €469/sqm, and the main unit is habitable with roof/heating/windows already in order. But the property includes a second independent unit to renovate plus accessory former stable/barn spaces, so I assume about €450/sqm blended renovation; it has also been on the market 1,621 days, which caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This has real lifestyle appeal: a detached village house with a big garden, mature trees, useful outbuildings and open hillside views. The main home appears solid and habitable with roof, floors, stairs, windows and heating already in place, but interiors are plain and dated rather than beautiful. The attached barn/second unit add charm and potential, yet they are clearly renovation space, not ready living area.
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.
Our read of the photos, €450/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €46,000
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.
- Main house looks basic rather than characterful inside
- Second unit and barn/outbuildings need substantial renovation
- Only one bathroom shown for a large 235 sqm property
- Village setting has overhead wires and 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 73/100The area is in the Reggio Emilia Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys around the Tresinaro basin. Pietra di Bismantova, the isolated sandstone massif near Castelnovo ne' Monti, is within the wider local area and is one of the best-known natural landmarks of this part of Emilia. Much of the surrounding territory falls in or near the Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi, roughly an hour's drive, with smaller winter facilities also in the upper Apennine belt. The nearest larger centre is Reggio Emilia, which provides the full range of city services and rail connections on the Milan-Bologna line. Carpineti itself is known for Matilda of Canossa, and the hill country around it contains Canossa-related sites and medieval fortification remains.