Porzione di casa in sasso con giardino
Porzione di casa di antica realizzazione con giardino esclusivo e basso servizio posta nella frazione di Bondolo. L'abitazione è parzialmente da ristrutturare si compone di ingresso, cucina sala e bagno al piano terreno; due camere al piano primo di cui una completamente da ristrutturare; due camere al piano secondo da…
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €42,000 for 130 sqm, the ask is €323/sqm, but with a realistic renovation allowance of about €700/sqm for a partly habitable house with several rooms explicitly needing works, the effective cost is about €1,023/sqm. That is well above the low-stock baseline of €473/sqm, and the listing has been on the market for 1,744 days, a strong sign the price/quality mix has not convinced buyers.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric stone house with a lovely rural mountain setting, garden space, and strong old-house character inside and out. Crucially it is not a shell: there is a usable kitchen, bathroom, heating, floors and a lived-in main room, but several bedrooms still need proper renovation. At €42k for 130 sqm, it feels like a real dreamer’s house rather than just a photogenic project.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€26,000 – €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.
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.
- Upper floors need real renovation, with at least one bedroom completely unfinished.
- Interiors are only partially updated and show wear/dated finishes.
- Outdoor areas and outbuilding/garden need clearing and tidying.
- Only one bathroom is shown.
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 74/100The northern Apennines rise immediately around Castelnovo ne' Monti, with the Pietra di Bismantova rock massif at the edge of the town and the higher ridge of Monte Cusna and the crinale reggiano within the local mountain area. The Secchia valley and the Enza valley shape this part of the province, and the Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano begins nearby on the main ridge. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi on the Apennine pass, roughly 35 km away by mountain road. Castelnovo ne' Monti is the main service town of this part of the Reggio Apennines, with shops, schools and hospital facilities. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut country, Parmigiano Reggiano production in the Apennine zone, and for climbing and walking around Pietra di Bismantova.