Villa a schiera in Viano
VIANO – VIA CASINO. In posizione tranquilla e immersa nel verde, a soli 2 km dal centro di Viano. Contesto silenzioso e ben esposto, vendesi porzione di casa indipendente su 2 livelli di mq 180, con annesso pezzo di giardino circostante di mq 1000 e garage. RICHIESTA: euro 35.000,00 RIFERIMENTO: DOM1185 Per maggiori…
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
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At €35,000 for 125 sqm the ask is €280/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €980/sqm, well above the local baseline of €473/sqm. The listing is also extremely stale at 2120 days on market, which strongly suggests the price/condition package has not appealed to buyers.
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The big garden with mature trees gives this place a peaceful, genuinely livable countryside feel, and €35k for 125 sqm with land is attractive. The house looks roofed and structurally like a real home rather than a ruin, but the facades are tired and the lack of interior photos makes the true condition uncertain. This feels more like a solid renovation project with charm than an instant dream home.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Exterior shows clear wear and cracking; renovation is needed.
- No interior photos, so real habitability and character cannot be verified.
- Setting is green and quiet but there are no standout panoramic views in the photos.
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.