Monselice rustico accostato da ristrutturare
MONSELICE: proponiamo in vendita un rustico di campagna accostato completamente da ristrutturare. L’immobile, con una superficie complessiva di circa 200 mq, si trova immerso nel verde della campagna veneta ed è circondato da ampi spazi aperti che garantiscono privacy e relax assoluto. Il fabbricato presenta le…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €19,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is only €95/sqm, but the listing says completely to restore, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,195/sqm, far above the €291/sqm baseline for cheap Veneto farmhouses. The description is coherent and not a veto case, but as a full restoration project this is only attractive if you specifically want a large rural shell near Monselice.
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The ivy-clad farmhouse has real storybook exterior charm, with original arches, brickwork and a lovely green rural setting. But this is essentially a full renovation project: the interiors are raw, empty and partly makeshift rather than a usable home today. The beauty is real, yet livability is not—buy it for potential, not for immediate Italian life.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Completely to renovate; interiors are stripped and not currently livable.
- Only a bare-shell level of finish inside, with no visible kitchen or usable bathroom.
- Heavy vegetation and some signs of damp/neglect mean substantial cleanup and restoration.
- Rural attached farmhouse, so privacy is good but not fully detached.
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 72/100The cluster sits at the eastern edge of the Euganean Hills, a volcanic hill group that rises out of the plain south of Padova. The Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei is within the area. Monselice itself has a substantial walled hill with the Rocca and the Mastio Federiciano above the town. Este, another town of size with services and a historic centre, is nearby at the foot of the same hills. The area is known for vineyard slopes, olive groves, villas and spa towns around the Euganean Hills.