Rustico in vendita a Povoletto
POVOLETTO, località Savorgnano del Torre proponiamo in vendita in posizione tranquilla e collinare, rustico in sasso sviluppato su due livelli fuori terra per un totale di ca. 50 mq commerciali. Completa la proprietà un giardino di circa 1800 mq. L'immobile necessità di una ristrutturazione completa e si inserisce in…
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 €34,000 for 50 sqm, the ask is €680/sqm, but the text says complete renovation, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,780/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €255/sqm for sub-€100k stock, so despite the panoramic hill setting and 1,800 sqm garden, this looks weak on value.
More on the house and the area
This has real rustic charm: old stone walls, a simple farmhouse silhouette, open countryside views and a generous green plot. But it is clearly a full renovation shell rather than a usable home, with empty openings and no visible finished interior, so the wow stays limited to potential rather than immediate dream-home appeal.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Complete renovation project, not currently livable
- No bathroom or kitchen shown
- Small internal size at about 50 sqm
- Directly beside the road
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 68/100The cluster is on the eastern side of the Friulian plain at the foot of the Julian Prealps. The Torre valley and the first wooded hills rise within a few kilometres, with the Natisone and Torre river areas shaping the local landscape. The nearest substantial town is Udine, which has a full range of services, a historic centre, and rail connections. Cividale del Friuli is also close by; it is a UNESCO-listed Lombard town on the Natisone and is one of the main historic destinations in this part of Friuli. The area is known for mixed farmland, vineyards on the lower hills, and for being the transition between the plain and the Slovenian border uplands.