Rustico/casale
RECOARO TERME - Collinare: se sogni un rifugio lontano dal caos dove respirare aria fresca e goderti un'autentica e rilassata atmosfera di tranquillità, ecco la soluzione che fa al caso tuo. Un piccolo e grazioso rustico in un contesto di contrada curato e abitato che si sviluppa su due livelli con zona giorno con caminetto al piano terra e al...
What it really costs
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At €25,000 for 48 sqm, the asking price is €521/sqm; assuming a typical rustic needing renovation at about €700/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,221/sqm. That is far above this low Veneto farmhouse baseline of €294/sqm, and the description suggests a small rustic retreat rather than a clearly renovated, fully turnkey home.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little hillside house, not a shell: it has finished rooms, a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and a charming fireplace with timber ceilings. The best wow comes from the green mountain setting and open valley views, plus the rustic stone-and-wood character outside. It feels more like a cozy retreat than a full dream-home showstopper, but at €25k it has real live-in appeal.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Very small at 48 sqm with compact rooms and a spiral stair.
- Interiors are simple and dated rather than stylish.
- Only partial photos shown, so full layout/comfort level isn't fully proven.
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 Piccole Dolomiti rise immediately above Recoaro, with the Carega group and the ridge of the Tre Croci and Campogrosso within the local mountain basin. The Agno valley runs through the area. The Parco Naturale Regionale della Lessinia begins just to the south-west on the high plateau side. The nearest ski area is Recoaro Mille, reached in about 15 minutes by road, with larger lifts at San Giorgio in Lessinia farther away. Valdagno is the nearest town of size, with the main services and industry of the valley. The area is known for mountain walking and for the historic spa of Recoaro.