Rustico/casale in Salgaroli
Nel tranquillo comune di San Giovanni Ilarione proponiamo in vendita un'interessante proprietà composta da due abitazioni allo stato grezzo avanzato, entrambe con tetto completamente nuovo, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione da personalizzare o un investimento dalle molteplici potenzialità. La proprietà comprende…
What it really costs
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At €90,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is €450/sqm; with an estimated €700/sqm to finish the advanced shell, the effective cost is about €1,150/sqm. That is far above the low internal Veneto farmhouse baseline of €294/sqm, so despite the large size and new roofs, it looks only a fair deal unless the unfinished state is priced down further.
More on the house and the area
The setting is attractive, with hillside vineyards and open valley views, and the renovated exterior/roof gives it a promising farmhouse presence. But this is still an advanced shell rather than a usable home: raw brick interiors, bare concrete floors and unfinished rooms mean significant work is still needed. At €90k for 200 sqm it has strong potential and value, but the wow is more future dream than present-day livability.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Advanced shell only: interiors are unfinished with no fitted kitchen or bathrooms visible
- Needs substantial completion works throughout before it is livable
- Outdoor areas/courtyard appear basic and partly unfinished
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 lies in the eastern Lessini, with low Prealpine ridges and wooded valleys around San Giovanni Ilarione. The Alpone valley is the main local valley system here, and the area is known for old volcanic terrain and fossil sites around Bolca in the same part of the Lessini. The nearest larger town is San Bonifacio, which has the usual rail and road services on the Verona–Vicenza corridor. Verona is the nearest major city for higher-level services and airport access.