Porzione di Casa Centrale a Maserada sul Piave
Nel centro della vivace frazione di Varago, all'interno di un affascinante complesso residenziale degli anni '50 che ricrea l'atmosfera di un piccolo borgo, proponiamo in vendita una spaziosa porzione di casa centrale. L'immobile, che necessita di un intervento di ristrutturazione integrale, rappresenta una tela…
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 €35,000 for 96 sqm, the ask is only €365/sqm, but the description says 'ristrutturazione integrale', so I estimate a full-restore cost around €1,100/sqm. That puts the effective cost near €1,465/sqm versus a low stock baseline of €406/sqm in Veneto, so the low entry price is attractive but this is mainly a renovation project rather than a bargain on all-in cost.
More on the house and the area
At €35k for 96 sqm, the price has some appeal, but the property itself is not especially beautiful or dreamlike in the photos. It is a real house with floors, windows and a bathroom, yet it clearly needs major renovation, with damaged ceilings, worn finishes and an unusable kitchen. This feels more like a practical low-cost project than a wow home.
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€38,000 – €56,000
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.
- Needs full renovation, not just cosmetic updates
- Visible ceiling damage and damp/peeling plaster in some rooms
- Shared courtyard/complex setting limits privacy and wow factor
- Interiors appear dated and partially stripped, with kitchen to reinstall
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 39/100The area lies on the Piave plain, with the Piave river close by and a landscape of flat farmland, villages, tree lines and gravelly river ground. The nearest large town is Treviso, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The lower foothills of the Venetian Prealps begin farther north around the Conegliano side, but they are outside the immediate landscape here. This part of the province is known for agriculture and for First World War history linked to the Piave.