Cascina/Casale in vendita a Borgo Valbelluna, Sant'Antonio Tortal
BORGO VALBELLUNA (Località Sant'Antonio di Tortal) REMAX propone in esclusiva di vendita un'oasi di pace e privacy con potenziale illimitato tra le Prealpi Bellunesi.Se sogni una vita a contatto con la natura, lontano dal caos ma a breve distanza dai servizi, o se stai cercando l'opportunità perfetta per creare una…
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
The main dwelling is about 180 sqm and explicitly described as to be completely renovated; using ~€700/sqm gives an effective cost around €1,047/sqm ((€85k + €126k)/180 sqm), well above this catalog baseline of €295/sqm for Veneto farmhouses. The asking price is still very low in absolute terms and includes 4 hectares of land plus a 130 sqm C/2 outbuilding, with good photo coverage and no legal red flags, which supports a solid but not standout score.
More on the house and the area
The setting is peaceful and secluded, with a lot of land in the Belluno pre-Alps and a romantic woodland feel. But the photos show a neglected farmhouse plus a very raw annex that both need major renovation, so this is more project than ready home. The dream here is the location and acreage, not current 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€49,000 – €86,000
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 needed before it is realistically habitable
- Outbuilding is largely raw/open and not usable as living space
- Overgrown grounds suggest deferred maintenance and possible access/work costs
- Panoramic view is claimed, but photos mostly show woodland rather than clear open vistas
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 is in the Valbelluna, the broad middle Piave valley between the Bellunesi Dolomites to the north and the Venetian Prealps to the south. The Piave river runs through this area, and the Belluno Dolomites National Park begins within this belt of mountains around the valley. Nevegal above Belluno is the nearest small ski area, roughly a 40-minute drive, with larger Dolomite ski areas farther away but outside the immediate landscape. Belluno is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services and a historic centre. This part of the province is known for a settled alpine valley landscape of villages, woods and pasture beneath limestone mountain groups.