Terra-cielo storico nel cuore della natura Contrada Schiani
Immerso nella tranquillità della Contrada Schiani, nella frazione di Fontanelle di Lusiana Conco, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico fabbricato terra-cielo dal grande fascino storico. La proprietà si trova in una suggestiva contrada composta da pochi edifici, inserita in una dolce valle circondata dal verde,…
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 €28,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is just €280/sqm, well below the local baseline of €406/sqm, but the house needs a complete renovation. With an estimated renovation cost of about €900/sqm (partly moderated because the roof and floors are said to be recoverable), the effective cost is about €1,180/sqm, so this is a solid project rather than an exceptional bargain.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely attractive: a historic stone-and-plaster townhouse in a tiny contrada, surrounded by wooded hills and open valley views. It has real character and a decent-looking roof/structure, but the interiors are very basic and neglected, with damp, no usable bathroom shown, and clear need for full renovation before it feels like a home. At €28k the price helps, yet this is still a restoration project rather than move-in beauty.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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 interior renovation needed before comfortable living
- No bathroom shown and current services/utilities may need full updating
- Visible damp and worn finishes throughout lower-level spaces
- Part of a hamlet/row house rather than a standalone private retreat
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 on the Altopiano di Asiago, with the Venetian Prealps immediately around it and broad wooded and pasture uplands rather than a plain landscape. The Brenta group is farther west and visible from some parts of the plateau. The area is known for meadows, forests and scattered contrade, and for First World War sites on the plateau. Asiago is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and a historic centre. The nearest ski area is the Asiago plateau system around Kaberlaba and the Melette area above Gallio, reached in roughly 20 to 35 minutes depending on the lift. Bassano del Grappa is the nearest larger town for wider services, downhill at the foot of the plateau.