Casa indipendente in Strada Provinciale Massese 41
RIF: FB-141-7 Sogni un rifugio indipendente tra le colline e la natura dell'Appennino, con tutto lo spazio che hai sempre desiderato? A Ponte di Lugagnano (frazione di Monchio delle Corti), proponiamo in vendita una spaziosa casa indipendente da ristrutturare, una vera e propria "tela bianca" pronta a trasformarsi nel tuo progetto ideale. Con ben 300 mq totali distribuiti su...
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This 300 sqm country house is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I used about €700/m² renovation cost: effective cost is roughly €295,000 total, or €983/m². The listing asks only €283/m², well below the local stock baseline of €476/m², but that baseline is weak, so the score relies more on the unusually low entry price than on a strong market comparison.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, solid stone-edged village house with genuine old character, attractive proportions and some lovely interior moments, especially the timber rooms, staircase and vaulted cellar. It looks like a real, usable home rather than a shell, but it clearly needs significant updating and cosmetic work before it feels fully inviting. The mountain-borgo setting and the sheer amount of space make it dream-worthy, though not instantly swoon-level.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
- Needs real renovation/modernisation despite being structurally complete and furnished
- Interiors feel dated and uneven, with some rooms much stronger than others
- Roadside setting limits romance and privacy
- No photo evidence of updated kitchen/systems
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 cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with the Parma Apennine ridges and the high ground around Monte Marmagna and Monte Navert within the local landscape. The Cedra valley is the main river valley here, and the area falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. Lagdei, on the edge of the lakes and high pastures below Monte Marmagna, is the local access point for hiking and winter snow activities; the nearest small ski area is Pratospilla, roughly a 20-minute drive. The nearest larger centre for regular services is Langhirano, while Parma is the main city used for wider shopping, rail connections and hospitals. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods, reservoirs and trail access into the national-park section of the upper Parma and Cedra valleys.