Rustico/casale in Via del Fossato
Affascinante casale da ristrutturare nella campagna umbra con ampio terreno e potenziale di ampliamento **Descrizione: ** Immerso nella tranquillità e nei paesaggi mozzafiato della splendida campagna umbra, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico casale indipendente disposto su due livelli, interamente da…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 130 sqm farmhouse is explicitly "interamente da ristrutturare", so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,708/m² all-in (€79,000 + renovation), far above the local baseline of €400/m². The large land and expansion potential help, but on the numbers this is not a cheap renovation play.
More on the house and the area
The setting is peaceful and photogenic, with a genuine old Umbrian stone farmhouse sitting alone among rolling fields. But this is clearly a full renovation project rather than a usable home: the interior shown is bare, rough, and uninhabitable, with no finished living spaces or bathroom visible. It has charm and potential, but the current condition caps the wow.
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€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Fully to be renovated; interiors are raw and not currently habitable
- No bathroom is shown and the listing states 0 baths
- External stair and openings look weathered, suggesting broader structural/utility updates
- Rural isolated setting may mean access and service connections need checking
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 67/100The cluster is in the Tiber valley near the lower slopes of the Amerini hills. The Tevere runs nearby and Lago di Alviano, the reservoir on the river, is within the area. The Oasi WWF di Alviano protects wetlands around the lake and is known for birdlife. Orvieto is the nearest major historic town in the wider area, and Amelia is the nearer small centre with an old hill town core. This part of southern Umbria is known for mixed farmland, olive groves and hill villages on volcanic and alluvial terrain.