Rustico/casale in Nazionale 101
Affascinante Rustico a Vodo di Cadore - Opportunità di Investimento Scopri questo straordinario rustico situato nel cuore di Vodo di Cadore, una gemma nascosta tra le montagne venete. Costruito nel 1930, questo immobile rappresenta un'opportunità unica per chi desidera trasformare una proprietà storica in una…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 91 sqm rustico is priced at €55,000 (€604/m²), already about 2.0x the low-stock Veneto farmhouse baseline of €297/m². The description frames it as an investment/transformational project in a 1930 rustic building, so I estimate a full restoration at about €1,100/m²; that brings the effective cost to roughly €1,704/m², making it a weak deal despite the attractive Dolomite location.
More on the house and the area
There is some alpine character here: a simple old village house with timber balconies, a newly redone roof, and mountain greenery around the area. But this is not a ready home — the interior is bare, cracked and partially stripped, with no usable bathroom shown and only very basic unfinished rooms. It feels more like a serious restoration project than a place you could soon live in.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Full renovation needed; interiors are stripped and cracked
- No bathroom shown and kitchen appears not usable
- Roadside setting with limited privacy
- Access/balcony/stair areas look rough and may need rebuilding or safety work
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 92/100The Dolomites surround Vodo Cadore, with Monte Pelmo immediately to the west and the Antelao group to the east. The Boite valley runs through this part of Cadore. The Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo begins farther up the valley around Cortina, and the Dolomiti UNESCO area covers the mountain groups of this part of Belluno. San Vito di Cadore is the nearest larger centre in the valley for daily services, and Cortina d'Ampezzo is farther north with a full resort town offer. The San Vito di Cadore lifts are about 10 minutes away by road, and the main Cortina ski lifts are roughly 25 minutes away. The area is known for Dolomite mountaineering, forested valleys and traditional Cadore villages.