Casa colonica in Bore
BORE Vendesi, all'interno di un piccolo borgo, tranquillo e panoramico, a 700m s.l.m., equidistante dai caselli autostradali di Fiorenzuola D’Arda e Fornovo di Taro (circa 40 minuti), due fabbricati indipendenti, con 84.000 mq (8,4 ha) di terreno circostante in corpo unico + 20.000 mq (2 ha) frazionati. Le strutture…
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 €75,000, the stated 250 m² costs €300/m², but after an estimated €700/m² renovation the effective cost is about €1,000/m² versus a €290/m² local benchmark. The 10.4 hectares, panoramic setting and stone farmhouse add value, but the listing is inconsistent: it cites 250 m² while describing a 160 m² house plus a 300 m² stables/barn complex.
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A substantial old farmhouse with traditional shutters, a small wrought-iron balcony, cellar potential, and a large surrounding garden/landholding. The 75,000-euro price is striking for the stated floor area and acreage, but this is a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream home; the exterior is worn and the interior condition is unknown.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- The house visibly needs substantial renovation, including exterior repairs and likely full modernization inside.
- No interior photos are provided, so the condition of the kitchen, bathroom, floors, systems, and roof is unverified.
- Managing approximately 10.4 hectares of land would be a major ongoing commitment.
- The property sits directly beside a local road and appears to have a fairly exposed rural setting.
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 61/100The cluster is in the first hills of the Piacenza Apennines, with ridges, mixed woodland and cultivated valleys around the Arda basin. The Arda valley is the main landscape feature here, and Castell’Arquato lies nearby with a substantial medieval hill centre and official Bandiera Arancione status. Vernasca and the surrounding area are known for hill farming and for the Val d’Arda badlands and erosional clay formations found in parts of this zone.