Rustico/casale
A Casette di Sesto al Reghena, a pochi passi dal suggestivo borgo di Cordovado, si trova un affascinante fabbricato rustico immerso in un lotto di 1.800 mq, completamente recintato e avvolto dal verde di piante ad alto fusto. Una proprietà che conserva il fascino autentico delle costruzioni d’epoca, con travi portanti originali perfette per essere recuperate e valorizzate. L’abitazione si...
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This 307 sqm rustic farmhouse is listed at €60,000 (€195/sqm), but the description points to a building to restore, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,295/sqm. The local baseline (€292/sqm) is weak and unreliable here, so on absolute plausibility this is a large restoration project rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, atmospheric farmhouse with a lovely mature garden, original beams, and genuine rustic character. It looks structurally like a real house rather than a ruin, but the interiors are dark, worn, and only partly usable without substantial updating. Dream appeal comes from the scale and grounds more than from views or polished livability today.
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€121,000 – €180,000
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.
- Interiors look very dated and need significant modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for a very large 307 sqm house.
- Top-floor/annex spaces appear unfinished or utility-like rather than ready living space.
- Setting is green but not scenic, and nearby commercial/road context is visible.
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 53/100The area lies in the lower Friulian plain between the Tagliamento and Livenza river systems, with flat farmed countryside and resurgent-water landscapes typical of the zone. The Reghena river runs through Sesto al Reghena. The abbey complex of Santa Maria in Silvis at Sesto al Reghena is the main historic landmark in the immediate area. Portogruaro is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and rail connections. The Adriatic coast around Caorle and Bibione is reachable, but it is outside the immediate landscape of the cluster. The area is known for agriculture and for the abbey of Sesto al Reghena.