Rustico/casale in Via A. Dante
NON È SEMPLICEMENTE UN IMMOBILE DA RECUPERARE: È UN'OPERAZIONE DA PROGETTARE. Nel cuore di Bottanuco, ITAL HOME Immobiliare propone una porzione indipendente libera su tre lati, distribuita su tre livelli per circa 240 mq, affiancata da un interessante spazio privato di circa 200 mq. Una proposta rivolta soprattutto a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for about 200 sqm, the purchase price is €500/m² before substantial restoration; with estimated works of roughly €1,100/m², the effective cost is far above the local €380/m² benchmark. The listing describes an operation to be designed rather than a ready home, and it inconsistently cites about 240 sqm.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable three-level farmhouse with some traditional character, including timber doors, old tile floors and a fireplace. However, the interiors are dusty and heavily deteriorated, with moisture damage and an incomplete bathroom; it is not realistically move-in ready and should be treated as a full renovation project.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Major renovation project with widespread damp, peeling plaster and damaged finishes.
- Bathroom fixtures appear incomplete or unusable, and no functioning kitchen is shown.
- Utilities, roof condition and structural status need thorough verification.
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 56/100The cluster sits in the lower Adda area, with the Adda river and its wooded banks within reach. This is the transition zone between the Bergamo plain and the first Brianza hills, with a mixed landscape of river corridor, cultivated land and small historic villages. The nearest larger centres are Bergamo and the Merate–Vimercate–Monza urban belt, which provide full services and employment but also make the area partly suburban in character. Solza is known locally for the Visconti-related history of the lower Adda and for the river landscape around Trezzo, Calusco and Paderno.