Rustico/casale in Loc. Teverina
Il Rustico di Valle Dame. “ Una vita tranquilla, appartata, in campagna. Un lavoro che si spera possa essere di una qualche utilità; e poi riposo, natura, libri, musica, amore per il prossimo. Questa è la mia idea di felicità. ” (Lev Tolstoj) All' interno di un antico borgo, una volta abitato, dove è presente una chiesetta, una...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 270 m² (€367/m²), the asking price looks low, but the ancient rustic property appears likely to need substantial work; with an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost reaches about €1,067/m², well above the local €505/m² benchmark. The listing does not say the condition, construction year, energy class, or renovation requirements, and one bathroom for ten rooms adds uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric Tuscan stone hamlet with traditional masonry, tiled roofs, woodland surroundings and generous land. The historic character and secluded setting are genuinely appealing, but the buildings look vacant and overgrown, with no usable interiors shown, so this is a beautiful renovation project rather than a realistically livable home today.
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€53,000 – €95,000
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.
- This is a substantial restoration project, not a move-in-ready home.
- Interiors, bathrooms, kitchen, utilities and structural condition are not shown; the single listed bathroom is a major concern for 270 sqm.
- Access appears rural and partly via narrow hillside tracks; verify services, permits and the condition of all roofs.
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 66/100The area sits on the Valdichiana plain at the foot of the hills around Cortona. Lake Trasimeno lies just over the Umbrian border and is within about 15 km from this position. Cortona is the nearest substantial town and has a walled historic centre, major churches and museums. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed Tuscan-Umbrian farmland on the slopes above the plain.