Rustico/casale in Via Vicenza 4
Rustico/casale in Via Vicenza 4
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €483/m², the 145 m² rustico has only a one-line description and does not say whether it is habitable or needs major renovation. Assuming €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,183/m², well above the €389/m² local reference.
More on the house and the area
A substantial traditional Friulian farmhouse with timber shutters, multiple chimneys, exposed roof beams, stone walls, and a private grassy garden. The exterior looks solid and maintained rather than ruinous, but the photos do not prove a fully move-in-ready interior; this is an appealing character home with likely modernization work at a very attractive price.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
- The main living interiors are not shown, so actual move-in condition is uncertain.
- The property appears dated and may need modernization, despite having a sound-looking roof and floors.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 145 sqm house, and some areas appear to be storage or outbuildings.
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 68/100The cluster sits on the Karst edge above the Isonzo valley, with limestone hills, sinkholes and pine-oak scrub typical of the Carso around Gorizia and Trieste. The Isonzo River runs just below the village area. On the Slovenian side immediately east is the Trnovo Forest Plateau. Gorizia is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services and the castle above the town. The area is known for Karst landscapes, First World War sites along the Isonzo front, and local wine around the Collio and Carso zones.