Rustico/casale
LOC. SENTER - PORZIONE DI CASA LONTANA DAL TRAFFICO A 10 minuti dal centro di Rovereto, in zona tranquilla e senza traffico, STUDIO CASA propone IN ESCLUSIVA porzione di casa da ristrutturare. TETTO RECENTEMENTE RIFATTO! Completo di ampia cantina. Totale possibilità di personalizzazione degli spazi. Ideale come investimento!
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €17,500 purchase price is very low (€219/m²), but renovation at roughly €800/m²—even with the roof recently redone—raises the effective cost to about €1,019/m², well above the €281/m² regional baseline. The baseline is weak (only 16 listings), and missing bathrooms, condition, and legal details add uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful Alpine stone-and-timber farmhouse with rustic balconies, a mountain-village setting, and a striking recently renewed wooden roof. However, the interior is essentially an uninhabitable storage shell with no bathroom, no kitchen, damaged floors, and substantial renovation needs, so the low price reflects a serious project rather than a ready-to-live-in home.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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 required; the interiors are currently storage spaces rather than a livable home.
- No bathroom or kitchen is shown, and utilities are unconfirmed.
- Visible deterioration affects floors, walls, stairs, and structural timber; obtain a professional survey despite the recently renewed roof.
- Access is via steep, narrow village lanes and external stairs.
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 70/100The cluster sits in the Vallagarina (the lower Adige valley) with the Adige river running along the valley floor. Monte Zugna (a local ridge) lies immediately east of Rovereto and is the site of First World War memorials and fortifications. The local terrain is valley floor with nearby pre‑alpine ridges; vineyards and orchards are common on the lower slopes and in the valley. The A22/Brennero motorway and the Trento–Verona rail line run the length of the Adige valley and serve Rovereto and neighbouring towns. The city of Trento (provincial capital) is about 30 km to the north; Verona and its airport (Valerio Catullo) are the nearest major city/airport to the south (roughly 60–70 km). Lake Garda and the Monte Baldo ridge lie to the west but the lake’s northern shore is outside the immediate 15 km radius (roughly 15–25 km away). The area has a concentration of First World War sites and museums, including the Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra in Rovereto. There is no UNESCO natural-site or large national-park designation within the immediate 15 km radius.