Casa indipendente in Via Magnano
Casa indipendente in sasso a Casalino di Ligonchio: il tuo progetto nel cuore dell'Appennino Nel fascino autentico di Casalino, storica frazione di Ligonchio nel Comune di Ventasso, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente dei primi del '900, costruita in pietra e ricca di potenziale. Caratteristiche dell'immobile…
What it really costs
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At €22,000 (€175/m²), the 126 m² stone house appears completely to require renovation, bringing estimated total cost to about €160,600 (€1,275/m²), far above the €412/m² Emilia-Romagna baseline. The remote Appennine location and substantial restoration needs weaken the apparent headline discount.
More on the house and the area
A charming early-1900s stone house in an authentic Appennine hamlet, with attractive rustic masonry, greenery, and a genuine mountain view. However, it is clearly a major renovation project rather than a livable home: the interiors are unfinished and dusty, with exposed stone, construction debris, and no usable living spaces shown. At €22,000, the bargain potential is strong, but the condition keeps it near the project-property ceiling.
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€50,000 – €74,000
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.
- Complete renovation required: the interiors are stripped back with unfinished floors, exposed masonry, rubble, and no usable kitchen or bathroom visible.
- The property appears uninhabitable until major plumbing, electrical, heating, and finishing work is completed.
- Mountain access and rural infrastructure should be verified before purchase.
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 74/100The northern Apennines are the immediate setting here, with Monte Cusna and the ridge of the Reggiano Apennine within the local area. The Secchia has its upper valley in this zone, and the Ospitale stream valley is one of the inhabited side valleys around the town. Part of the area falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Monte Cusna, a short drive from the main settlements of the municipality. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest town of some size, with shops, schools and services; the Pietra di Bismantova is there, just outside the 15 km radius, so it matters more as an excursion than as the immediate landscape. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods and small stone villages of the high Reggio Apennines.