Rustico/casale in Via Acquata
Vendesi/permutasi rustico indipendente su tre livelli in contrada Foppa di Cornalta posizione soleggiata con mq. 4.000 di bosco privato, utenze e strada in prossimità. Possibilità di: - ampliamento e ristrutturazione con assistenza tecnica per i lavori; - immobile composto da n. 3 immobili di cui n. 2 abitazioni; -…
What it really costs
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At €145/m², the €29,000 asking price looks low, but the rustic property clearly requires major renovation: estimated all-in cost is about €249,000 (€1,245/m²), far above the €380/m² Lombardia farmhouse baseline. The 4,000 m² woodland and potential two dwellings add value, but condition, legality, and technical details are insufficiently documented.
More on the house and the area
The farmhouse has attractive old stone walls and a secluded woodland setting with 4,000 sqm of private forest. However, the photos show an overgrown, roofless or partially roofless ruin rather than a realistically livable home, so its appeal is primarily as a major restoration 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.
- Appears to be a genuine ruin with missing or severely compromised roof sections.
- Interiors are overgrown and show no usable living spaces, kitchen, or bathroom.
- Major structural renovation, utilities, access work, and substantial clearing would be required.
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 73/100The cluster sits in the Orobie Bergamasche, in the upper Val Serina, with pre-Alpine ridges and steep wooded slopes around the village. The Serina valley is a branch of the Brembana system, and the Brembo river valley is the main route down toward San Pellegrino Terme and Bergamo. The Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche lies nearby in the surrounding mountains. The nearest substantial skiing is the Brembo Ski area around Foppolo and Carona, roughly an hour by road depending on conditions. Zogno and San Pellegrino Terme are the nearest larger centres in the valley system for everyday services, while Bergamo is the main city reached by road over the passes or down the valley. The area is known for mountain villages, forests, summer walking and the old spa axis of the Brembana valley.