Rustico/casale
manerbio (bs) vicinanze centro... rustici da riattare... ideale fai da te o abili muratori... posti su piu' livelli con cortiletto... completamente da rifare.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 (€656/m²), the farmhouse is completely to restore; estimated renovation adds about €99,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,756/m² versus the Lombardia baseline of €380/m². Its central-near location and courtyard help, but the heavy renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest old farmhouse with some traditional character, a small courtyard, and a compact multi-level layout. However, the heavily deteriorated façades and dated interiors, together with the description “completely to be redone,” make it a major renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in Italian dream home.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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 listing says it is completely to be renovated, despite having existing furnishings.
- Visible exterior deterioration, damp staining, peeling render, and aging windows suggest substantial building work.
- Only one bathroom is shown; utilities, roof condition, and structural compliance need verification.
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 41/100This is the Bassa Bresciana plain, a flat agricultural area between Brescia and Cremona. The Mella and Oglio river corridors are the nearest named natural features in the wider area, with the Oglio marked by the Parco Regionale Oglio Nord to the west within this radius. Brescia is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and major historic monuments. The area is known for intensive farming and small industrial settlements across the plain.