Rustico/casale
Agenzia Intermedia propone in vendita, in esclusiva, rustico in zona centrale nel paese a Calvenzano, da ristrutturare come: - unica unità immobiliare disposta su più livelli con zona box/accessori a piano terra e appantamento a piano primo e secondo - due appartamenti bilocali, uno a piano primo e uno a piano secondo, con zona box a piano terra. A completamento...
What it really costs
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At €302/m², the €45,000 asking price is below the €380/m² baseline, but the 149 m² rustico requires renovation. Adding an estimated €700/m² produces an effective cost of about €1,002/m², far above the baseline; the condition and project scope are not fully specified.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old farmhouse with some authentic character in its weathered masonry, timber shutters and enclosed courtyard. However, the photos show a renovation project rather than a usable home, with deteriorated walls and no finished living accommodation visible.
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 – €52,000
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 throughout; the property is explicitly sold as a rustico da ristrutturare.
- The photographed main structure appears unfinished or largely non-habitable, with severely deteriorated plaster, old shutters, exposed masonry and an open upper level.
- No finished kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms or living spaces are shown; the clean staircase appears to serve the surrounding access area rather than a completed home.
- Structural, roof, utility and authorization checks are essential 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 47/100This is the plain between the Adda and Serio rivers, in the central Lombard lowlands. The Adda is the main nearby natural feature, with riverbanks, woodland strips and the Parco Adda Sud to the west of Vailate. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services; Treviglio is also close for rail and retail. The area is known for irrigated farmland, canals and dairy agriculture of the Po Valley.