Rustico/casale in Barbanti
Casale Storico nelle Marche - Opportunità di Ristrutturazione Totale Scopri questa affascinante cascina rurale costruita nel 1900, un autentico casale in pietra tradizionale situato nel cuore delle Marche. Con 180 m² commerciali e 150 m² calpestabili distribuiti su 2 piani e 4 locali, questa proprietà rappresenta…
What it really costs
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At €10,000 plus an estimated €198,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,156/m² versus the Marche farmhouse baseline of €306/m². The €56/m² entry price is attractive, but “ristrutturazione totale” makes this a very expensive project overall; condition, baths, and other key property details are missing.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic traditional Marche stone farmhouse with strong historic character, woodland surroundings, open land, and distant hill views. However, it is a genuine renovation project rather than a usable home: interiors are not shown, there are no bathrooms, and parts of the structure and roofing appear seriously deteriorated.
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€71,000 – €105,000
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 property appears uninhabitable.
- No bathroom or livable interior is shown, and utilities are unconfirmed.
- Roofing, masonry, access, and structural condition need professional assessment.
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 58/100The area sits in the inland Marche hills in the upper Cesano valley, with cultivated ridges, woods and folded low Apennine country around it. The Cesano river runs through Pergola. The nearest higher ground is the Apennine belt toward Catria and Nerone to the west, visible in the wider area and reached by road in well under an hour, but not inside the immediate 15 km landscape. Pergola is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre; it is known above all for the Gilded Bronzes of Cartoceto kept in its museum. Fossombrone and Cagli are the other main service towns in the wider inland corridor.