Casa indipendente in Borgo Sud
San Martino di Venezze, comodo al centro paese, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casa completamente indipendente, disposta su due livelli, con ampio giardino esclusivo. La casa, parzialmente da ristrutturare, è disposta su due livelli, ed è composta al piano terra: ingresso nel soggiorno, cucina abitabile con stufa a…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 (€725/m²), plus roughly €700/m² for the stated partial renovation, the effective cost is about €1,425/m² versus the Veneto country-house baseline of €333/m². The independent house, garden, parking and central location add appeal, but do not offset the very large price gap.
More on the house and the area
A solid, independent Veneto country house with a pleasant private garden, traditional shutters, exposed ceiling beams, and a warm everyday feel. The interiors are clearly usable, with a functioning kitchen, heating, bathroom, and finished floors, but the home is dated and needs further cosmetic renovation rather than offering a polished dream-house presentation.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Partially renovated and cosmetically dated, with unfinished-looking walls/floors in places.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-bedroom layout.
- No notable scenic view; the setting appears residential and practical rather than picturesque.
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 32/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land cut by drainage canals and embanked rivers; the Adige runs nearby and the Po is not far to the south. The nearest town of size is Rovigo, which provides the main services and rail links for this part of the plain. The wider area is known for arable farming on reclaimed lowland.