Casa indipendente in Piazza Martiri di Cervarolo
a 900 metri di altitudine nel fresco e pace dell'alto appennino, casa in sasso con ampio terreno accorpato e rustico in sasso su 2 livelli ex stalla fienile. Fuori dal borgo facilmente accessibile in posizione tranquilla con splendida vista sulla vallata e a pochi passi sia dal Monte Cusna che dall'Aberina Reale, in un polmone di ossigeno naturale, proponiamo questa...
What it really costs
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At €375/m², the asking price is 9% below the Emilia-Romagna country-house baseline of €412/m², but the condition is unspecified and the property includes a former stable/barn, suggesting substantial renovation risk. With an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance, effective cost rises to about €1,075/m²; the remote 900m-altitude location also limits value.
More on the house and the area
A peaceful high-Appennine country home with a generous green garden, balcony, wooded surroundings, and glimpses of beautiful mountain scenery. The attached stone outbuilding adds genuine rural character, while the main house appears roofed and usable rather than a ruin, though its dated exterior and unseen interiors keep it below the dream-home tier.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the actual kitchen, bathrooms, heating, and general livability cannot be verified.
- The exterior appears dated, with weathered render and likely cosmetic maintenance needed.
- Mountain access and winter practicality should be checked at this high-altitude location.
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 78/100The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are the immediate landscape here. The Secchia valley runs through this part of the province, and the ridge around Monte Cusna lies within the area; much of the surroundings falls in the Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Cusna, a short drive from Villa Minozzo. Castelnovo ne' Monti is the nearest larger town with everyday services, and the Pietra di Bismantova is nearby in the same mountain district. This area is known for Apennine pasture, chestnut woods and mountain villages.