Porzione angolare di casa colonica
CASTIGLIONE DEI PEPOLI - Loc. Corgnolo - NOSTRA ESCLUSIVA - In un contesto di tranquillità e storia, proponiamo porzione angolare di CASA COLONICA dal fascino inconfondibile. L'immobile, dal tradizionale ingresso, si sviluppa su piani sfalsati con doppio ingresso sia dal piano terra che dal piano primo da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€281/m²), the asking price looks low, but the farmhouse is explicitly described as needing updating and modernization. Allowing roughly €700/m² for works brings the effective cost to about €981/m², far above the local €290/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A characterful 1900 farmhouse with a rustic stone exterior, original shutters, exposed beams, and a peaceful green hillside setting. The house is roofed and appears usable, with tiled floors, bedrooms, a kitchen, and bathrooms, but it is plainly dated and needs meaningful renovation rather than a simple cosmetic refresh. At €38,000 for 135 sqm, it has strong project-value appeal.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- Substantial modernization is needed, including plaster repairs and general updating.
- The interiors are very dated and sparsely equipped; kitchen and bathroom quality should be verified.
- No private garden or land is clearly shown in the gallery.
- Roof, utilities, heating, and structural condition are not established by the photos.
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 71/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in a wooded mountain area around the passes between Bologna and Tuscany. Lake Santa Maria is at Castiglione dei Pepoli, and the Brasimone reservoir area lies nearby in the same mountain belt. Much of the surrounding landscape falls within the Suviana e Brasimone Regional Park. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts of Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet. Castiglione dei Pepoli itself is a small service centre with shops, schools and rail access on the Bologna–Prato line, while Bologna is the nearest major city for higher-order services. The area is known for chestnut woods, reservoirs and Apennine ridge country on the old route between Emilia and Tuscany.