Rustico/casale in Roma 5
Comezzano-Cizzago- Tipica cascina lombarda da ristrutturare con ampia corte interna di oltre 2000 mq. Possibilità di ricavare 15 unità abitative con relative pertinenze e spazi esterni esclusivi. Il progetto permette la realizzazione di soluzioni indipendenti cielo-terra con relativi spazi esterni privati. Si accettano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
I estimate €700/m² renovation (da ristrutturare) => ~€819k renovation on 1,170 m², so effective cost ≈ €969k or ~€828/m² versus regional median €375/m²; the €150k asking price is low but total project cost makes it expensive. Listing omits condition and energy class and warns the address isn’t exact.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful Lombard cascina with exposed brick arches and a huge private courtyard/plot — visually promising. Photos show it is a ruin/blank canvas rather than a habitable house, best suited to a major redevelopment project rather than move-in living.
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€232,000 – €411,000
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.
- Extensive structural damage with large portions of roof collapsed or missing
- Interior is a derelict shell — no finished floors, bathrooms or visible utilities
- Full, costly renovation and planning permissions required
- Listing notes the advertised address may not be the exact location — verify cadastre/permits
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 55/100The area is the western Brescian plain between the Oglio river basin and the first rise toward Franciacorta. The nearest named feature within this radius is the Oglio River and its riparian corridor to the west. To the north, within the same local area, are the morainic and vineyard hills of Franciacorta around Rovato, Erbusco and Cologne. Rovato is the nearest town of some size and has a rail station, services and a substantial historic centre; Palazzolo sull'Oglio is also nearby on the river. The area is known for intensive agriculture on the plain and, on the northern side, for Franciacorta wine production.