Rustico in Borgolavezzaro
Nel comune di Borgolavezzaro, proponiamo un rustico d'epoca situato al piano ammezzato. L'immobile si compone di due locali, una camera da letto, un bagno e un balcone. La proprietà include anche tre soffitte, che rappresentano un'opportunità per chi desidera personalizzare gli spazi secondo le proprie esigenze, con la…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation €700/m² → €35,000 total, so effective price €78,000 or €1,560/m². That is far above the local median of €260/m², so this small 50 m² rustico is overpriced despite its renovation potential.
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An intact mezzanine apartment with original doors, terracotta floors and attic beams that give genuine period character. The property is structurally presentable but very dated and filled with belongings — it will need a full clean-out and a proper renovation to become a comfortable home.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Heavily cluttered — complete clearance and deep clean required
- Outdated bathroom, likely old wiring/plumbing — full renovation and service upgrades needed
- Dim rooms and narrow access; attic needs refurbishment and roof/beam inspection
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.