Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Vernasca, Borla
Casa terratetto e Rustico con terreni – Vernasca, Località Ferretti Nel tranquillo contesto collinare di Località Ferretti, proponiamo caratteristica casa terratetto semindipendente con terreno adiacente, sviluppata su più livelli. La proprietà conserva interessanti elementi della tradizione rurale locale, tra cui…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
With an estimated renovation cost of €200/m² the effective price is ~€79.2k (≈€727/m²), well above the local baseline of €459/m². The listing includes a very large 35,000 m² of land which adds value, but the house still appears pricier than comparable properties in the region.
More on the house and the area
Lovely, characterful hill home with original beams, cotto floors and a working kitchen fireplace, set in sweeping, photogenic countryside. Clearly habitable but best as a lightly-to-moderately refurbished rural dream (the outbuilding is more of a project and will need rebuilding to use).
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Some cosmetic works needed (peeling plaster/ceiling damage in bathroom).
- Kitchen and fixtures are dated; heating system/upgrades likely required.
- The detached agricultural building is an open/partially-ruined barn that needs full restoration.
- Property is in a remote hill location — check utilities and access if needed.
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 62/100The cluster is in the Val d'Arda hill country at the edge of the Piacenza Apennine foothills. The Arda valley is the main local landscape feature, with mixed farmland, wooded slopes and scattered hamlets. Within this area are the medieval villages and castles of Castell’Arquato and Vigoleno, with Vigoleno listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The nearest substantial town is Fiorenzuola d’Arda, which has the main rail and service hub for this part of the valley; Piacenza is the larger city used for higher-level services. This part of the province is known for vineyards and for the sequence of fortified villages and castles in the Val d’Arda and nearby Val Stirone.