Rustico in Amblar-Don
AMBLAR frazione Don Proponiamo in Esclusiva porzione di casa terra cielo di 126 mq servita da orto di 27 mq e composta a piano terra da cantine avvolti, depositi, e locali pertinenziali, a primo piano portico-aia in comune d'ingresso con accesso a due mini appartamenti: il primo composto da ingresso salotto cucina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 for 126 sqm, the asking price is €317/sqm, but with an estimated €850/sqm renovation need (no heating, attic unfinished, ancillary/storage spaces on ground floor), the effective cost is about €1,167/sqm. The baseline is weak, so this looks only middling on absolute plausibility rather than a clear bargain; good photo coverage helps, but missing energy data and mixed residential/ancillary layout hold it back.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-borgo character: rough stone façades, arched openings, vaulted cellars and simple historic interiors give it real atmosphere. Crucially, it is not a shell — there are usable rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and floors — but it looks tired, cluttered and in need of substantial updating before it feels comfortable to live in. At €40k for 126 sqm in Trentino, the bargain appeal is strong.
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, €850/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Needs real renovation and modernization
- No heating is present
- Top floor attic is still unfinished/raw
- Some exterior wear and shared access/common courtyard
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 73/100The cluster is on the Altopiano della Predaia in the upper Val di Non, with the Maddalene mountains to the north-west and the Brenta Dolomites visible farther south from parts of the plateau. The Rio Novella cuts a deep gorge nearby, and the Noce valley is close below the plateau. The area is within the Adamello Brenta Nature Park on the western side of Val di Non, with the park boundary and its mountain terrain within this radius. The nearest ski area is Passo Mendola–Monte Roen, about 20–30 minutes by road, with larger lifts at Andalo and the Paganella area farther away. The nearest town of size is Cles, which has the main services and rail connection in Val di Non. Fondo is nearby and has a historic centre and the Canyon Rio Sass. The area is known for apple orchards across Val di Non and for high meadows and forested plateau villages.