Casa bifamiliare in Via Valinosio 32
La porzione di cascinale semi indipendente si trova nel comune di Cortandone in posizione immersa nel verde. Dal cancello in ferro, si accede al giardino cintato in cui si affaccia l'abitazione. Dal portoncino si accede all'ingresso sul disimpegno, la zona giorno al piano terreno è costituita dal salone, la sala pranzo e il tinello con cucinino. La porta ci conduce...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €249/m², the asking price is 27% below the local €341/m² benchmark, but the listing does not state the condition, construction year, or energy performance. Allowing roughly €500/m² for an unspecified rural townhouse puts the effective cost near €749/m², making this a potentially interesting project rather than an obvious bargain.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €51,000
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.
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 61/100This is low hill country of the Monferrato and Astigiano, with vineyards, mixed fields and small woods. The area is shaped by ridges and shallow valleys rather than by mountains or a major river. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. This part of the province is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato wines, and for a landscape of vine-covered hills and farm villages.