Terratetto unifamiliare in Asti
Tipica cascina piemontese, situata nella frazione di Quarto Superiore a pochi minuti da Asti. Piano Terra (Zona Giorno): Accogliente soggiorno con camino, cucina abitabile, una camera versatile e un bagno. Primo Piano (Zona Notte): tre camere da letto. La proprietà è la scelta ideale per chi desidera creare una casa su…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
217sqm townhouse (cascina) at €70k = €323/m2, slightly below regional median of €351/m2 on a solid baseline. Listed as Habitable with 16 photos, garage, balcony, fenced garden, and a convertible barn (fienile) offering expansion potential. Energy class G and 'ideal to create a custom home' language suggest modernization is needed despite habitable status, so budget moderate renovation. Fresh listing (1 day). Good value with upside from the barn conversion.
More on the house and the area
Typical Piedmontese farmhouse (cascina) near Asti with authentic character: original cementine tile floors, brick vaulted ceilings, exposed wooden beams, a fireplace, and a transformable hayloft (fienile) offering conversion potential. Fenced flat garden and walnut trees add rural appeal. However, the exterior is weathered with cracked plaster, the interiors are dated (vintage kitchen, worn furnishings), and one image shows a cluttered storage room with visible ceiling damage. Energy class G. Sound bones and genuine rustic charm, but no standout wow beyond the historic character and generous outdoor space at a modest \u20ac323/m\u00b2.
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, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €43,000
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 68/100This is hill country in the Monferrato, with vine-covered slopes, small woods and cultivated ridges. The Tanaro valley is nearby, and Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Parts of Monferrato in this wider area have UNESCO status for the vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. The area is known for vineyards, wine and mixed farming.