Rustico/casale in Vicolo Varaitina 6
COSTIGLIOLE SALUZZO - In Vicolo Varaitina, in ottima posizione, proponiamo soluzione semindipendente attualmente accatastata come magazzino, con possibilità di cambio di destinazione d'uso in civile abitazione. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composto da più locali ad uso deposito/magazzino su ciascun piano.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The 326 m² property is currently registered as a warehouse, not a dwelling, and the residential conversion is only described as a possibility requiring approval. At €70,000 plus roughly €1,100/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,315/m²—far above the €260/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable historic Piemonte farm building with attractive rough-stone-and-brick masonry, arched openings, and old timber beams. However, it is currently an unfinished warehouse with no bathrooms and no livable interiors, so the €70,000 price buys a major conversion project rather than a usable home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€129,000 – €191,000
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.
- Completely requires renovation: raw concrete floors, deteriorated walls, exposed or incomplete openings, and no bathroom or finished kitchen.
- Currently registered as a warehouse, not a home; residential change of use must be approved and may involve substantial technical and legal costs.
- The large timber roof structure and visible cracks/damp require a thorough structural inspection before purchase.
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Saluzzo plain at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with Monviso dominating the western skyline and the lower Varaita Valley opening within a few kilometres. The Po rises on Monviso farther up the valley system, and the Varaita is the local river of this side of the plain. Saluzzo is the nearest substantial town and has a preserved historic centre with the hilltop Castiglia and a concentration of late-medieval and Renaissance buildings. Manta, just nearby, is known for the Castello della Manta. This part of the province is known for fruit growing, especially apples and kiwi, with a dense pattern of orchards across the plain.