Casa indipendente in Via Cascinetto 17
Porzione di casale con travi a vista, camino, terrazza coperta e 2.000 mq di terreno a Fontaneto d’Agogna A Fontaneto d’Agogna, a pochi minuti da Borgomanero, proponiamo in vendita un’ampia porzione di casale di 219 mq su due livelli, con terrazza coperta, posto auto coperto e circa 2.000 mq di terreno di pertinenza.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €450/m² before works, the asking price is already above the local €332/m² benchmark; described modernization at about €700/m² would bring the effective cost to roughly €1,147/m². The 2,000 m² of land, terrace, parking and traditional features add appeal, but do not offset the substantial price premium and renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
A generous, genuinely usable rural home with exposed beams, terracotta floors, a fireplace, large covered terrace and around 2,000 sqm of land. The interiors are dated and somewhat cluttered, but this is a solid, fully formed house rather than a ruin or empty shell, with strong character and an attractive price for the space and grounds.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €77,000
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.
- Clearly dated and in need of modernization, especially finishes, kitchen and bathroom.
- Visible moisture staining near a bedroom window should be investigated.
- Energy class G; heating and insulation may need improvement.
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 61/100The area sits on the Novara side of the lower Sesia plain, with flat to gently rolling farmland and scattered woods. The Agogna stream runs through the municipality and the Sesia valley lies to the west. Lake Orta is within about 15 km, with the ridge of the pre-Alps rising beyond it. Borgomanero is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a working town centre; Novara is farther south and matters more for higher-order services than for the immediate landscape. This part of upper eastern Piedmont is known for mixed agriculture and for access to the lakes district around Orta and Maggiore.