Rustico/casale
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €15,000 (€50/m²), the 302 m² property requires complete renovation, estimated at about €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost near €347,000 or €1,150/m² versus roughly €260/m² for comparable homes. Its central Gattinara location, courtyard, garage and 23 photos are positives, but the extensive works overwhelm the apparent purchase-price discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a remarkably large historic courtyard property with handsome arches, exposed brick-and-stone walls, traditional timber roofs and a central Italian village location. However, the 302 sqm building is currently a raw renovation project rather than a usable home, with dusty unfinished rooms, deteriorated surfaces and areas of rubble.
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€119,000 – €177,000
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 to renovate, with raw interiors, unfinished floors and extensive rubble.
- No livable kitchen or bathroom is shown; utilities and structural condition need verification.
- The old timber roofs and masonry require a professional inspection before budgeting the renovation.
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 63/100The area sits in the northern Piedmont plain at the foot of the Monte Fenera hills, with the lower Sesia valley and the Novara rice plain nearby. The Sesia river runs a few kilometres east. Monte Fenera Regional Natural Park lies within reach of the village area and is the main local landscape feature, with wooded limestone hills and cave systems. To the north and west the first Alpine chain is visible, and the Monte Rosa massif dominates the wider horizon in clear weather, but the main high-mountain resorts are farther up the Valsesia. Borgomanero is the nearest larger town, with the usual services and rail links; Novara is the main city of the province farther south. Ghemme is known for its DOCG red wine, and the surrounding landscape includes vineyards mixed with woodland and fields.