Rustico/casale in Via Re Umberto 36
Rustico in mattoni a vista con vista panoramica nel cuore del Monferrato UNESCO! Immerso nell'incantevole scenario delle colline del Monferrato, sorge questo caratteristico rustico piemontese indipendente su tre lati, rifinito con i tipici e intramontabili mattoni a vista. Situato in una posizione panoramica e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 (€392/m²), the asking price is already above the local €260/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €700/m² for the substantial renovation implied by “personalizzazione totale” puts the effective cost near €1,092/m². The Monferrato UNESCO setting and panoramic position add appeal, but the listing does not state the actual condition or renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
A handsome traditional Monferrato brick house with strong historic character, a tiled roof, original shutters, and an impressive hill-country panorama. It is a real two-level home rather than a ruin, with a kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, bathroom, and terrace shown on the plan, but the weathered exterior and “total personalization” wording suggest a serious renovation project rather than a move-in-ready house.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- The home appears to require substantial renovation and modernization.
- No interior photos are provided, so actual livability, utilities, and finishes cannot be verified.
- The panoramic view is attractive, but the property is in a built-up village setting with no obvious private garden.
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 72/100This is in the vine-covered hills between Asti and the Belbo valley, in the transition between Monferrato and the Langhe. The Tanaro river valley lies nearby to the south-west. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of some size, with everyday services and a substantial historic centre; Asti is the larger city in the wider area. The landscape around Montegrosso d'Asti is known for vineyards and wine production, including the Barbera area around Nizza. Parts of the wider Monferrato vineyard landscape have UNESCO World Heritage status, and this area sits within that wine-country setting.