Casa bifamiliare in Pessine 42
Immersa nella quiete della campagna piemontese, a Borgata Pessine ad Aramengo, è disponibile per la vendita una casa libera su due lati, adatta a chi ricerca ampi spazi e la tranquillità di un contesto naturale. L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli messi in comunicazione da scale interne. La zona giorno si…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €49,000 asking price is €366/m², slightly above the local €345/m² reference; allowing about €26,800 for unspecified updating brings the effective cost to roughly €566/m². The house appears broadly habitable and offers three bathrooms, terrace, parking potential and 3,000 m² of agricultural land, but its age and exact condition are not stated.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable Piedmontese townhouse with a warm rustic character, including a brick-vaulted kitchen, wood ceilings, fireplace, balconies and a finished attic level. The colorful exterior and generous accommodation make it feel like a real home rather than a renovation shell, although the furnishings and some finishes are old-fashioned.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but visibly dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Energy class G and GPL radiator heating may mean higher running costs.
- The 3,000 sqm agricultural land and courtyard servitude should be verified carefully.
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 in the Monferrato hills, with mixed vineyard country, fields and wooded ridges typical of northwestern Asti province. The nearest substantial river landscape is the Po basin to the north, but within the immediate area daily life is defined more by rolling hills than by a single river feature. Asti is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The wider Monferrato wine landscape is what this part of Piemonte is known for.