Rustico in Buttigliera d'Asti
Nella località di Crivelle, nel comune di Buttigliera d’Asti, è in vendita un rustico di ampie dimensioni, risalente ai primi del ‘900. La proprietà ha una superficie complessiva di circa 254 mq, distribuita su più livelli, e rappresenta una soluzione interessante per chi desidera un immobile da ristrutturare e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 254 m², the estimated renovation cost brings the effective price to about €1,012/m², far above the local €261/m² benchmark. The description is very sparse and lists no bathrooms or energy information, so the actual renovation scope remains uncertain.
More on the house and the area
The red-painted farmhouse has genuine rural character, attractive brick outbuildings, a large manicured garden, garage space, and a pleasant Piemonte setting. However, the interior is a clear renovation project: rooms are bare and deteriorated, utilities are exposed, and there is no usable bathroom shown, so it is not currently a livable home.
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€50,000 – €89,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Major renovation required, with heavily deteriorated plaster and exposed services.
- No bathroom is shown or listed, and the kitchen appears unfinished or absent.
- The property is a large rural compound with extensive outbuildings, so renovation and maintenance costs could be substantial.
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 56/100The area sits in the low hills between the Asti and Turin plains, with mixed farmland, small woods and scattered villages. The nearest larger town is Chieri, which has a substantial historic centre, shops and services; Asti and Turin are farther but part of normal regional life. This part of the province is known for vineyards and mixed agricultural countryside of the Monferrato margins, though the core UNESCO wine landscape lies farther south and does not fall inside the immediate area.