Rustico/casale in Via Cuneo 309
La TEMPOCASA di Fossano propone in vendita, a Murazzo, RUSTICO DI AMPIA METRATURA CON OTTIMO POTENZIALE di 170 mq, situato in zona tranquilla, immersa nel verde e a pochi minuti dalla città di Fossano e dai suoi servizi. L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli e si compone di: al piano terreno, ingresso su salone…
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
- Wiring
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€229/m²), the price is well below comparable stock, but the rustic condition, single-glazed wooden windows and unfinished spaces suggest roughly €700/m² of work, bringing the effective cost to about €929/m² versus a €260/m² reference. The listing does not say the formal condition, construction year or energy performance; the roof was reportedly redone about 15 years ago.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious rural Piemonte farmhouse with attractive original brickwork, timber roof structure, traditional floors, and open countryside around it. However, much of the property is a dusty agricultural shell and the currently usable rooms need significant modernization, so it is more of a renovation project than a ready-to-live-in dream 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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, especially the unfinished upper levels and exposed-brick barn area.
- The bathroom and interiors are very dated and visibly deteriorated, with peeling plaster and possible maintenance issues.
- Only a small private courtyard is shown; utilities and septic are mentioned but should be verified.
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 58/100This is the plain between the Stura di Demonte and the first Cuneo hills, with the Maritime Alps forming the mountain backdrop to the south and west. The Stura valley begins within this radius toward Cuneo and Borgo San Dalmazzo, giving the area a clear corridor toward the Alps. Fossano itself is a sizeable service town with a preserved historic centre and the Castello dei Principi d'Acaia. Cuneo is the nearest larger town and provides the main urban services of the area. The Langhe hills lie farther east but are mostly outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for mixed farming and for being part of the agricultural plain south of Turin at the foot of the Cuneo valleys.