Rustico/casale
Vendesi rustico da ristrutturare in centro paese, su due livelli. Al piano terra si compone di cucina, garage, wc ed ex stalla, mentre al piano primo è composto da camera e due ampi porticati chiusi su tre lati. Possibilità di realizzare due unità abitative.
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
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price looks low, but this 200 m² farmhouse is explicitly to be renovated and includes a former stable and enclosed porticos; estimated works of about €220,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,250/m², versus €261/m² for comparable homes. Its town-center location and potential for two units help, but the listing does not provide enough detail to reduce the substantial renovation risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, very cheap village farmhouse with appealing old stone walls, rustic beams, a traditional kitchen, and a lived-in bedroom. However, much of the 200 sqm is rough storage or former stable space, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a ready dream home.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Major renovation is needed, including the raw former stable/garage areas and visibly aged finishes.
- Roof timbers, damp, wiring, and structural condition require professional inspection.
- Only one basic bathroom is listed; utilities and legal conversion into two homes should be verified.
- No garden or notable view is shown.
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 74/100The Maritime Alps are immediately above Robilante, in the Vermenagna valley. The Vermenagna river runs through the area. The Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime begins nearby around Entracque and Valdieri, within the local mountain basin. The nearest ski lifts are at Limone Piemonte, about 15 km up the valley. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with full services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for alpine valleys leading toward the Colle di Tenda and the French border.