Abitazione + negozio con cantina e n. 2 autorimesse - Fabbrica Curone (AL)
Abitazione + negozio con cantina e n. 2 autorimesse - Fabbrica Curone (AL). autonomo heating, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €36,450 asking price is only €92/m², but the 397 m² mixed residential-and-shop property has no stated condition, bedrooms, or bathrooms. Allowing roughly €700/m² for the unspecified renovation puts the effective cost near €791/m², above the €672/m² local comparison level.
More on the house and the area
A substantial mountain-area house with attractive local stonework, wooden shutters, wraparound balconies, and a small garden gives it genuine Italian character. It appears roofed and structurally usable from the exterior, but the lack of interior photos and the stated zero bathrooms make this more of an intriguing bargain project than a proven move-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€79,000 – €139,000
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.
- No interior photos, bathrooms, or bedrooms are documented, so true livability is unclear.
- The listing combines a residence with a shop, cellar, and two garages; renovation or conversion work may be needed.
- The exterior shows some weathering and patched masonry.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Curone valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and farmed slopes around the villages. The Curone river runs through the valley. This is the upper Val Curone, known locally for hill farming and for Salame Nobile del Giarolo linked to the Monte Giarolo area. The nearest town of some size is Tortona, which has rail services and the usual town services.