Vc572 – Solonghello - fraz. fabiano, via garibaldi 37
VC572 – SOLONGHELLO - FRAZ. FABIANO, VIA GARIBALDI 37. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, mansarda, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price is attractive at €250/m², but estimated renovation raises the effective cost to about €950/m² (€114,000 total), far above the €345/m² local comparison level. The listing offers useful features such as autonomous heating, a cellar and high ceilings, but the remote hamlet location provides little extra value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished townhouse that appears usable today, with a working kitchen, bathroom, heating, wood ceilings, and traditional shutters. Its old-house character and generous 120 sqm are appealing, but the interiors are dated, the exterior courtyard is plain, and the attic/cellar areas add renovation work rather than wow appeal.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors and furnishings need modernization.
- The courtyard is enclosed and utilitarian rather than scenic or private garden space.
- Attic and cellar areas appear rough and may require substantial upgrading.
- No notable landscape, village, mountain, or other exterior 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 69/100This is in the Monferrato hills, with mixed vineyard country, woods and cultivated ridges. The Po lies nearby to the north, and the Sacro Monte di Crea regional park and sanctuary are within the local hill area. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine, including Monferrato production, and for the UNESCO vineyard landscape designation in parts of Monferrato, Langhe and Roero.