Quadrilocale con terrazzo e cantina
QUADRILOCALE CON TERRAZZO E CANTINA. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, porta blindata.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €17,250 asking price is only €224/m², but renovation at about €700/m² brings the estimated all-in cost to roughly €924/m² versus €672/m² for comparable homes. The terrace, cellar and independent heating help, but the listing does not state the bathroom count, energy class or renovation scope clearly.
More on the house and the area
This is a very inexpensive 77 sqm apartment with a usable balcony/terrace and a pleasant view toward wooded hills and rooftops. The home is structurally presented as a real apartment with kitchen, bathroom, heating and finished floors, but it is heavily dated and would need significant renovation rather than being move-in ready.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- Substantial renovation and modernization appear necessary.
- Interiors are very dated and cluttered, making the exact condition difficult to assess.
- Urban apartment on a busy street, with no private garden or notable historic interior character.
- The listing records zero bathrooms despite showing a bathroom, so documentation 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 61/100The area is in the hills of the Alto Monferrato, with vineyard country, mixed woodland and small valleys around the Bormida system. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, Roman remains and thermal facilities. This part of Piemonte is known for wine, especially Brachetto d'Acqui, and for spa waters.