Casa - Semindipendente in vendita a Mombaldone
Casa - Semindipendente in vendita a Mombaldone. autonomo heating, caminetto, terrazzo, cantina.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €280/m², the asking price is below the local €345/m² benchmark, but the sparse listing does not state the condition or renovation needs. Assuming a substantial €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €980/m², making this a speculative project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, furnished 125 m² village house with terracotta floors, traditional shutters, old joinery, a working-looking kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and heating — clearly a usable home rather than a shell. Its strongest appeal is its lived-in rural character and leafy garden/terrace, though the interiors are old-fashioned and the exterior vegetation needs substantial attention.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and likely need cosmetic modernization.
- The garden and access areas are heavily overgrown and will need clearing.
- No standout panoramic view or exceptional architectural feature 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 61/100The cluster sits in the Alto Monferrato hills, with ridges of mixed woodland, vineyards and small fields. The Bormida valley is nearby, and the area lies between the wine hills around Acqui Terme and the Ligurian Apennine foothills. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with services, a thermal tradition and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine growing, especially Dolcetto and Moscato in the hill country around the Bormida valleys.