Casa indipendente in Strada Comunale Bosco
TORTONA, TORRE GAROFOLI FABBRICATO DA RISTRUTTURARE CON PROGETTO RESIDENZIALE E POSSIBILITÀ DI TERRENO ADIACENTE In contesto tranquillo, nel Comune di Tortona, proponiamo in vendita un interessante fabbricato completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare un'abitazione personalizzata, recuperando…
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
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 (€347/m²), the purchase looks cheap, but the property needs an integral renovation: estimated all-in cost is about €246,000, or €1,447/m², versus €337/m² for comparable homes. The residential project is a positive, but its feasibility and the conversion of existing granary, storage and agricultural spaces should be verified.
More on the house and the area
A substantial old farmhouse with a tiled roof, covered portico, brick details, patterned historic floors, and a generous garden gives it genuine rural character. However, the interior is damp-looking, cracked, bare, and fully unmodernized, making this a major renovation project rather than a usable home today.
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€67,000 – €99,000
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.
- Complete renovation required, including visibly deteriorated interiors and likely systems.
- No kitchen is shown and only one very basic bathroom is visible.
- The adjacent 1-hectare field is only an optional purchase, not clearly included.
- Structural condition, utilities, roof, and renovation permissions 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 56/100The area sits on the Tortona plain at the edge of the Colli Tortonesi, with low vineyard and mixed-farming hills starting just south and east of town. The Scrivia valley is nearby, and the Curone, Grue and Ossona valleys open into the hill country within this radius. Tortona is the main town in the area and has a substantial historic centre, services, rail connections and the Romanesque cathedral. The hills around Tortona are known for wine, especially Timorasso, and for mixed agricultural landscapes rather than a single protected landmark.