Camagna Monferrato, vendesi tipico cascinale
Camagna Monferrato, vendesi tipico cascinale. Needs renovation, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 entry price looks low at €117/m², but a substantial renovation budget of about €168,000 brings the estimated total to roughly €817/m², well above comparable local farmhouse pricing. The listing gives no bathroom, energy, or construction-year information, adding uncertainty.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
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 67/100The area sits in the Monferrato hills, with low vine-covered ridges and cultivated slopes typical of inland Alessandria. The Tanaro valley is nearby to the south and west. Casale Monferrato is the nearest larger town, with a historic centre, services and rail connections; Alessandria is also close enough for major services and transport. This part of Monferrato is known for vineyards and wine production, especially Barbera and Grignolino. Parts of Monferrato in the wider area have UNESCO recognition for the vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though the value here comes mainly from the everyday hill-and-vine countryside rather than a single landmark inside the immediate radius.