Fabbricato da riattare con cortile e giardino privati
FABBRICATO DA RIATTARE CON CORTILE E GIARDINO PRIVATI. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, taverna, accesso per disabili, armadio a muro, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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The €82,000 asking price is attractive at €198/m², but renovating 415 m² at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €898/m², well above the €263/m² local benchmark. The listing does not say when the building was constructed or provide an energy rating.
More on the house and the area
A substantial Piemonte farmhouse with traditional terracotta roofs, balconies, a private enclosed courtyard, and a productive-looking garden offers authentic rural potential. The main house appears roofed and structurally usable rather than a ruin, but the dated interior and deteriorated outbuildings mean this is a real renovation project, not a move-in home.
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€82,000 – €146,000
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 is needed, with dated interiors and an overgrown courtyard/garden.
- Several ancillary roofs and outbuildings appear weathered and may require repair or replacement.
- The gallery does not verify the condition of the kitchen, bathrooms, utilities, or heating system.
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 49/100Ruffia sits on the flat to lightly undulating plain between Saluzzo and Savigliano, with the Cottian Alps forming the mountain backdrop to the west. The Po plain landscape dominates within 15 km, with fields, irrigation channels and small roads between villages; the Po is farther west near Cardè and Villafranca Piemonte rather than at Ruffia itself. Saluzzo is the nearest substantial town, with a large historic centre below the Monviso side of the plain. This part of the Saluzzese is known for fruit growing and mixed agriculture.