Rustico/casale in Via Vanara 20
CORTAZZONE (AT): in posizione collinare, rustico indipendente su 4 lati di 120 mq abitativi disposti su 2 livelli. L'immobile gode di porticati, ex fienili e locali di sgombero tutti volendo recuperabili ai fini abitativi per una metratura di circa 160 mq. Terreno privato circostante di 3.000 mq in corpo unico.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 (€163/m²), the price looks low, but the listing describes only 120 m² as residential and another 160 m² as former haylofts/storage potentially recoverable for habitation. With a rustic restoration estimated around €1,100/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,263/m², far above the local €263/m² benchmark; conversion feasibility and the actual condition are not stated.
More on the house and the area
A handsome traditional Piedmont farmhouse with a long characterful facade, original shutters, balcony, exposed brickwork and a large private grassy plot, with glimpses toward the surrounding hills. However, the empty openings, peeling render and substantial former hayloft/storage areas make this a serious restoration project, not a usable home today. The €49,000 price and 3,000 sqm of land create strong potential, but livability is currently unproven.
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€119,000 – €176,000
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.
- Clearly a major renovation project rather than a move-in home
- Interior condition, utilities, bathroom and kitchen are not shown
- Visible masonry and plaster deterioration; the covered former hayloft/storage areas need substantial work
- Confirm roof, structural condition and which 160 sqm can legally be converted to living space
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 61/100This is Monferrato hill country, with cultivated ridges and small valleys around the village. The nearest river of note is the Tanaro, farther west of this part of Asti province. Asti is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for vineyards, mixed farming and wine villages of Monferrato.