Rustico/casale in Via XX Settembre
MONALE (AT): centro paese, comodo a tutti i servizi, rustico completamente da ristrutturare disposto su 2 livelli di circa 110 mq + 100 mq di magazzino e garage. Cortile privato recintato di 400 mq.
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 200 m² (€275/m²), the price is low, but the farmhouse is completely to renovate and includes about 100 m² of warehouse/garage space. With estimated renovation costs of roughly €1,100/m², the effective cost is far above the local €263/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine small-town historic character, with a weathered stucco façade, old shutters, decorative cornice, balconies, and a sizeable private courtyard. However, it is explicitly a complete renovation project: the interiors shown are unfinished storage areas rather than a usable home, so the attractive façade and low price do not translate into immediate livability.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; not move-in ready.
- Interiors appear largely raw, damp-stained, and used for storage, with no visible kitchen or finished living spaces.
- The roof and structural condition should be professionally checked.
- Only one bathroom is listed for approximately 200 sqm.
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 68/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with vineyard and mixed-farming ridges between the Tanaro and Po basins. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, rail links and services. The wider area is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato appellations.