Casa - Semindipendente in vendita a Mombaldone
Casa - Semindipendente in vendita a Mombaldone. autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, mansarda, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €152/m², the €35,000 asking price is 56% below the local €345/m² benchmark, with attractive features including a garage, cellar, fireplace and attic. However, the listing does not say whether the 230 m² townhouse is habitable; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the estimated effective cost to about €852/m².
More on the house and the area
A large, solid Piemonte townhouse with a charming old balcony, shutters, terrazzo floors, traditional furnishings and an overgrown garden/side plot. It is a real house with kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and roofed ancillary spaces rather than a shell, but the interiors are very dated and show moisture and maintenance issues. At €35,000, its generous 230 m² gives it strong bargain appeal, though renovation will be needed to make it truly attractive and comfortable.
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€46,000 – €81,000
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 dated interiors with damp/staining and likely cosmetic renovation needed.
- Kitchen, fixtures, wiring and heating appear old; verify systems and habitability.
- The garden is overgrown and the home sits directly on a road, limiting privacy.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Alto Monferrato hills, with ridges of mixed woodland, vineyards and small fields. The Bormida valley is nearby, and the area lies between the wine hills around Acqui Terme and the Ligurian Apennine foothills. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with services, a thermal tradition and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine growing, especially Dolcetto and Moscato in the hill country around the Bormida valleys.