Rustico da recuperare in splendida posizione panoramica con
Rustico da recuperare in splendida posizione panoramica con. Needs renovation, garage, taverna, armadio a muro, balcone, terrazzo, 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
At €70,000, the 253 m² farmhouse costs €277/m² before works; allowing about €700/m² for the stated renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €978/m², far above the local €265/m² benchmark. The panoramic position, garage, cellar and terraces help, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This large rural farmhouse has a genuinely attractive panoramic position over the Piedmont countryside, with mature trees, greenery and traditional tiled roofs. However, the main house is heavily weathered and the ancillary buildings look close to ruin, making this a major restoration project rather than a home that could be lived in soon.
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€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- The property is explicitly a rustico to recover and needs substantial renovation.
- Visible outbuildings are severely deteriorated, with debris, exposed masonry and partially failing structures.
- No interior gallery is provided, so bathrooms, kitchen, utilities and actual habitability are unverified.
- Access appears to be via a narrow, overgrown path rather than a clearly usable driveway.
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 vine-covered ridges and mixed farmland. The Bormida valley is nearby. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with thermal baths and a substantial historic centre. This part of Piemonte is known for wine, especially Dolcetto d’Acqui, and for rolling vineyard landscapes.