Rustico/casale in Via Carlo Alberto 22
Rustico/casale in Via Carlo Alberto 22
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 (€716/m²), a 95 m² rustico/casale with an estimated €700/m² renovation reaches about €1,416/m², far above the €265/m² local benchmark. The listing only says “rustico/casale” and does not describe habitability, utilities, or renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable 95 sqm stone farmhouse with a cared-for garden, traditional shutters, tiled roof, and striking rolling-hills and valley views. The fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, heating, and solid finishes suggest a real move-in home rather than a renovation shell, although the decor and some fixtures are old-fashioned.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but distinctly dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The home sits in a settled village environment, with nearby roads, parking, overhead wires, and neighboring houses rather than complete seclusion.
- Energy performance and technical details are not provided.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the Langhe area, on vineyard hills between the Bormida valleys. This part of southern Asti is continuous wine country, with ridges, small woods and farmed slopes; Loazzolo is known for Moscato di Loazzolo DOC and hazelnuts are common in the wider landscape. Canelli, the nearest town of size, has rail services, shops and wineries, and its historic wine cellars are part of the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato.