La casa dei tuoi primi sogni
La casa dei tuoi primi sogni. Habitable, autonomo heating, balcone, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 plus an estimated €11,200 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €914/m², well above the local comparison level of €345/m². The autonomous heating, balcony, cellar and 24 photos are positives, but the price is high for a 56 m² townhouse in Lesegno.
More on the house and the area
A colorful Piedmont townhouse with attractive shutters, balconies, traditional patterned floors, and a characterful exposed-beam attic. It is a real, heated and habitable home with kitchen and bathroom, but only partly refreshed: some rooms are nicely presented while others need clear cosmetic and potentially structural work.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Several rooms show dated finishes, damaged plaster, and would need renovation.
- The attic appears unfinished with exposed brick and old roof structure.
- No garden or meaningful view is visible; this is a compact attached townhouse.
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 57/100Ceva sits in the upper Tanaro valley where the Ligurian Apennines meet the hills leading toward the Langhe. The Tanaro river runs through the area. The surrounding landscape is a mix of wooded ridges, valley slopes and transport corridors rather than a single protected or formally designated landscape. The nearest larger town is Mondovì, which has a substantial historic centre and services; Cuneo and the Ligurian coast are farther away but not part of the immediate landscape. This part of southern Piemonte is known for valleys linking Piedmont and Liguria and for mixed hill and mountain countryside rather than for a single landmark site within the immediate area.