Rustico/casale in Via Carossi 64
Affascinante Rustico in Collina con Dettagli d'Epoca – Castagnole delle Lanze (AT) A soli 3 km dal cuore del paese, immersa nella quiete e nella bellezza delle colline piemontesi, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica porzione di casa semindipendente, interamente da personalizzare. La proprietà, che vanta una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €20,000 price is only €143/m², but with an estimated €700/m² renovation the effective cost rises to about €843/m², well above the local €266/m² reference. The sound, recoverable structure and UNESCO wine-country setting add appeal, but the house is entirely to be customized and the listing does not say how many bathrooms or what utilities are present.
More on the house and the area
This Piemonte farmhouse has genuine historic character: aged brickwork, timber roofs, a traditional fireplace, old furniture and a leafy garden/portico setting. However, the interiors are heavily deteriorated, one room has fallen masonry and damaged roofing, and there is no bathroom listed, making this a substantial restoration project rather than a usable home.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Major renovation is required, with extensive damp, peeling finishes, cracks and rubble inside.
- No bathroom is shown or listed, and the kitchen area appears severely deteriorated.
- Roof timbers and tiles look aged, with visible openings and possible water ingress; structural condition needs professional verification.
- The property is not realistically move-in ready despite the intact exterior walls and roofed sections.
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 77/100The area sits in the vineyard hills between the Tanaro valley and the first Langhe ridges. The Tanaro river runs nearby below Alba. This is wine country of Moscato, Barbera and nearby Barbaresco, with continuous cultivated slopes, small hill villages and farmhouses. Alba is the nearest substantial town, with a historic centre, services and rail connections. Nizza Monferrato is also nearby and has a substantial small-town centre. Castagnole delle Lanze is on the border between Monferrato and the Langhe wine landscape, part of the wider vineyard area recognised by UNESCO as the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. The area is known for vineyards, wine production and white truffles in the Alba zone.