Casa Indipendente in vendita a Trisobbio, Villa Botteri
PIEMONTE - MONFERRATO Appena messo in vendita in VILLA BOTTERI FRAZIONE TRISOBBIO (Al) in campagna, questa CASA indipendente terra/tetto con giardino privato di mq 40 La casa risulta da ristrutturare La casa si compone di Piano Terra (mq. 80) garage doppio, cantina, vari magazzini pergolato per ricovero attrezzi e…
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
Independent terra/tetto townhouse, 200 sqm at 245 EUR/m2 vs baseline median of 350 EUR/m2 — roughly 30% below median, a genuine discount. Habitable now per description ('ABITABILE SUBITO') though condition is 'Needs renovation', so budget moderate work (~500 EUR/m2). Solid positives: double garage, cellar, gas heating with radiators, terrace, private garden, wood double-glazed windows, 55 photos. Fresh listing (1 day). Contradictory room count (5 vs '10 locali') is minor. Overall a reasonably priced, structurally sound rural property with good discount to comparables.
More on the house and the area
Terra/tetto townhouse in an old Monferrato borgo, 200sqm over three floors for €49k (€245/m²) - a clear bargain on paper. The lead photo of the village church square has charm, and there are pleasant historic touches (stone vaulted passageway, cobbled courtyards, colored shutters). However most interior shots show unrenovated storage spaces, a chicken coop, dirt floors and clutter, all heavily RE/MAX-watermarked. It reads as a solid renovation project with historic village character and a low price, but nothing visually stunning to stop a scroll.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- Heavily watermarked photos throughout
- Needs full renovation - rustic/derelict interiors (dirt-floor storage, chicken coop, exposed masonry)
- Energy class very poor (301.96 kWh/m² year)
- Small 40sqm garden, no view or notable setting
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 59/100The area is in the hills of the Ovadese, between the Orba and Bormida valleys, with mixed woodland, small vineyards and scattered hamlets. The Orba river runs nearby. The nearest town of size is Ovada, which has a full set of everyday services and a substantial historic centre. This part of southern Alessandria is known for Dolcetto di Ovada vineyards and for wooded Apennine foothills leading toward the Ligurian divide.