Esclusiva Casa Indipendente con Vista Panoramica a Scagnello
Se sogni una casa dove staccare dalla frenesia quotidiana, respirare aria pulita e farti cullare da un panorama che si perde all'orizzonte, questa proprietà a Scagnello, in Via Astirezzi 1, è la risposta ai tuoi desideri. Libera su quattro lati e immersa in una quiete d'altri tempi, questa casa indipendente è un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 for 170 sqm, the asking price is €529/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €729/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €352/sqm in Piemonte townhouses. The listing looks genuine (26 photos, coherent description, garage/cellar/terrace), but as a remote mountain location it does not compensate for being materially above this already-low baseline.
More on the house and the area
The real draw is the big covered terrace and open mountain-valley view, which make this feel genuinely dream-worthy rather than just cheap. The house itself looks solid, roofed, furnished, and clearly habitable with kitchen, heating, and usable rooms, but the interiors are ordinary and dated rather than beautiful. Overall it is a real live-in home with strong outdoor appeal.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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 look dated and fairly plain.
- Only one bathroom for 170 sqm.
- Sloping garden/grounds may need maintenance and limit easy outdoor use.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Alps and Maritime Alps foothill zone, in the upper Tanaro valley system with wooded ridges and small agricultural clearings around the village. The Tanaro valley is the main landscape feature of this part of southern Cuneo, and the Ligurian Alps rise to the south within the local horizon. The area is close to the Alta Valle Tanaro and the margins of Parco del Marguareis, one of the main protected mountain areas in southern Piemonte. Ceva is the nearest town of some size for daily services, rail links and supermarkets. This part of southern Piemonte is known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland, stone villages and road access toward the mountain passes into Liguria.