Casa Semindipendente, San Salvatore Monferrato
Proponiamo nella parte alta del paese, casa indipendente su due lati con giardino di proprietà esclusiva. Disposta su due livelli abitativi, ingresso su soggiorno, cucinotto e sala da pranzo, e una ulteriore stanza che si può adibire a un secondo soggiorno o camera da letto al piano, oltre al bagno. Piano primo con due…
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
At €35,000 for 138 sqm, the ask is €254/sqm, below the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €352/sqm; however, it is explicitly described as needing renovation, so using about €700/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €954/sqm. Good fundamentals (independent house, private garden, 23 photos, roof in very good condition, panoramic position) support it, but after renovation it no longer looks cheap versus this low-stock baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine house, not a shell: it has usable rooms, a bathroom, kitchen area, stairs, floors and a sound-looking roof, so it feels realistically recoverable rather than ruinous. The private garden and reported hill views from the upper floor add real dream value, but the current photos show a tired 1950s interior with cracks and little historic charm. At €35k for 138 sqm, it has strong bargain appeal if you want a livable renovation project in Monferrato.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- Needs real renovation and modernization throughout
- Visible wall cracking and some signs of moisture/ageing
- Garden is overgrown and needs clearing
- Interiors are plain rather than character-rich
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 61/100This is in the Monferrato hills, with rolling vineyard and mixed-farming country around the village. The Po plain lies nearby to the north, and the Tanaro valley is part of the wider landscape of the Alessandria area. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and provides the main rail station, hospitals, schools and full urban services. The wider area is known for wine production in the Monferrato and for Piedmontese hill-country agriculture.