Edificio Residenziale con Locale Commerciale - Pieve del Cai
Edificio Residenziale con Locale Commerciale - Pieve del Cairo Presentiamo un affascinante edificio residenziale situato nel centro di Pieve del Cairo, perfetto per chi cerca un'opportunità di investimento versatile. La proprietà si distingue per la sua posizione strategica in prima linea stradale, garantendo…
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 €50,000 for 180 sqm the asking price is only €278/sqm, but with a full renovation estimate of about €800/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,078/sqm, far above the €188/sqm baseline. Central location and mixed residential/commercial potential help a bit, but the upstairs apartment is explicitly 'da ristrutturare al rustico' and the whole structure needs substantial work.
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There is some authentic old character here in the exposed brickwork, fireplaces and simple period facade, and the price for 180 sqm is strikingly low. But the livable part is basically commercial space, while the apartment above looks rough and unfinished rather than ready to inhabit. This feels more like a conversion project than a dream home as-is.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Upper residential apartment is rustic and needs full renovation before comfortable living
- Ground floor appears set up as a former pizzeria/commercial space rather than a ready home
- Some visible wear, exposed brick and tired surfaces suggest significant refurbishment costs
- Street-front setting is practical but not scenic or especially charming in the photos
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 31/100This is flat alluvial country at the confluence area of the Po and Tanaro rivers, with fields, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings as the main landscape within 15 km. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for river plain agriculture.