Terratetto plurifamiliare in Rivalta Bormida
Casa semindipendente su due piani con porzione di cortile sul retro a Rivalta Bormida. Al pimo terra troviamo cucina e tinello, sala, e una stanza con accesso al cortile privato con un ricovero attrezzi, al piano superiore troviamo la zona notte, con tre ampie camere da letto e un bagno.
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 €45,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is €300/sqm, but in 'Needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €1,000/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That is far above the local low-end baseline of €350/sqm for similar stock, so despite the decent size and usable layout this looks weak on price.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell: it has intact rooms, stairs, flooring, kitchen and bathroom space, so it looks basically habitable with work. The private rear courtyard is a plus, but the house is visually quite plain and very dated, with limited charm in the photos. At €45k for 150 sqm it has value, but the wow comes more from price and potential than from beauty.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need renovation/modernisation
- Only one bathroom shown
- Rear courtyard/garden is overgrown and needs clearing
- No view or standout architectural character visible
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 61/100The area sits in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vineyard country and mixed wooded ridges around the Bormida valley. The Bormida river runs nearby. Acqui Terme is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre, Roman remains and thermal facilities. This part of southern Alessandria province is known for wine, especially the Monferrato vineyard landscape.