Cascina in Casalborgone
In posizione semicollinare porzione di cascina indipendente 2 lati da ristrutturare con cortile privato e grande travata antistante. L'immobile suddiviso in più unità abitative offre ampi spazi che si prestano a soluzioni plurifamiliari o ricettive. Ideale anche per chi volesse intraprendere attività agricole grazie…
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 €70,000 for 420 sqm, the asking price is just €167/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €867/sqm including roughly €700/sqm of works. That is far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €265/sqm, but the large size, private courtyard, barns and included 13,000 sqm of land add utility, so it looks like a decent project rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, very large Piedmont farmhouse complex with a private courtyard, big barn space and useful potential for a smallholding or multi-family project. But the wow is limited: the setting is plain, and while part of the house looks basically usable, much of the property is tired, damp and in need of serious renovation. It feels more like a practical rural project than an immediately dreamy Italian home.
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€83,000 – €147,000
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.
- Main house is habitable only in parts; several rooms show heavy damp, peeling ceilings and clear renovation needs.
- Large barn/travata is mostly raw agricultural space, not ready living area.
- Only one bathroom shown and it appears partially stripped/unfinished.
- 13,000 sqm of land is included but seems separate from the house, not directly around it.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the hills of the Basso Monferrato at the eastern edge of the province of Turin. The Po is the main river of the area and runs a few kilometres to the north below the hill belt. The nearest town of size is Chivasso, which has a station, shops and services. Turin is farther west and matters for commuting and higher-order services, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This part of the hills is known for mixed farmland, woods, small vineyards and scattered hamlets.