Terratetto plurifamiliare in Calliano
Nel comune di Calliano, nella tranquilla località di San Desiderio, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di 250 mq, costruita nei primi anni del ’900 e completamente da ristrutturare. Immersa nel verde e nella quiete, rappresenta la soluzione ideale per chi desidera personalizzare ogni ambiente e realizzare…
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
This 250 sqm townhouse is priced at €160/m², but it is described as completely to be renovated, so I estimate about €1,100/m² in works, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,260/m². That is far above the low-stock baseline of €350/m² for Piemonte townhouses, so despite the large size, garden, and decent photo set, it looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rural Piedmont character: a pleasant old farmhouse facade, brick-vaulted ceilings, fireplace, shutters, and a usable private garden with a covered outdoor structure. It is not a ruin and appears roofed and substantial, but it is clearly a major renovation project rather than an easy move-in home. At €40k for 250 sqm, the value is striking, though the current livability is only basic.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€99,000 – €146,000
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.
- Full renovation needed throughout
- Bathrooms and kitchen are very basic/obsolete
- Visible cracking, worn finishes and rough secondary spaces
- Outdoor stairs and some access elements look dated and may need work
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 67/100This is Monferrato hill country, with vineyard slopes, mixed farmland and small ridgelines around the village. The nearest river landscape of note is the Tanaro valley, a few kilometres away. Asti is the nearest larger town, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of Monferrato is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Astigiano and Monferrato denominations. Parts of the wider Monferrato wine landscape in the Asti area have UNESCO recognition as the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato.