Casa di campagna con cortile e giardino in vendita a Cavour
Cavour, nelle vicinanze della Rocca e a soli 2 km dal centro del paese, Unicase Immobiliare propone in vendita una casa di campagna libera su tre lati, situata all’interno di una piccola borgata e completa di cortile privato, giardino recintato, fabbricato accessorio e tettoie. La parte abitativa si sviluppa…
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 €79,000 for 290 sqm, the ask is just €272/sqm, but with a realistic renovation allowance of about €700/sqm the effective cost rises to roughly €972/sqm, far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €263/sqm. Positives are the large size, many outbuildings, 48 photos, and only 2 km from town, but the agricultural right-of-way crossing the courtyard and the mix of storage/depot spaces reduce livability and certainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, sizeable farmhouse with private outdoor space in a quiet rural hamlet, and at this price the amount of space is striking. The interiors are dated but largely intact and usable rather than a shell, with kitchen, bathroom, floors and roofed rooms already in place. The wow is more about potential and value than beauty today, since the setting is plain farmland and the house needs substantial refreshing.
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€57,000 – €102,000
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 broad modernization throughout
- Visible damp/staining and worn finishes in several rooms
- Only one bathroom and the main living floor is upstairs
- Agricultural right-of-way crosses part of the courtyard
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 76/100The cluster is at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with Monte Bracco directly above Barge and the upper Po valley opening west toward Paesana and Crissolo. The Po rises at Pian del Re on Monviso, and Monviso is the dominant mountain of this part of the province; from Barge the high valley and the mountain massif are within the local 15 km landscape. The Monviso area is protected by the Parco del Monviso and includes the Monviso UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The nearest substantial town is Saluzzo, which has a preserved historic centre and services; Cuneo and the Turin plain are farther east. This area is known for the upper Po valley, views toward Monviso, and the stone quarrying around Monte Bracco.