Casa bifamiliare in Via Roma 169
Nel cuore del comune di Calliano, proponiamo una casa semindipendente di 230 mq, ideale per chi cerca spazio e comodità. Questa proprietà, costruita negli inizi del '900, si sviluppa su più livelli e offre un totale di sette locali, tra cui sei camere ed una cucina. La presenza di un balcone permette di godere di momenti di relax all'aperto....
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 for 230 sqm, the asking price is just €152/sqm, but with no stated condition for an early-1900s house I assume a renovation budget of about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €852/sqm. That is well above the local stock baseline of €350/sqm, but the large size, central village location, 18 photos, and useful extras like balcony/garage make it a solid renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
There is some real appeal here: an early-1900s village house with a courtyard and a surprisingly nice open Monferrato view from the back. But the condition is far from move-in, with visibly damaged facades, damp and bare interiors, and large unfinished annex spaces, so this reads as a substantial project rather than an immediately livable dream 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€46,000 – €81,000
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.
- Major renovation needed before comfortable living
- Parts of the rear volumes appear raw/open and not finished habitable space
- Interiors show damp, cracking and stripped-back rooms
- Outdoor space is mostly hard courtyard rather than a landscaped garden
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.