Casa indipendente in Via Madre Maria Teresa Camera 3
sulle alture di Ovada nelle immediate vicinanze della chiesa di San Lorenzo, 7 km. da Ovada, in posizione molto tranquilla e panoramica casa indipendente in mattoni pieni a vista con struttura perfetta da riorganizzare internamente. Composta da sala ristorante, cucina, bagno, centrale termica, portico al piano terreno;…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is €500/sqm; with a likely internal reorganization/renovation need (~€700/sqm from 'da riorganizzare internamente'), effective cost is about €1,200/sqm. That is well above the local cheap-stock baseline of €467/sqm, but the large independent brick house, panoramic setting, garden/parking, and 16 photos support it as a decent project rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream value: a handsome exposed-brick country house in a quiet panoramic hillside setting, with balcony, garden space and strong traditional character. Crucially it is not a shell—the structure looks solid, roofed and serviceable, with fireplaces, bathrooms and heating visible—but the inside is tired and needs meaningful renovation/replanning before it feels truly comfortable.
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.
- Interiors need clear reorganization and updating
- Some rooms show damp/stained walls and dated finishes
- Garden/outdoor areas are scruffy and 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 68/100The cluster is in the lower hills between the Ligurian Apennines and the Alto Monferrato. The Stura di Ovada valley runs through the area and the Orba valley is close by. The Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Natural Park lies just south of Ovada, with wooded ridges, reservoirs and hiking country in the Apennine uplands. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts at Pian del Poggio or the Ligurian Apennine stations farther south, all roughly around 1 to 1.5 hours by road and not part of the immediate landscape. Ovada is the nearest town of size, with a railway station, shops and services, and it is known for Dolcetto di Ovada wine country in the surrounding hills. Acqui Terme and the Genoa side of the Apennines are reachable for daily life but lie outside the immediate radius.