Casa indipendente in Frazione Zelassi 4
La proprietà è in graziosa frazione di Garbagna, in zona tranquilla e panoramica. La casa è semindipendente libera su tre lati e ha ingresso dal giardino con i due portici. L'abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli. L'ingresso al piano terra è tramite la veranda ideale per pranzi e cene all'aperto. La cucina è abitabile e sempre su questo piano c'è...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 for 148 sqm, the ask is €459/sqm; assuming a habitable-but-not-renovated condition from the description, about €200/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €659/sqm. That is above the local baseline of €467/sqm, though the panoramic setting, garden, terrace and 35 photos support it as a plausible but not standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, livable country house with garden space, covered outdoor areas and some rustic stone character in the lower level. It looks structurally usable and not like a shell, but the interiors are plain, dated and need refreshing, with some visible wall deterioration. At this price for 148 sqm in Piemonte, the value helps, yet the dream factor is modest rather than spectacular.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €16,000
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 are dated and need cosmetic upgrading.
- Some visible peeling/damp marks on walls suggest maintenance work.
- No photo-proven standout view despite the panoramic description.
- Basement/utility spaces are usable but basic and rough.
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 58/100This is in the Tortona hills at the edge of the Curone and Grue valleys, with low Apennine relief rather than high mountains. The area is tied to the Val Curone landscape of wooded ridges, fields and small hill villages. Volpedo, the nearest small town of note, has a preserved historic centre and is known for Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo. Tortona is the nearest larger town, with rail services, shops and hospitals. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for wine, mixed farming and hilltop villages.