Terratetto unifamiliare in Morbello
Piemonte – Alto Monferrato La nostra agenzia situata a Silvano d’Orba in Via Roma, 10 vi propone in vendita ideale casa vacanze a Morbello, indipendente SU 4 LATI con ampio giardino pianeggiante di circa 2000 mq. immersa nel verde e molto soleggiata. La casa si compone di cantina e ampio box/ripostiglio al piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €667/sqm; with a modest habitable-home allowance of about €250/sqm for basic updating/heating, the effective cost is about €917/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline for Piemonte townhouses (€351/sqm), though the detached house, 2,000 sqm garden, garage and 30 photos support it as a real but not cheap listing.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: it has complete interiors, kitchen, bathroom and decent living space, plus a big sunny garden in a green setting. The wow comes more from the independence and 2,000 sqm of land than from the architecture, which is plain and dated. It feels livable now as a modest holiday or country home, but not especially dreamlike without refreshment.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€8,000 – €12,000
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.
- Simple 1970s house with limited architectural charm
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating
- Upper floor has low sloped ceilings, reducing full usability
- Heating appears to rely on wood stoves rather than a modern system
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 61/100The cluster is in the Ovada hills on the north side of the Ligurian Apennines. The Orba valley is the main river landscape in this part of the province, and the Erro valley is nearby. The Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo lies to the south-west within this inland Apennine zone, with wooded ridges and reservoir country. The nearest larger town is Ovada, which has the main services, rail connections and a working historic centre. Acqui Terme is also within daily use for services and is known for its thermal springs and Roman remains. This part of southern Piedmont is known for wooded hills, small vineyards and Dolcetto wine around Ovada.