Rustico Indipendente con Giardino Privato
Candela Immobiliare propone in vendita a Mombarcaro, nella suggestiva ed incontaminata cornice della campagna dell'Alta Langa, caratteristico rustico indipendente di circa 200 mq disposto su più livelli, completo di giardino privato e grandi spazi accessori da valorizzare. La proprietà offre una struttura solida e un…
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 €49,000 for 162 sqm, the ask is only €302/sqm versus a €263/sqm local baseline, but with 'needs renovation' the effective cost is about €1,002/sqm after adding ~€700/sqm works, which is not a discount. Solid independent farmhouse with 20 photos, garden and expansion potential, but the value case is only middling unless renovation is done cheaply.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic old farmhouse character, with stone arches, cellars and a solid rural presence in the Alta Langa countryside. It is not a ruin: there is a roof, stairs, rooms, kitchen and bathroom, but the interiors are tired, damp-marked and need real renovation before it feels like a comfortable home. At €49k for a large independent farmhouse with garden and expansion potential, the value helps the dream.
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€32,000 – €57,000
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 full interior renovation and modernization
- Some damp/peeling surfaces visible inside
- Large ex-agricultural areas are not finished living space
- Directly on a bend in the road, so setting is less idyllic
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 area sits in the Langhe, in the upper Bormida valley where wooded hills, ridgelines and small farmed clearings dominate the landscape. The Bormida di Millesimo runs nearby, and the Belbo valley is close to the north. This is the Alta Langa zone, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and scattered stone villages; the better-known wine hills of the central Langhe lie farther north and do not fall inside the immediate landscape. Ceva is the nearest town of some size, with rail links and everyday services.