Casa indipendente in Via Garigliano 20
Nel comune di Cassano Spinola, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente disposta su due livelli e dotata di sfogo esterno. Al piano rialzato l'immobile è composto da soggiorno, cucina e bagno; al primo piano si sviluppano un ampio disimpegno e una camera da letto matrimoniale. Completa la proprietà una cantina al piano seminterrato dotata di camino, attualmente utilizzata come zona...
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At €32,000 for 50 sqm, the asking price is €640/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description, about €200/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €840/sqm. That is well above the local baseline of €455/sqm, so this looks more ordinary-to-weak on price, despite being a small semidetached house with outdoor space and 19 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little country house, not a shell: it has finished rooms, kitchen, bathroom and characterful details like exposed beams, arched openings and vaulted upper rooms. The setting feels leafy and peaceful, with a small outdoor area, but the exterior is plain and worn rather than truly striking. At €32k it has dreamer appeal as a modest, livable base that would benefit from cosmetic refreshment.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Exterior needs refreshing and looks a bit tired
- Interiors are dated and may need cosmetic updating
- Small house at 50 sqm with modest outdoor space
- No real open view shown in the photos
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 lies in the lower hills between the Scrivia and Lemme valleys, on the edge of the Colli Tortonesi and close to the first rises of the Ligurian Apennines. The Scrivia valley is the main local corridor, with Novi Ligure as the nearest larger town, providing rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. Libarna, the Roman archaeological site near Serravalle Scrivia, is within the local area. This part of south-eastern Alessandria is known for vineyards and for Timorasso wine.