Porzione di cascina libera su tre lati con giardino privato
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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 €70,000 for 284 sqm, the asking price is just €246/sqm, slightly below the local farmhouse baseline of €264/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €946/sqm. Large size, 36 photos, and a credible description of a partially unused cascina with recoverable rustic spaces support this as a solid renovation project rather than an exceptional bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, authentic Piedmont farmhouse with a pleasing tiled-roof exterior and a green rural setting, and the price-per-square-meter is undeniably tempting. It is a real house rather than a shell, with bedrooms, kitchen, stairs and bathroom in place, but the interiors are tired and need substantial updating before it feels dream-home ready. The wow here is more about scale, countryside character and potential than immediate beauty.
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€56,000 – €100,000
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.
- Interiors need clear renovation and modernization.
- Only one dated bathroom is shown.
- Access is through a shared courtyard/right of way.
- Some rooms show wear, clutter, and possible damp or surface cracking.
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 61/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with cultivated ridges, small valleys and scattered hamlets. The Tanaro runs west of the area and the Po plain begins not far to the north. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services and a substantial historic centre; Alessandria is also within practical reach for rail and larger-scale shopping. Parts of the wider Monferrato wine landscape in this part of Piemonte have UNESCO status, and the area is known for vineyards, mixed farming and wine production.