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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 €54,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €600/sqm; with an estimated €300/sqm to finish heating and modernize an 80s renovation, effective cost is about €900/sqm. That is far above the low stock baseline of €352/sqm in Piemonte, though the private garden, terrace and immediately usable layout support some value; the main issue is the description says habitable now while the listing label it 'Needs renovation'.
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This is a real, usable house with a sunny garden, open rural views and one genuinely charming room with brick vaults and a fireplace. The rest is simple and dated but solid, bright and clearly habitable rather than a project shell. At €54k, it has good dream value for someone happy to refresh and finish the heating.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Heating system appears incomplete and needs installation/upgrade.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Outdoor areas are practical rather than especially private or landscaped.
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 61/100San Damiano d'Asti sits in the Roero hill country, with cultivated ridges and small valleys between the Tanaro plain and the Langhe. The Tanaro river corridor lies nearby to the west. Asti is the nearest larger town, with rail connections, services and a substantial historic centre. Alba is also close enough for regular use and is the main town of the wine area south of the Tanaro. This part of Piemonte is known for vineyards, hazelnuts and wine production.