Casa bifamiliare
Nel cuore del pittoresco paese di Moncucco Torinese, in posizione alta e panoramica con splendida vista sulle dolci colline del Monferrato, proponiamo in vendita una porzione angolare di casa libera su tre lati, situata nel centro storico del borgo Moncucco Torinese, a pochi minuti da Castelnuovo Don Bosco e comodo ad Asti e Torino, è un caratteristico comune immerso nel...
What it really costs
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At €95,000 for 169 sqm, the asking price is €562/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the detailed listing and 35 photos, the effective cost is about €762/sqm after ~€200/sqm light updates. That is well above this catalog baseline for Piemonte townhouses (€352/sqm,194), though the historic-center setting, panoramic Monferrato views, garden/terrace/pool/parking help keep it in fair territory.
More on the house and the area
This has real borgo appeal: a cheerful historic exterior by the church tower and the listing confirms a panoramic Monferrato hill view. Inside it is a genuine, usable home with floors, bathrooms, heating and a kitchen, but it is tired rather than polished, with visible damp and cosmetic deterioration in places. The wow comes from the village setting and value more than from luxury interiors.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- Some visible damp/mould and peeling plaster in several areas
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need refreshing
- Outdoor space is a basic enclosed terrace rather than a scenic garden
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 58/100The area sits in the hills of the Basso Monferrato, with cultivated slopes, small woods and scattered villages. The Rio Vajors and other minor streams cut the local valleys, and the Po plain begins not far to the west toward Chivasso and Turin. The nearest larger town is Chieri, which has full everyday services and a substantial historic centre; Turin is farther west and matters for jobs, hospitals and rail connections. The wider area is known for vineyards, hazelnuts and mixed farming, and the Romanesque Abbey of Vezzolano is nearby at Albugnano.