Rustico/casale in Via Cuneo 136
Proponiamo rustico completamente da ristrutturare, situato in una posizione tranquilla e riservata, a pochi minuti dal centro abitato. L'immobile, libero su quattro lati, si sviluppa su due livelli per una superficie complessiva di circa 100 mq ed è circondato da un terreno privato di 448 mq, ideale per chi desidera vivere a contatto con la natura. La distribuzione degli spazi...
What it really costs
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The listing is explicitly "completamente da ristrutturare", so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; on 140 m² that brings the effective price to roughly €183,000, or about €1,307/m². The asking price alone is very cheap at €207/m² versus a €263/m² local baseline, and the detached farmhouse with private land near town supports a strong score despite the heavy restoration burden.
More on the house and the area
The only real appeal in the photos is the leafy private plot with mature trees and a secluded feel. But the building itself looks like a seriously neglected shell with heavy overgrowth and likely major structural work, so this is not currently a livable farmhouse dream. At €29k it is cheap for the size, but the wow is swallowed by the restoration burden.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€55,000 – €82,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; this reads as a full project, not a usable home.
- Roof and structural condition look very compromised in parts.
- No bathroom shown and likely no functioning utilities/interiors.
- Overgrown plot needs major clearing before the property can even be assessed properly.
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 58/100This is the plain between the Stura di Demonte and the first Cuneo hills, with the Maritime Alps forming the mountain backdrop to the south and west. The Stura valley begins within this radius toward Cuneo and Borgo San Dalmazzo, giving the area a clear corridor toward the Alps. Fossano itself is a sizeable service town with a preserved historic centre and the Castello dei Principi d'Acaia. Cuneo is the nearest larger town and provides the main urban services of the area. The Langhe hills lie farther east but are mostly outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for mixed farming and for being part of the agricultural plain south of Turin at the foot of the Cuneo valleys.