Rustico/casale
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What it really costs
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The asking price is €43,000 for just 11 sqm (€3,909/sqm); even assuming a moderate renovation need at about €700/sqm, the effective cost is still about €4,609/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €263/sqm. The description sounds like a semi-detached farmhouse portion with private courtyard and views, but the 11 sqm figure is likely inconsistent with 4 rooms/3 beds, so the data quality is weak.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has finished floors, a basic kitchen, bathroom, stairs and habitable rooms. The brick-vaulted ceiling adds genuine Piedmont character, and the upper room seems to enjoy a pleasant hillside view. Wow is moderate rather than strong because the façade is ordinary and the house clearly needs cosmetic work and some moisture/plaster attention.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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 is plain and somewhat tired
- Visible damp/patchy plaster suggests remedial work
- Interiors are basic and need refreshing/finishing touches
- Only a small portion of the panoramic setting is actually shown in 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 61/100San 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.