Villa in Casali Magnaldi
Nel comune di Roccaforte Mondovì Casali Magnaldi, in collina una bellissima villetta a schiera in complesso signorile con ampio cortile condominiale pavimentato e illuminato. Un'ampia autorimessa a piano seminterrato di 36 mq. A piano primo raggiungibile da scala esterna abbiamo l' ingresso nel soggiorno con angolo…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description reads as a pleasant, likely habitable townhouse/villa, so I used about €200/m² renovation, giving an effective price of roughly €114,000 or €1,425/m². That is far above this catalog baseline of €318/m² for Piemonte villas, so despite positives like garage, terrace and 27 photos, it looks expensive for this cheap-homes stock.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, comfortable home: clean, furnished, finished, with two bathrooms, usable outdoor areas and a large garage. The wow comes mainly from the green hill setting and mountain-valley views rather than from architecture, which is modern and quite standard. Charming and very livable, but not a true scroll-stopper.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Modern terraced-house exterior is fairly ordinary rather than romantic
- Outdoor space appears small and partly enclosed, not a big private garden
- Likely some compromise from shared condominium courtyard/setting
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 72/100The Maritime Alps rise immediately south of Villanova Mondovì, with the lower Monregalese valleys starting within a few kilometres of the town. The Ellero stream runs through the settlement and the Pesio valley and its wooded slopes are nearby. The Marguareis area of the Ligurian Alps and the Parco naturale del Marguareis lie within this part of southern Cuneo, with karst mountains and high pasture country to the south. The nearest ski lifts are around Frabosa Soprana, Prato Nevoso and Artesina, roughly 15–25 km away depending on the base station. Mondovì is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for the transition from the Cuneo plain to the alpine valleys and for caves and karst systems around the Monregalese.