Rustico/casale
La Proprietà: Un Autentico Cascinale Piemontese Questo cascinale piemontese in vendita nella langa cebana è molto più di una semplice casa: è un pezzo di storia, un rifugio dal mondo e un’opportunità unica per chi desidera un’abitazione dal carattere autentico. Libero su quattro lati, l’immobile gode di una luminosità…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €78,000 for 300 sqm, the ask is about €260/sqm, right on the very low Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/sqm; assuming a typical renovation at about €700/sqm, the effective cost is about €960/sqm, still plausible for a large character farmhouse. The description presents it as an authentic cascinale with terrace/parking and good photo coverage in the Langhe area, which adds appeal, but there is no clear claim of being renovated or fully habitable so renovation risk remains material.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, sunlit Piedmont farmhouse with a pleasant green valley outlook and a genuinely usable scale. The main house looks structurally standing and partly livable, with a kitchen in place, but the interiors need substantial refreshing and moisture-related repairs before it feels dream-worthy. At this price for 300 sqm, the value helps the appeal more than the beauty alone.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but very dated, with visible damp/staining and patchy plaster.
- Only one bathroom for a very large 300 sqm house.
- The outbuilding appears derelict and the grounds are fairly rough.
- Road-facing position may reduce the rural-dream feel.
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 68/100The area sits in the Langhe, in the upper Bormida valley where wooded hills, ridgelines and small farmed clearings dominate the landscape. The Bormida di Millesimo runs nearby, and the Belbo valley is close to the north. This is the Alta Langa zone, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and scattered stone villages; the better-known wine hills of the central Langhe lie farther north and do not fall inside the immediate landscape. Ceva is the nearest town of some size, with rail links and everyday services.