Monteu roero: cascinale piemontese libero su tre lati
5 BUONI MOTIVI PER ACQUISTARLO: 1) CONTESTO TRANQUILLO E RICCO DI VERDE 2) AMPIA METRATURA 3) TRE BOX AUTO 4) IDEALE COME STRUTTURA RICETTIVA 5) TERRENO PRIVATO MONTEU ROERO: Nel cuore del Roero, in località Capelli, immerso in un contesto tranquillo e circondato dal verde, proponiamo cascinale piemontese libero…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €94,000 for 300 m² (€313/m²), the asking price is in line with comparable local listings, but allowing about €200/m² for a merely habitable farmhouse gives an effective cost near €513/m². The description conflicts with the stated town and bedroom count, while the listing does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable Piedmont farmhouse with a traditional tiled roof, exposed brick outbuildings, generous rooms, balcony, private outdoor space, and extensive garage/storage areas. It is more practical and spacious than visually spectacular, with dated furnishings and finishes but no obvious major structural ruin.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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 very dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 300 sqm property.
- Several garages, sheds, and outbuildings appear utilitarian and may need upgrading.
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 78/100The cluster sits in the Roero hills, a landscape of vineyard ridges, small woods and cultivated slopes between the Tanaro plain and the Langhe. The Tanaro river runs nearby below the hills. This is part of the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato UNESCO wine landscape. Alba is the nearest substantial town, with a full service centre, a historic core and the main market and rail connections for the area. The area is known for wine, especially Roero and nearby Barolo and Barbaresco zones, and for white truffles around Alba.