Rustico/casale in Strada Viarascio 2
Alta Langa, sud Piemonte, immerso nel verde, ottima privacy, zona molto tranquilla. FABBRICATO Vecchio rustico in pietra, intonacato, indipendente, di totali mq. xxx, di cui mq. xxx abitativi, disposto su 3 piani, utilizzabile per vacanza, così suddiviso: -Piano seminterrato: 2 cantine voltate in pietra; -Piano…
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At €90,000 for the stated 11 m², this is €8,182/m² versus roughly €263/m² for comparable Piemonte homes, even before substantial restoration of the old stone farmhouse. The description gives an incomplete area (“xxx”) and does not clearly state the habitable surface, making the asking price impossible to justify from the available facts.
More on the house and the area
A charming independent Alta Langa farmhouse with a photogenic wooded setting, stonework, timber interiors, a fireplace, terrace, and genuine rustic character. The house appears roofed, furnished, and lived-in rather than an empty shell, with a functional kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and finished floors, though it would benefit from updating and decluttering.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 fully usable but quite dated and cluttered, with likely cosmetic refreshing needed.
- The secluded, wooded setting and overgrown outdoor areas may mean higher maintenance and potentially difficult access.
- The advertised size/details appear incomplete or inconsistent, so confirm the true habitable area, utilities, and layout.
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 67/100The cluster is in the Langhe, with wooded ridges and vineyard hills around the Bormida valley. The Bormida di Millesimo runs through Cortemilia. This is the Alta Langa zone, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and hill agriculture rather than the dense wine landscape of the lower Langhe. Alba is the nearest larger town, with full services and rail links. Parts of the wider Langhe-Roero and Monferrato vineyard landscape are UNESCO-listed, but the core listed vineyard areas are not centered on Cortemilia itself.