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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €14,000 (€350/m²), this 40 m² structure appears legally designated for storage use on approximately 2,500 m² of farmland, not as a dwelling. The listing does not say it can be converted into a home, so it is unsuitable for a livable-house purchase despite the low price.
More on the house and the area
This is a charming little wooden countryside retreat set among mature trees and approximately 2,500 square meters of land. The warm timber interior, kitchen area, electricity and water make it usable for day visits or rustic weekends, but the lack of a bathroom and residential status prevent it from being a realistic move-in home.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Advertised as a storage/deposit building rather than a legal residence.
- No bathroom or bedroom is shown; it is a single open-space room.
- The surrounding land is overgrown and would need substantial clearing and maintenance.
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 Alto Monferrato hills, with vineyard slopes, mixed woods and low ridges rather than high mountains. The Bormida river system runs through the Acqui Terme area. Acqui Terme itself is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, Roman remains and thermal baths. Within this part of southern Piedmont the landscape is known for wine hills and spa culture, with Monferrato wine country extending around the town.