Rustico/casale in Via Cusinasco
Nel borgo di Cusinasco, frazione collinare di Monleale nei Colli Tortonesi, proponiamo una tipica abitazione rustica con annesso porticato, completamente da ristrutturare. L' abitazione, disposta su due livelli, collegati da un'antica scala esterna, ha una superficie di circa 115 mq e risulta composta al piano terra da una camera, locale di sgombero e cantina; al primo piano si trovano due...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the asking price is only €25,000 (€143/m²), the house is completely to renovate; estimated all-in cost is about €1,243/m², far above the local €263/m² benchmark. The listing conflicts on size—175 m² in the facts versus about 115 m² of habitation—and does not state bathrooms or key technical details.
More on the house and the area
This Piemonte farmhouse has authentic rustic character, exposed brick and stone, an enclosed courtyard, covered farm structures, and a little surrounding greenery. However, the photos show mostly raw storage spaces, dirt floors, deteriorated masonry and timber, and no usable bathroom or finished living areas. It is an evocative restoration project rather than a home someone could realistically live in soon.
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€69,000 – €103,000
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.
- Completely renovation-dependent, with raw and partially deteriorated interiors.
- No bathroom is listed, and kitchen, utilities, floors, and services are not evident.
- Visible roof and structural deterioration require thorough technical inspection.
- This is a large rural compound, so renovation costs could greatly exceed the purchase price.
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 58/100This is hilly country in the Tortona area, on the edge of the lower Apennine system between Piemonte and Liguria. The Curone and Grue valleys are the local landscape, with mixed woods, fields and scattered hill villages. The nearest town of size is Tortona, which has rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. To the south, within the wider area, the hills rise toward the Monte Ebro and Monte Chiappo sector of the Appennino Ligure.