Casale in Corneliano d'Alba
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €86,000 asking price looks low at €195/m², but a substantial renovation budget of about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €895/m², far above comparable local stock. The large floor area includes garages, barn and outbuildings, and the listing does not clarify how much is legally habitable.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful Piedmont farmhouse with original vaulted rooms, brickwork, balconies, fireplaces and a peaceful wooded countryside setting. The main house is roofed and has floors, rooms and a bathroom, but it is clearly a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready home; the extensive barns and land add strong potential. At 440 sqm for €86,000, the scale and historic character create a compelling bargain-project appeal.
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€87,000 – €154,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling plaster, damp-looking walls and dated interiors.
- The extensive barns, garages and land will add maintenance and restoration costs.
- Utilities, structural condition and current habitability should be verified.
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 74/100This is in the Roero hill country, with cultivated ridges and small wooded sections between the Tanaro plain and the first Langhe hills. The Tanaro river runs nearby below Alba. The nearest town of size is Alba, which has a substantial historic centre, rail links, services, and is one of the main market towns of southern Piedmont. The wider area is known for wine, hazelnuts, and white truffles, with vineyards across the surrounding hills. The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato UNESCO site includes parts of the Roero and Langhe near here.