Casa colonica - val curone frazione di montecapraro
PEDEMONTE MASSIMO PROPONE CASA INDIPENDENTE SUI COLLI TORTONESI IN ALTA VAL CURONE NELLA FRAZIONE DI MONTECAPRARO (828 m. s.l.m.) caratteristico borgo di alta collina molto curato e immerso tra il verde delle colline dove l’aria pulita, la tranquillità, i colori e suoni della natura si mescolano alle tradizioni…
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 €55,000 (€353/m²), the property is already 34% above the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m²; allowing €200/m² for modernization raises the effective cost to about €553/m². The two-unit description reports roughly 169 m² versus 156 m² in the facts, and energy class/year are missing; the remote mountain location also limits value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, habitable stone-and-plaster village farmhouse with traditional tile roofs, colorful shutters, a private garden, balcony, garage and a striking mountain-valley setting. The home is fully usable but very dated, with basic kitchens and bathrooms rather than a polished move-in-ready finish; the two residential units and €55,000 price create strong dream-home potential.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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 dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The property includes multiple buildings/storage areas, so roof and maintenance condition should be checked carefully.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for the main house and second unit combined.
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 cluster is in the Curone valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and farmed slopes around the villages. The Curone river runs through the valley. This is the upper Val Curone, known locally for hill farming and for Salame Nobile del Giarolo linked to the Monte Giarolo area. The nearest town of some size is Tortona, which has rail services and the usual town services.