Rustico/casale in Via San Michele
Scopri questa affascinante casa di paese semi indipendente situata nelle suggestive colline del Monferrato, in una posizione panoramica che regala viste notevoli. La proprietà si sviluppa su tre piani con una superficie commerciale di 250 m² e comprende ben 8 locali, perfetti per una famiglia che cerca spazio e versatilità abitativa. Al piano terra troverai un ingresso su vano scala,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 price is only €112/m², but the condition is unspecified; assuming a €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €812/m² versus a Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m². The large discount is therefore not actionable without evidence that the 250 m² property is already habitable.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably inexpensive Monferrato farmhouse with broad green-hill views, generous outdoor space, balconies, and a particularly beautiful painted historic room. It is a real, roofed and furnished home with kitchens, bathrooms, tiled floors and heating, but it is clearly old-fashioned and needs refurbishment rather than immediate turnkey occupation.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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 will need substantial cosmetic modernization.
- Visible wall wear, cracks and possible damp should be professionally checked.
- The property is large, so heating and ongoing maintenance may be significant.
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 69/100This is in the Monferrato hills, with mixed vineyard country, woods and cultivated ridges. The Po lies nearby to the north, and the Sacro Monte di Crea regional park and sanctuary are within the local hill area. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine, including Monferrato production, and for the UNESCO vineyard landscape designation in parts of Monferrato, Langhe and Roero.