Terratetto unifamiliare in Fubine Monferrato
Fubine Monferrato: nella zona commerciale del paese, antico fabbricato fronte strada composto da: al piano terra, fronte strada di forte passaggio ampio locale commerciale - artigianale; al primo piano con vano scala indipendente, ampio e luminoso appartamento abitabile con balcone, composto da zona giorno con cucina,…
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 €600/m², the €60,000 asking price is already 69% above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m², before accounting for the ground-floor commercial/artisanal space and unfinished room. The first-floor apartment is habitable, but mixed-use layout and partial finishing reduce residential value.
More on the house and the area
A handsome early-20th-century townhouse with a colorful historic facade, ornate cornice, wrought-iron balcony, and a pleasant town-center outlook. The upper-floor apartment is clearly habitable, furnished, heated, and equipped with a functioning kitchen and bathroom, though the interiors are practical rather than exceptional. At €60,000, the combination of a livable home plus commercial space is attractive, but the roadside setting limits the dream-home appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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 – €17,000
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.
- Located on a busy commercial road, with a ground-floor commercial/workshop space.
- One bathroom for a two-bedroom home.
- An additional large room still needs finishing.
- No private garden and no notable landscape view shown.
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 66/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with rolling cultivated hills, vineyards and mixed farmland. The Po plain lies to the north and the Tanaro valley is part of the wider area around Alessandria. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre; Alessandria is also nearby for wider rail, shopping and administrative functions. Parts of Monferrato are UNESCO-listed as the vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though the core recognised wine landscapes are not all centered on Fubine itself. The area is known for wine growing, especially Barbera and Grignolino, and for the broader food-and-wine landscape of the Casalese and Monferrato.