Rustico/casale in Regione Tassito
In una piccola e caratteristica borgata composta da antiche case in pietra, alle porte di Roccaverano, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà immersa nella tranquillità e nella quiete delle colline dell’Alta Langa. Il complesso è costituito da un’antica cascina interamente realizzata in autentica pietra di Langa,…
What it really costs
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At €134/m², the €59,000 asking price is 49% below the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m², but the 440 m² ancient stone complex includes a former hayloft and has no stated condition. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², effective cost rises to roughly €834/m², making the apparent discount less compelling.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric Alta Langa stone farmhouse with beautiful historic masonry, tiled roofs, arches, open land, and rolling-hill views. The property is not merely a ruin: it includes a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and lived-in rooms, but much of the 440 m² complex is old, rustic, or unfinished and would require serious renovation.
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.
- Substantial renovation is likely needed, especially in the old stone and barn sections.
- Several interiors look dated and worn, with visible cracks, damp/age-related deterioration, and basic finishes.
- The property has only one bathroom for its very large 440 m² size.
- Some outbuildings appear more like agricultural spaces than immediately usable living areas.
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 area is in the Langhe–Monferrato hill country, with wooded ridges, pasture and vineyard slopes typical of the Langa Astigiana. The Bormida valley system is nearby, and the landscape within reach is a succession of hill crests and small valleys rather than a plain. Roccaverano is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and the wider area is known for Robiola di Roccaverano DOP, hazelnuts and mixed wine country on the border between Asti and the Ligurian Apennine foothills. Acqui Terme is the nearest larger town with everyday services and rail connections.