Casa indipendente in Via Marchesi Roero di Cortanze
OPEN HOUSE Sabato 19/09 dalle ore 10:00 Prenota la tua visita - Posti limitati _____ CASA MONFERRINA CON TERRAZZO NEL BORGO DI CORTANZE Nel cuore del Monferrato Astigiano, a poca distanza dal castello di Cortanze, proponiamo una tipica casa di paese che conserva ancora gli elementi caratteristici dell'architettura locale. Una soluzione ideale per chi desidera realizzare una seconda...
What it really costs
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At €283/m², the €67,000 asking price is 29% below the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m², but the condition is unspecified and the traditional 237 m² property likely needs substantial work. Using an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance gives an effective cost near €983/m², so the apparent discount is not yet compelling.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful Monferrato country house with historic brickwork, terracotta floors, fireplaces, exposed beams, and a huge covered terrace overlooking a lush garden and rolling countryside. The main living areas, kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms appear usable rather than ruinous, though the home is dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization. At €67,000, its combination of scale, authentic character, outdoor space, and views is unusually dream-worthy.
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€47,000 – €83,000
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.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 237 sqm home.
- The roof and historic structure appear sound, but some areas have visibly aged finishes and may need updating.
- The listing description suggests it may be intended as a second home, so year-round services and heating 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 68/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with low ridges, vineyards, arable fields and small woods around the village. The area lies close to the Val Rilate and the wider Tanaro basin landscape. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, rail connections and services. The wider area is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato denominations, and for mixed vineyard-and-farm countryside typical of the Astigiano.