Casa indipendente in Strada Per Gallaretta
PIEMONTE – MONFERRATO La nostra agenzia sita a Silvano d’Orba (AL), in Via Roma 10, vi propone nelle vicinanze del paese una villetta indipendente con giardino privato. La casa è circondata dal verde e si sviluppa su due piani: Al piano terra troviamo sala, cucinotto, bagno e una camera Il piano primo...
What it really costs
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At €625/m², the €50,000 asking price is already above the Piemonte baseline of €398/m²; assuming €700/m² for an unspecified-condition country house brings the effective cost to about €1,325/m². The private garden and 24 photos help, but condition, year, energy class, and the full description are missing.
More on the house and the area
A genuine independent house with a private garden, mature greenery, stonework, balconies, and a usable outdoor sitting area. The home appears solid and livable rather than derelict, but the interiors are strongly dated, with worn walls and old-fashioned bathrooms and finishes.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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 and bathrooms are very dated and likely need cosmetic renovation.
- The garden is private but currently dry and somewhat overgrown.
- Access to the upper floor appears to be via exposed exterior stairs; verify insulation, heating, and utilities.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the rolling hills of the lower Alto Monferrato on the edge of the Orba valley. The Orba river runs through this part of the province. Within about 15 km are the wine hills around Ovada, a small town with services and rail connections, and the area is known for Dolcetto di Ovada vineyards. The Ligurian Apennines rise not far to the south, but the stronger mountain scenery is outside the immediate radius.