Rustico/casale
Cascina Terra-Cielo su 3 Livelli alle Porte di Borgomanero Ideale per Progetti Personalizzati o Plurifamiliare. Alle porte di Borgomanero (NO), nella tranquilla e verdeggiante Località Cascina Vallazzetta (via Vallazza), proponiamo in vendita un'affascinante cascina terra-cielo disposta su tre livelli, completamente…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 500 m², the €120/m² asking price becomes approximately €1,220/m² after estimating €1,100/m² for the explicitly complete renovation, versus a Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m². The large size and three independent apartments offer potential, but the renovation burden makes this weak value rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful Piemonte farmhouse with an appealing old cascina layout, multiple balconies, exposed brick, covered passageways, and a green courtyard. However, it is a major renovation project rather than a ready-to-live home, with visibly deteriorated roofs and outbuildings and no proven finished interiors.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€198,000 – €293,000
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.
- The property is explicitly completely to be renovated, with unfinished and deteriorated sections visible.
- Several roofs, balconies, façades, and outbuildings appear to require substantial structural or restoration work.
- No interior photos are provided, so bathrooms, kitchens, utilities, and actual livability cannot be confirmed.
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 56/100The cluster sits on the northern edge of the Novara plain where flat farmland gives way to the lower hills of the Prealps. The surrounding land is mixed agriculture with vineyards present in the nearby hill communes that form part of the Alto Piemonte wine area (Ghemme/Gattinara are in the same wine district to the north/northeast). The nearest towns of size are Borgomanero (local services, shops and a railway station) and the provincial capital Novara (regional rail connections, hospitals and larger services). The larger lakes of the area (Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore) lie to the west and are regional attractions beyond the immediate plain. Mountainous areas and ski facilities in the Monte Rosa/Sesia valleys lie further to the north and are reached by regional roads.