Rustico/casale
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What it really costs
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At €59,000 (€281/m²), the 210 m² farmhouse is completely to renovate; estimated renovation adds about €231,000, producing an effective cost near €1,381/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €263/m². The garden and quiet location help, but the renovation burden overwhelms the low asking price.
More on the house and the area
This Piemonte farmhouse has strong dream-home appeal: a handsome historic façade, courtyard garden, fireplaces, original tiled floors, antique details and distant landscape views. However, the gallery clearly shows a substantial renovation project with cracked and deteriorated interiors, an outdated kitchen and bathroom, and no convincing move-in-ready area; the polished images appear illustrative rather than representative of the current condition.
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€83,000 – €123,000
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 sold as completely needing renovation.
- Visible cracks, peeling plaster, damp staining and aging services suggest substantial structural and systems work.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 210 sqm, four-bedroom farmhouse; roof, utilities and structural soundness need verification.
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 68/100Ferrere sits in the Roero hill country, with cultivated ridges, small woods and a landscape shaped by vineyards and orchards. The Banna stream runs through the area, and the Tanaro valley lies to the south-west within this part of Asti and Roero. The nearest towns of size are Asti and Alba, which provide the main services, rail links and historic centres. Govone, with its Savoy castle that forms part of the UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, is within the wider surrounding area. This part of Piemonte is known for wine production, especially the transition between the Astigiano hills and the Roero.