Casa bifamiliare
Nel cuore della località di San Grato, nel comune di Ferrere, si propone in vendita una casa semindipendente di 120 mq. Questa abitazione, risalente al 1900, si sviluppa su più livelli e offre un ambiente accogliente e funzionale. La struttura, di categoria civile, è composta da quattro locali che possono essere personalizzati secondo le proprie esigenze. La disposizione su...
What it really costs
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At €15,000 (€125/m²), the likely €700/m² renovation cost brings the effective price to about €825/m², well above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². The 1900 multi-level property may offer potential, but its condition is unspecified and the apparent discount is largely erased by renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable old Piedmontese village house, not a ruin: the roof is intact, interiors are furnished, the kitchen functions, and there are three bedrooms plus a small grassy outdoor area. Its strongest appeal is the authentic character—terracotta floors, traditional shutters, old furniture, and a sunny historic exterior—combined with an exceptionally low €15,000 price. It will need cosmetic renovation and likely systems/maintenance work, but it has real live-in potential.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Clearly lived-in but dated, with peeling exterior render and visible wall/ceiling cracks.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a three-bedroom, multi-level house.
- No clear evidence of heating efficiency, utilities, or recent structural upgrades.
- The setting is a village neighborhood rather than a panoramic countryside location.
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.