Casa indipendente
Terratetto con giardino privato e terrazzo – Cunico A Cunico, proponiamo in vendita terratetto indipendente disposto su due livelli, con giardino privato e ampi spazi da personalizzare. Al piano terra l'immobile è composto da una piacevole zona giorno living, un primo bagno, due locali di sgombero, ideali come deposito, lavanderia o spazi accessori, e un comodo ripostiglio. Una scala interna...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €209/m², the €49,000 asking price is 48% below the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m², but the 235 m² property has substantial spaces to personalize and its condition is unspecified. Assuming €700/m² renovation costs, the effective cost rises to about €909/m², making this an ordinary-to-weak project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely usable village house with a working kitchen, multiple bedrooms, stone floors, traditional shutters, a large terrace, and private garden space. It lacks a dramatic view or standout interiors, but its authentic Piedmont character, generous 235 sqm, and €49,000 price make it a convincing live-in bargain rather than a renovation shell.
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.
- Visible peeling plaster and possible damp in several rooms.
- The interiors are fully furnished and usable but dated, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- Balconies, exterior paving, and outbuildings appear functional but weathered.
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 cultivated ridges, small valleys, vineyards and scattered hamlets. The area lies in the wider Monferrato wine landscape, and parts of Monferrato are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape site of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Asti is the nearest city of size, with a cathedral, historic centre and rail connections. The area is known for wine, especially Barbera and related Monferrato production, along with mixed farming.