Rustico/casale in Strada Provinciale 29 del Colle di Cadibona
Cascina indipendente vicina al centro abitato circondata da terreni misti nei pressi dei calanchi di Piana, raggiungibile comodamente con ultimo pezzo di strada lungo 100 metri non asfaltato. La proprietà è costituita dalla casa principale su due piani con cucina al piano terra, sala con accesso alla zona adibita alla caldaia e cantina, salendo al piano superiore abbiamo tre camere...
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At €319/m², the €60,000 asking price is below the Liguria farmhouse baseline of €500/m², but estimated renovation at €700/m² produces an effective cost near €1,019/m². The missing condition and energy data create uncertainty, despite the independent house, garden, cellar, parking, and 38 photos.
More on the house and the area
A charming Ligurian farmhouse with strong rural character, traditional stone outbuildings, generous land, and attractive rolling-hill surroundings. The main house appears roofed and genuinely habitable, with finished floors, heating equipment, a working kitchen area, and furnished bedrooms, but it needs decluttering and cosmetic modernization; some secondary structures are project spaces.
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€37,000 – €66,000
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 are usable but very dated and heavily cluttered.
- Several stone outbuildings appear to need substantial restoration.
- The final approximately 100 meters of access road is unpaved.
- Only one bathroom is listed for the 188 sqm, six-bedroom property.
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 in the upper Bormida valley, with wooded Ligurian Apennine ridges around it. The Bormida di Spigno runs through the area. The nearest larger town is Savona, which provides the main rail links, port and full city services. This part of western Liguria is known for mixed forest, low mountain terrain and the historic road corridor between the coast and Piedmont.