Casa indipendente in Via S.caterina 10
In posizione comoda ai principali servizi del paese, a pochi passi da scuole, negozi e mezzi pubblici, proponiamo in vendita porzione di casa di corte disposta su due livelli, completa di piccolo e grazioso giardino privato. L'immobile è inserito in un caratteristico contesto di corte condivisa, nel quale ciascuna proprietà mantiene la propria indipendenza: una soluzione interessante per chi...
What it really costs
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The €18,000 asking price is very low (€143/m²), but condition and key technical data are missing; assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², effective cost reaches roughly €843/m² versus the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m². The 23 photos and convenient village location help, but the incomplete description makes this a high-uncertainty project.
More on the house and the area
This €18,000 Piemonte courtyard home has unusually attractive historic character, with vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, terracotta floors, traditional shutters and a private garden. It is a real, furnished house with kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms rather than an empty shell, but damp, worn plaster and dated services mean it needs substantial cosmetic refurbishment before feeling truly comfortable.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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 damp, peeling plaster and aging finishes suggest meaningful refurbishment.
- The bathroom and kitchen are functional but dated, and only one bathroom is shown.
- Shared courtyard setting and the condition of surrounding buildings may limit privacy and appeal.
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 60/100This is the Bormida valley in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vineyards, mixed farmland and low wooded ridges around the settlements. The Bormida river runs by Cassine. Acqui Terme is the nearest sizeable town and has thermal facilities, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine, especially the Monferrato vineyard landscape.