Casa indipendente in Via Giovanni Lanza 12
A Valmacca, in un contesto tranquillo e riservato, proponiamo in vendita cascina con cortile privato e ampi spazi interni, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione da personalizzare secondo le proprie esigenze. La proprietà dispone di un ampio cortile privato sviluppato sia nella parte antistante sia nella parte…
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At €65,000 (€419/m²), the 155 m² farmhouse appears to need personalization; estimating €700/m² renovation gives an effective cost of about €1,119/m², versus the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m². The large private courtyard is a positive, but condition, construction year, and energy class are missing.
More on the house and the area
A substantial Piedmontese cascina with traditional tiled roofs, antique furnishings, a generous private courtyard and approximately 1,000 sqm of outdoor space. The main residence appears solid and livable rather than a ruin, with an equipped kitchen and functioning bathroom, but it is old-fashioned and needs real cosmetic and maintenance work.
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€31,000 – €55,000
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 main house is usable but visibly dated, with peeling plaster and signs of damp requiring modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-bedroom layout.
- Large agricultural outbuildings and extensive paved courtyard will require upkeep and may need renovation.
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 41/100The cluster lies in the flat Po plain near the Po River, in a landscape of fields, poplar groves and irrigation channels. Casale Monferrato is the nearest substantial town, with a cathedral, a castle and the main services of the area. The hills of Monferrato begin a short distance to the south, but the immediate 15 km area is lowland agricultural country.