Rustico/casale in Via Umberto I 44
CASCINA DA REINVENTARE NEL MONFERRATO: TRE LATI LIBERI, GIARDINO E UN PROGETTO TUTTO TUO 10 MOTIVI PER CUI DOVRESTI COMPRARLA 1. Perché non acquisti semplicemente una casa, ma la possibilità di trasformarla secondo i tuoi desideri. 2. Perché è una tipica cascina libera su tre lati, con maggiore indipendenza, luce e privacy. 3. Perché davanti all'abitazione trovi un...
What it really costs
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At €39,000 (€130/m²), the purchase price is very low, but “cascina da reinventare” suggests a major restoration: estimated effective cost is about €1,230/m² versus the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m². The 299 m² size makes renovation exposure substantial, and condition, construction year, and energy data are missing.
More on the house and the area
This large Monferrato farmhouse has genuine rustic character, traditional stone and brickwork, a garden, and beautiful rolling-hill and valley views. However, it is clearly a renovation project rather than a move-in home, with unfinished interiors and roof repairs needed, so its strong setting is offset by limited immediate livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€118,000 – €175,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is required; the interiors are largely stripped and unfinished.
- Several roof sections visibly have holes or significant deterioration.
- No finished kitchen or usable bathroom is shown in the gallery.
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 in the hills of the Monferrato, with a landscape of vineyards, mixed farmland and small wooded ridges. The Po lies to the north within this part of Piemonte, and the nearest larger towns for everyday services are Casale Monferrato and Asti. The wider area is known for wine production, especially Barbera and other Monferrato denominations, and for a pattern of small hilltop villages and farmsteads.