Casa indipendente in Frazione Mondoni
ROASCIO: In zona collinare e tranquilla, casa semi-indipendente da ristrutturare, libera su tre lati, caratterizzata da una piacevole posizione panoramica con ottima vista sulle colline dell’alta Langa circostanti. La proprietà è formata da più fabbricati e l’abitazione principale è disposta su due livelli così…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €39,000 asking price looks low, but the house requires renovation: estimated all-in cost is about €124,000, or €1,022/m², well above the local €397/m² benchmark. The panoramic hill setting and 37 photos help, but the listing does not specify the renovation scope or technical condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic Piedmont hill property with a genuinely beautiful Alta Langa panorama, traditional terracotta roofs, old shutters, and generous open land. The main house is a real, floored home with a kitchen and multiple rooms, but it is very dated and shows damp, peeling finishes, roof concerns, and extensive renovation needs; the surrounding farm buildings are closer to project condition.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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 needed, including damp/mold remediation and exterior repairs.
- Several agricultural outbuildings appear severely deteriorated, with tarped or aging roof sections.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a five-bedroom layout; utilities and structural condition should be verified.
- The property is rural and semi-independent, so access and year-round services may require checking.
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 61/100Ceva sits in the upper Tanaro valley where the Ligurian Apennines begin, with wooded ridges and low mountains around the town. The Tanaro and Cevetta rivers meet here. The area is a road and rail gateway between inland Piemonte and the Ligurian side, with hills, valley floors and mixed woodland rather than a single protected landmark landscape. Mondovì is the nearest larger town of size, with a historic upper town and full services. This part of southern Piemonte is known for hazelnuts, mixed farming and as the approach to the Alta Val Tanaro and the Ligurian Alps farther south.