Rustico/casale in Borgata Morena 10
Affascinante Casale Rustico in Pietra - Paesana, Borgata Morena Scopri questo straordinario casale rustico del 1840, completamente in pietra, situato nella suggestiva borgata Morena all'ingresso di Paesana. Una proprietà autentica che respira storia e tradizione, circondata da prati e natura incontaminata, perfetta per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 price is only €175/m², but the 160 m² stone farmhouse is presented as a rustic property with major potential and no bathrooms or livability details. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €875/m², far above the local €263/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This 1840 stone farmhouse has striking historic character, extensive wooden galleries, surviving religious frescoes, mountain views and surrounding green space. However, the interiors are empty and deteriorated, with no bathrooms listed and substantial work apparently needed before it could function as a home. Its €28,000 price is compelling for a 160 sqm historic property, but this is a project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream house.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- Major renovation is required; interiors are dusty, unfinished and not habitable.
- No bathrooms are listed, and there is no visible kitchen or modern utility setup.
- Wooden balconies, floors and roof structures appear aged and require professional structural inspection.
- The property is effectively a restoration project despite its attractive historic setting and very low price.
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 78/100The cluster sits in the upper Po valley at the foot of Monviso, with the Cottian Alps closing the western horizon. The Po rises above Paesana on the slopes below Monviso, and Crissolo with the source area is within the local mountain basin. The Monviso area is protected by the Parco del Monviso and connects to the cross-border Monviso biosphere area. The nearest ski lifts are the small facilities around Crissolo on the Monviso side, roughly 15 minutes by road from Paesana. Saluzzo is the nearest larger town, about half an hour away, with a substantial historic centre and everyday services. The area is known for mountain pasture landscapes, stone hamlets in the valley side villages, and fruit growing on the lower valley floor, especially the local chestnut and apple zone around Paesana.