Rustico/casale in Via Biava Angelo Martire Beneditta
Nel pieno centro della caratteristica frazione di Malvino (Sardigliano), proponiamo in vendita un’interessante e versatile proprietà immobiliare terra-cielo, ideale come progetto di ristrutturazione per privati, artigiani o piccole imprese.La proprietà si compone di un nucleo abitativo principale e di ampi spazi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €265/m², the €26,500 asking price looks low, but a substantial renovation budget of about €70,000 brings the effective cost to roughly €965/m²—far above comparable Piemonte stock at about €263/m². The listing presents it as a renovation project, while the condition, construction year, energy rating and exact usability of the accessory spaces are not stated.
More on the house and the area
The property has attractive old stone architecture, traditional tiled roofs, and a potentially atmospheric courtyard in a historic village setting. However, the photos show an essentially unfinished rural shell rather than a usable home, so its appeal is primarily as a restoration project.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 project with raw stone interiors and no visible finished living spaces.
- Upper-level structures are open and unfinished; roof and structural condition need careful inspection.
- No usable kitchen, bathroom, utilities, or move-in-ready accommodation are shown.
- Central village setting may limit privacy and expansion options.
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 61/100The cluster lies in the Borbera valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow side valleys within the immediate area. The Borbera river runs through the valley. Around this part of south-eastern Alessandria the landscape is mostly a low mountain valley of woods, pasture and scattered hamlets rather than a plain. Arquata Scrivia and the Scrivia corridor are the nearest larger centres, with everyday services and rail links toward Genoa and Piedmont. The area is known locally for the Val Borbera and for summer use of the river stretches.