Rustico/casale in Via Cavour 6
CASCINA A FERRO DI CAVALLO CON CORTILE PRIVATO 5 VALIDI MOTIVI PER ACQUISTARLO: 1) CASCINA DAL CARATTERE UNICO 2)PARTE PARZIALMENTE RISTRUTTURATA 3)PRESENZA DEL METANO 4)GRANDI SPAZI E MOLTEPLICI POSSIBILITA' 5)INVESTIMENTO CON AMPIO POTENZIALE A Castagnole Monferrato proponiamo in vendita caratteristica cascina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 price looks exceptionally low at €100/m², but the description says only one residential portion is partially renovated while most of the 350 m² farmhouse needs recovery. At an estimated €800/m² of works, the effective cost is about €900/m², far above the local €263/m² benchmark; the listing also does not clearly quantify the habitable share.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful Piemonte cascina with a memorable horseshoe courtyard, old brick vaults, tiled roofs and a large private central space, offered at an unusually low price for its size. One portion is already partially renovated and visibly livable, but much of the 350 sqm property remains rustic or in need of serious restoration, so this is a major project rather than a ready-made dream home.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€69,000 – €123,000
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.
- Only one bathroom is listed for 350 sqm and 17 rooms.
- Most of the horseshoe farmhouse, cellars and outbuildings need substantial recovery work.
- The courtyard buildings show extensive peeling plaster, exposed brick and aging finishes; energy class G.
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 66/100This is in the Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges and small valleys. The area is known for Barbera d’Asti wine, and Castagnole Monferrato is associated with the Ruchè grape. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Parts of Monferrato farther east are included in the UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, but the immediate landscape here is ordinary vineyard countryside rather than one of the best-known sections.