Villa unifamiliare in Cisterna d'Asti
Casa indipendente con giardino e vista panoramica a Cisterna d'Asti Nel suggestivo scenario collinare di Cisterna d'Asti, immersa nella natura e nella tranquillità assoluta, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente su tre lati disposta su due piani a un prezzo d'occasione. La proprietà gode di un'esposizione…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €386/m², the asking price is already above the local €308/m² benchmark, and the missing heating system likely adds about €50,500 for 101 m², bringing the effective cost near €886/m². The description claims two bathrooms and habitable floors, while the facts list no bathrooms and the house still requires completion; the new roof and panoramic setting are positives.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable detached house with a large sunny courtyard, garden space, balcony, and an excellent panoramic view over the Piedmontese hills and village. The home is solid and furnished rather than a renovation shell, with a new roof, but it needs modernization and likely completion of the heating system. At €39,000, the view, outdoor space, and livability create strong bargain appeal.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interior finishes and furnishings are very dated, with visible wall staining and likely cosmetic refurbishment needed.
- Heating appears to be only pre-installed rather than fully operational, so completion may be required.
- The bathrooms are narrow and basic; confirm the actual bathroom count and utilities, since the listed facts show zero baths.
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 the Roero hill country, with vine-covered ridges, orchards and small wooded sections between the Tanaro plain and the first Langhe hills. The Tanaro river runs nearby to the west. The nearest town of size is Alba, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Barolo and the core Langhe wine hills are outside the immediate area, but Canale itself is in a wine-growing zone known for Roero wines and peaches. The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont UNESCO site includes parts of Roero, though not all of this immediate area falls inside the core protected zones.