Cascina con terreno
Immersa nella quiete e baciata dal sole per tutta la giornata, questa affascinante cascina libera su tre lati è la scelta perfetta per chi cerca indipendenza, tranquillità e ampi spazi a contatto con la natura. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli ben distribuiti. Al piano terra accoglie una confortevole zona…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €59k for 250 m² but needs major works (~€700/m² → €175k) so effective cost ≈ €234k or ≈ €936/m², far above the Piemonte median of €263/m²; positives are the 3,000 m² land, large covered area and 27 photos showing good scope, but total renovation burden makes it a weak value.
More on the house and the area
Lovely traditional cascina with a dramatic covered portico, original beams and brick columns and a roomy 3,000 m² plot — very photogenic and private. The main house is roofed with usable rooms but requires refurbishment to be fully modern and comfortable, while the barn/fienile will need work to convert into living space.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property needs renovation (cosmetic and some structural work)
- Large open barn/tettoia is rough and may need rebuilding or reinforcement
- Only one bathroom shown and upper fienile is not yet habitable
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 58/100Carrù sits on the Langhe edge where the hills begin to rise from the Tanaro plain. The Tanaro valley is the main landscape feature in this part of the province. The Ligurian Alps are farther south and visible in clear weather, but they are outside the immediate 15 km setting. Mondovì is the nearest town of size; it has a substantial historic upper town on the hill, everyday services, and rail connections in the lower town. This area is known for mixed farming, vineyards on the nearby Langhe side, and the long-established Carrù cattle fair linked to beef production.