Casa semi-indipendente con terreni a Roascio
ROASCIO: In zona collinare e tranquilla, casa semi-indipendente da ristrutturare, libera su tre lati, caratterizzata da una piacevole posizione panoramica con ottima vista sulle colline dell’alta Langa circostanti. La proprietà è formata da più fabbricati e l’abitazione principale è disposta su due livelli così…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
121 m² villa at €39,000 but listed as "needs renovation" — estimated renovation ≈€700/m² (€84,700), so effective price ≈€123,700 or ≈€1,022/m², well above the regional median of €312/m²; good photos (36) and a panoramic location help value but renovation cost makes this an expensive project.
More on the house and the area
Lovely hilltop cluster with sweeping Alta Langa views, stone barns and a large yard — very photogenic and a strong bargain. The main house is a usable shell with intact rooms and terrazzo floors but needs roof and interior renovation; the outbuildings are more ruinous.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- Roof has temporary tarp and will need repair or replacement
- Several outbuildings/portico are partly collapsed and need demolition or full rebuild
- Interior needs full renovation (kitchen/bath/ceilings) despite existing floors and rooms
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 61/100Ceva sits in the upper Tanaro valley where the Ligurian Apennines begin, with wooded ridges and low mountains around the town. The Tanaro and Cevetta rivers meet here. The area is a road and rail gateway between inland Piemonte and the Ligurian side, with hills, valley floors and mixed woodland rather than a single protected landmark landscape. Mondovì is the nearest larger town of size, with a historic upper town and full services. This part of southern Piemonte is known for hazelnuts, mixed farming and as the approach to the Alta Val Tanaro and the Ligurian Alps farther south.