Via delle Rocche, 14, Prasco
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 101/2025 PVP: 4591691 Fabbricato in corso di costruzione al grezzo con corte esclusiva e box di pertinenza, composto dalle sole strutture portanti in cemento armato e dal tetto con orditura in legno e copertura in tegole. Si compone di: piano terra, piano primo, piano secondo. Libero con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction and the description says the building is "al grezzo" (unfinished shell) despite the listing claiming "Renovated." Price €20,700 (≈€531/m2) but estimated finishing ≈€1,100/m2 => effective cost ≈€63,600 (≈€1,631/m2), so the auction status and contradictory condition make this a trap for buyers seeking a ready or straightforward renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
Photos show an attractive, light-filled attic space with skylights and a brick feature wall, but the official description states the building is sold 'al grezzo' as a shell. This is a cheap renovation/auction project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- Listing and photos are indicative — ad states images are not the real property photos
- Italian description says 'al grezzo' (shell) — only structural frame, roof and courtyards exist, not a finished apartment
- Small 39 m² unit, likely sold at auction and not move‑in ready; utilities/finishes may be missing
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 59/100The area is in the hills of the Ovadese, between the Orba and Bormida valleys, with mixed woodland, small vineyards and scattered hamlets. The Orba river runs nearby. The nearest town of size is Ovada, which has a full set of everyday services and a substantial historic centre. This part of southern Alessandria is known for Dolcetto di Ovada vineyards and for wooded Apennine foothills leading toward the Ligurian divide.