RUSTICO - Via Roma, 68
GENOLA Nel centro del paese, in zona comoda ai servizi principali cittadini ed alle strade di maggior percorrenza. La proprietà è indipendente su tre lati ed è attualmente disposta su due livelli. Da un'accurata ristrutturazione è possibile ricavare diverse opzioni: una soluzione unifamigliare, una soluzione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€75,000 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation (700×150=€105,000) yields an effective price of ~€180,000 or ~€1,200/m² versus the local median of €260/m², so this is expensive for the area. The description claims ~140 m² per floor while the listing total is 150 m², a notable contradiction.
More on the house and the area
Large, characterful town farmhouse with original details and a private courtyard, but the photos show heavy decay, broken shutters and structural cracks. This is a renovation project rather than a move-in home — good for someone seeking space and a bargain in town but expect major works.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Needs full renovation (likely structural and roof work)
- Visible large crack on gable and damaged eaves
- Street-front location on a busy road — limited privacy and noise
- Condition of utilities/framework unknown
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 41/100The cluster sits on the plain south of Cuneo, in open agricultural country between the Stura di Demonte and Tanaro river systems, with the Cottian and Maritime Alps visible to the west on clear days but outside the immediate landscape. Fossano is the nearest larger town and has a substantial historic centre and services. This part of the province is known for mixed farming and for the broader food culture of the Cuneo plain.