Ampia casa angolare con giardino– Capriglio (AT)
In posizione tranquilla e soleggiata, nel suggestivo comune di Capriglio, proponiamo in vendita porzione angolare di casa, indipendente su tre lati, con ampio giardino privato e terreno boschivo, ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nella natura senza rinunciare alla comodità dei servizi. Capriglio è un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €98k for 336 m² looks attractive, but adding estimated €200/m² renovation gives an effective €165.2k (~€491/m²) versus the regional median ~€260/m², so it's significantly above local comparables. The house is habitable with a 1993 roof refit and needs heating/modernization and has many photos and a desirable Monferrato location, but the effective price-to-value ratio is weak.
More on the house and the area
A generous Monferrato farmhouse with lovely arched façade, large private garden and a characterful brick vaulted cellar — very photogenic and full of historic charm. The building is largely habitable (roof redone in the ’90s) but needs heating and some interior modernisation to be a comfortable main home or B&B.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Needs installation/modernisation of heating and some building systems
- Several rooms are unfinished or currently used as storage and need cosmetic work
- Verify utilities/insulation and check any further structural details before purchase
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 56/100The area sits in the low hills between the Asti and Turin plains, with mixed farmland, small woods and scattered villages. The nearest larger town is Chieri, which has a substantial historic centre, shops and services; Asti and Turin are farther but part of normal regional life. This part of the province is known for vineyards and mixed agricultural countryside of the Monferrato margins, though the core UNESCO wine landscape lies farther south and does not fall inside the immediate area.