Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Ornavasso
Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Ornavasso. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable semi-detached with garage and 14 photos, listed at €75,000 for 118 m². Estimated renovation €200/m² → effective €98,600 (~€836/m²) vs Piemonte median €345/m² (about 2.4×), so this is priced well above the local baseline.
More on the house and the area
A pleasant semi‑independent townhouse with a photogenic arched portico, shared green courtyard and private garage — a very liveable shell. Interiors are clean and habitable but dated (small pink bathroom, sloping attic), so it’s ready to occupy with straightforward cosmetic updates.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- dated interiors needing cosmetic updating
- only one small bathroom
- attic has low sloping ceilings (limited headroom)
- courtyard/garden is communal, not fully private
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 78/100The cluster is in the lower Ossola, with the Lepontine Alps close around the valley and Monte Massone above the area. The Toce and the Strona di Omegna are the main rivers nearby, and Lake Maggiore begins a short distance to the south around Mergozzo and Baveno; Lake Mergozzo is also nearby. The western side of the Val Grande National Park is close to the area. The nearest ski areas are the lifts above Domobianca near Domodossola and the Mottarone area above Stresa, both roughly within an hour by road depending on the exact starting point and season. Gravellona Toce is the nearest larger town for daily services, and Verbania on Lake Maggiore has the fuller set of shops, hospitals and transport links. Ornavasso is known for its marble quarries and for the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Boden.