Villa bifamiliare due camere due bagni e garage
Casa su due piani, unita a un'altra da un lato. Al piano terra portico, soggiorno con cucina, bagno e garage collegato. Al piano primo due camere, bagno, locale tecnico e terrazzo di 40mq. Casa su due piani, unita a un'altra su un lato. Al piano terra ci sono portico, soggiorno con cucina e bagno. Una scala porta al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction with a €31,875 minimum bid, so it fails the catalog’s purchase-safety criteria regardless of the apparent €226/m² price. The listing also conflicts on bathrooms and says the property is abandoned and requires major work.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial two-storey house with a sunny terrace, garage, portico, and a pleasant green setting, but the exterior is tired rather than striking. The interior is complete enough to show a former usable home, including kitchens and bathrooms, yet it is heavily neglected and needs major renovation before it becomes a comfortable residence.
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€56,000 – €83,000
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.
- The property is explicitly abandoned and requires major renovation before use.
- Visible exterior deterioration, overgrown grounds, clutter, and worn interiors suggest substantial cleaning and repair.
- Shared access and auction purchase add practical and legal complexity; verify utilities, ownership, and renovation requirements.
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 52/100Mercenasco sits in the Canavese plain between Ivrea and the lower Alpine foothills. The Dora Baltea runs through this part of the province, with irrigated fields, canals and scattered villages across a flat agricultural landscape. Ivrea is the nearest town of size; it has a substantial historic centre and the industrial heritage linked to Olivetti, part of the UNESCO listing "Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century." Toward the north and west the Alps close the horizon, but the main mountain valleys and ski lifts are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. This area is known locally for Canavese agriculture and for its position on the plain below the morainic hills of Ivrea.