Casa indipendente in Strada Picchi
Cumiana, immersa nel verde a soli 3 km dal centro, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente su 2 lati con cortile privato. La casa si sviluppa su una superficie di circa 90 mq su due livelli, così composta: al piano terra: cucina con soggiorno, comodo locale di sgombero e bagno; tramite scala esterna si accede al primo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €544/m² before works and roughly €1,244/m² after allowing €700/m² for personalization and renovation, this is far above comparable local pricing around €335/m². The listing offers good space and a private courtyard, but the condition and construction age are not stated, while the room and bathroom details are inconsistent.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable mountain-area home with a lovely view, sunny balcony, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors, and a private courtyard. The house is roofed, floored, furnished, and appears habitable, but its old kitchen, bathroom, fixtures, and finishes make it a renovation or modernization project rather than a move-in-ready dream home.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors and bathroom; likely needs modernization before feeling comfortable.
- The house has a low-maintenance concrete courtyard rather than a garden or substantial private land.
- External stairs and an energy class G suggest practical and efficiency upgrades may be needed.
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 68/100Cumiana sits at the foot of the Cottian Alps, where the plain around Pinerolo rises into the first wooded valleys and ridges of the lower Chisone-Sangone area. The Noce stream runs through the area and the Chisola rises nearby on the slopes above the town. The Monte Tre Denti–Freidour Regional Natural Park lies partly in the commune, protecting the wooded ridge between Cumiana and Val Noce. The nearest substantial mountain skiing is in the upper Val Chisone around Pragelato and Sestriere, roughly an hour or more by road, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Pinerolo is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a railway connection and a historic centre. The area is known locally for its position between the Turin plain and the first Alpine valleys, with chestnut woods, lower mountain pastures and walking routes on Monte Freidour and Tre Denti.