Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €40,500 asking price is only €106/m², but estimating €200/m² for a habitable 382 m² farmhouse puts the effective cost near €306/m², above the local €260/m² benchmark. The description mentions autonomous heating and a kitchen but does not say that bathrooms are present, so the unusually sparse details warrant caution.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful Piemonte farmhouse with old shutters, a full-length balcony, tiled roof, exposed brick and stone, and a generous working courtyard. It is described as habitable with autonomous heating and a kitchen, but the visibly weathered fabric and apparent lack of a documented bathroom make it a renovation-leaning home rather than a ready-made dream house.
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€25,000 – €43,000
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.
- The exterior shows extensive peeling plaster, exposed masonry, and aging shutters, suggesting substantial renovation.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, despite the property being described as habitable.
- The gallery contains many clearly illustrative aerial images that do not document this property or its immediate setting.
- Interior condition, room finishes, utilities, and roof structure are not adequately shown.
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 61/100The cluster is on the plain at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with the Val Chisone and Val Pellice opening west of Pinerolo and Monte Viso visible more broadly from this part of the province in clear weather. The Chisone and Pellice rivers run down from those valleys into the plain near the town. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Val Chisone around Pragelato and Sestriere, roughly an hour or more by road, so they are not part of the immediate landscape. Pinerolo is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, schools and a rail link toward Turin. This area is known for its position between the Torinese plain and the western Alpine valleys, and for the historical Waldensian presence in the Val Pellice nearby.