Appartamento
A pochi passi dal centro di Piscina, in una palazzina di poche unità abitative, proponiamo una soluzione abitativa caratterizzata da spazi versatili e da una posizione particolarmente comoda, con i principali servizi facilmente raggiungibili a piedi. L'immobile si sviluppa tra il primo piano e la mansarda, attualmente…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 (€397/m²), the 126 m² apartment is attractively priced versus the local €670/m² reference; even allowing €200/m² for unspecified works, the effective cost is about €597/m². Its central position, private garden, two bathrooms and flexible two-level layout add value, but the listing does not say what condition or renovation needs to expect.
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 – €14,000
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.
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 57/100The cluster is on the Pinerolo plain at the foot of the Cottian Alps. The Chisone valley begins a short distance west around Pinerolo, and the Alpine chain is the main landscape element within reach. Pinerolo is the nearest substantial town and has a full set of services, a historic centre and rail links toward Turin. The nearest ski areas are in the upper Chisone valley around Pragelato and Sestriere, roughly an hour or more by road, so they are outside the immediate landscape. This part of the plain is known for mixed agriculture and for being in the orbit of Pinerolo rather than for a specific protected landscape or official tourist status.