Rustico in Avigliana
Rustico in Avigliana. Needs renovation, garage, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €29,000 asking price is low, but a substantial renovation estimate of about €59,500 brings the effective cost to roughly €1,041/m², around four times the local €261/m² benchmark. The listing is very sparse and does not state the building’s legal residential status, bathrooms, year, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The old tiled roof, exposed brick and stonework offer some authentic rustic character, with a small overgrown garden and garage. However, the actual property is a bare, damp shell with no usable bathroom or finished living spaces, so it is a major reconstruction rather than a home you could realistically move into.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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 an uninhabitable renovation project with raw, damp interiors and no bathroom shown.
- The roof structure appears badly deteriorated or partially open, requiring major structural work.
- The attractive renovated images and renderings appear to show neighboring or proposed buildings, not the current condition of this rustico.
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 74/100The cluster sits at the mouth of the Val di Susa, with the lower Susa Valley and the first Cottian Alps within the 15 km landscape. The Dora Riparia runs through the valley floor. The Sacra di San Michele stands on Monte Pirchiriano above Sant’Ambrogio di Torino within this radius. Avigliana is the nearest town of size, with two natural lakes, a medieval centre, and a station on the Turin–Susa line. Turin is the nearest large city for full services and is reached down the valley.