Bilocale in Via Nazionale 47
Nel centro di frazione Villaretto, comodo ai servizi, proponiamo appartamento al primo e ultimo piano di una casa semi-indipendente composta da tre unità. L'alloggio si compone di ingresso tramite scala comune, salotto con angolo cottura e uscita sul balcone e una camera matrimoniale. Per i servizi igienici si può…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €8,500 asking price is very low (€212/m²), but needed internal and system renovations bring the estimated effective cost to about €1,012/m², above the local €673/m² benchmark. The bathroom is a shared WC on the stair landing serving the neighboring apartment, creating a major usability and possible compliance concern that the listing does not clarify.
More on the house and the area
This is an exceptionally cheap, real one-bedroom mountain apartment with exposed beams, a rustic wood stove, vintage tiles, and a functioning kitchen and bedroom. It appears usable as a basic home, but the dated finishes, old systems, tiny road-facing balcony, and especially the shared bathroom substantially reduce its dream-home appeal.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
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.
- The bathroom is a shared WC on the stair landing rather than a private bathroom.
- The interiors and systems are dated and require renovation or modernization.
- The balcony is small and directly faces a road; no notable view or private outdoor space is shown.
- Energy class G and heating rely partly on a wood-burning stove.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Val Chisone in the Cottian Alps. The Chisone river runs through the valley. The Orsiera-Rocciavrè Regional Natural Park is nearby on the south side of the valley. The nearest ski areas are the Via Lattea slopes around Pragelato and Sestriere, reached up-valley in roughly 30-45 minutes by road depending on the lift base. Pinerolo is the nearest larger town down-valley, with a hospital, rail connections and most everyday services. This part of the valley is known for alpine villages, forested slopes, side valleys and the historic Waldensian presence in the wider Pinerolese valleys.