Bilocale in Via Tournon 25
Nel cuore di Crescentino, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, appartamento mansardato situato all'ultimo piano di una palazzina servita da ascensore. L'abitazione si distingue per l'ampia zona giorno open-space caratterizzata dal suggestivo soffitto con travi in legno a vista, elemento che…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 (€720/m²), this central 82 m² apartment is already above the €673/m² local benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified works brings the effective cost to about €920/m². The elevator, private terrace, high ceilings and energy class C add appeal, but the listing does not state the condition and says urban-planning and cadastral checks are still in progress.
More on the house and the area
A bright, usable top-floor apartment with a particularly appealing timber-beamed mansard ceiling, generous terracotta-tiled rooms, and a private terrace. It feels substantially finished and realistically livable, though the kitchen appears to require installation and the overall design is more modern/practical than character-rich. At €59,000 for 82 sqm with energy class C, it offers strong everyday value, but not a spectacular setting.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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 kitchen appears unfinished or not installed, with only tiled service connections visible.
- No bathroom photos are provided, so its actual condition is unverified.
- Urban and cadastral compliance checks are still in progress.
- The setting is a practical town-center apartment rather than a scenic Italian landscape home.
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 62/100The area is on the hills of the Basso Monferrato above the Po, with a mixed landscape of wooded slopes, fields and vineyards. The Po runs just south of Verrua Savoia, and the river corridor shapes the immediate surroundings. The nearest larger town is Chivasso, which has rail connections, services and a more substantial town centre. This part of the Monferrato is known for wine-growing and hill villages. The Abbey of Santa Maria di Vezzolano near Albugnano is within the wider local area and is one of the main historic monuments of this stretch of hills.