Casa semindipendente con giardino privato a Valchiusa
Casa semindipendente con giardino privato a Valchiusa. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A €38,000 habitable 155 m² townhouse works out to about €245/m², with an estimated €31,000 of light modernization bringing the effective cost near €445/m² versus €345/m² for comparable local homes. It offers strong practical features—private garden, garage, heating, cellar and fireplace—but Valchiusa is inland and relatively remote, limiting the location premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable 155 sqm village house with warm historic character, arched ceilings, terrazzo floors, wood paneling, a large dining room and plenty of traditional details. The private garden, garage and €38,000 price make it unusually compelling, although the home is rustic and needs cosmetic updating plus investigation of moisture and maintenance issues.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but visibly dated, with peeling paint and possible damp signs.
- The garden is private but currently overgrown and will need substantial clearing.
- Roof, wiring, plumbing, heating efficiency and legal status should be verified.
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 68/100Rueglio sits in the Valchiusella area at the edge of the Piedmont Alps, with wooded slopes and mid-mountain pasture above the Canavese plain. The Chiusella valley and stream are the main local natural feature. The nearest larger centre is Ivrea, which has a full set of services and a well-preserved historic core; Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for its twentieth-century Olivetti industrial city. This part of Canavese is known for chestnut woods, small stone villages and low Alpine walking country.