Terratetto unifamiliare in Verolengo
Terratetto unifamiliare in Verolengo. Needs renovation, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€474/m²), the 95 m² townhouse already costs above the local €345/m² benchmark before renovation. With an estimated €66,500 renovation budget, the effective cost is about €1,174/m²; the listing does not say how extensive the works are or provide building and energy details.
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A genuinely charming traditional Piemonte townhouse with a pretty private garden, long balcony, terracotta roof, exposed timber elements, arched ceilings and a fireplace. It is a real, roofed and currently usable house rather than a shell, but the dated interiors and visible moisture/plaster problems mean renovation is needed before it feels like a comfortable dream home.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 interiors need meaningful renovation, with widespread peeling plaster, damp-looking walls and dated finishes.
- A kitchen is not evident in the photo gallery, so practical livability should be confirmed.
- The roof structure and utilities should be professionally checked before purchase.
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 37/100This is the flat lower Po plain between the Po and Dora Baltea corridors, with cultivated fields, poplar stands and scattered villages. The Po is nearby and the Dora Baltea joins it in this part of the Canavese. Chivasso is the nearest larger town and has rail services, shops and the usual town services. Turin is farther west and matters for work and transport, but it does not change the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for agriculture and for being part of the plain at the eastern edge of the Turin hinterland.