Intero stabile
INTERO STABILE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, mansarda, balcone, parzialmente arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 for 295 m², the purchase price is €305/m², but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,005/m²—far above the €345/m² local benchmark. The large townhouse has useful features such as autonomous heating, a mansard and balcony, but the renovation burden is substantial.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly characterful Piedmontese village building with long covered loggias, old terracotta roofs, arched openings and a beautiful wooded-hill backdrop. At 295 sqm it has genuine living potential, but the visible structural aging and stated renovation requirement make it a substantial project rather than a move-in 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€58,000 – €104,000
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 clearly needs renovation, with aging roof tiles, exposed timber, facade cracks and weathered exterior elements.
- No interior photos are provided, so the actual livability, bathrooms, kitchen and utility condition cannot be verified.
- The large building is tightly integrated into a village setting, with limited private outdoor space and close neighboring homes.
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 84/100The cluster is on the slopes above Lake Maggiore, with the lake shore at Stresa and Baveno within about 10 km. Mottarone rises immediately inland above Gignese, and the lower western Ossola and Verbano pre-Alps frame the area. The closest ski area is Mottarone, with lifts on the mountain about 10 km away by road. Lake Orta lies just beyond Mottarone, with the near shore around Omegna roughly 15 km away. Stresa is the nearest town of size, with ferry connections on Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands offshore. The area is known for the lake-and-mountain landscape of the Verbano and for access to Mottarone’s panoramic ridge.