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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
Farmhouse at 147 EUR/m2 vs regional baseline of 264 EUR/m2, so ~44% below median. 136 sqm over three levels, free on three sides, with garden. Fresh listing (6 days). Needs full renovation: single-glazed wood windows, stove heating, no energy class, hayloft on top floor. Budget ~1000 EUR/m2 for a complete gut renovation. Total all-in (~20k purchase + ~136k reno) stays reasonable for a habitable rural home. Solid value given the low entry price, but factor in full renovation scope before committing.
More on the house and the area
Rustic Piemonte farmhouse near Giaveno with genuine historic character: striking multi-level wooden loggia/ballatoio balconies, exposed timber structure, and beautiful vaulted brick ceilings in the ground-floor rooms. The €20,000 price for 136sqm (€147/m2) is a strong bargain draw, and the green, wooded setting adds appeal. However, the property is a full restoration project—weathered and structurally worn wooden balconies, cluttered raw interiors, hayloft, and no finished bathrooms. The vaulted ceilings and timber galleries are the real visual hooks, but overall it reads as a charming characterful ruin rather than a jaw-dropping scroll-stopper.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- Completely needs renovation—no functional bathrooms or kitchens
- Wooden balconies and structure appear severely deteriorated
- Single-glazed wood windows, heating only via stove
- Interiors cluttered and in raw/unfinished state
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 68/100The cluster lies at the mouth of Val Sangone, with the Cottian Alps immediately to the west and the lower wooded slopes of Monte Aquila and the Colle Braida side within the local landscape. The Sangone valley and its streams shape the area. The Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park is nearby on the valley side above Giaveno and covers much of the mountain backdrop of this part of the valley. The nearest ski lifts are the small Pian Neiret area above Forno di Coazze, roughly half an hour away, while the larger Via Lattea resorts are much farther and do not belong to the immediate setting. Giaveno itself is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, and a role as the main settlement of the valley. The area is known for chestnut woods and for being the first Alpine valley reached from the Turin side.