Terratetto plurifamiliare in Borgomasino
Soluzione semindipendente con cortile, sviluppata su due livelli. Al piano terra si compone di una cucina abitabile, un soggiorno e un bagno finestrato con doccia. Grazie alla scala interna si accede al primo piano, dedicato alla zona notte, composta da tre camere da letto, di cui due spaziose camere matrimoniali e una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable townhouse at 480 EUR/m2 vs regional median 351 EUR/m2. Slightly above baseline but justified: immediately habitable, roofs in excellent condition (no major structural spend), garage, cellar, balcony, courtyard with BBQ, plus a second adjacent building offering expansion potential (grezzo upper room, taverna). 41 photos and fresh listing (3 days) support credibility. Needs modernization interventions rather than full renovation, hence moderate ~400 EUR/m2 estimate. No sea proximity but strong value for a move-in-ready 100m2 home at 48k. No red flags in the data.
More on the house and the area
A 1967 semi-detached townhouse in Borgomasino, Piemonte. Photos are dominated by a tired concrete courtyard flanked by weathered whitewashed facades with rusted railings and peeling plaster. The exposed-beam covered porch with barbecue offers modest rustic character but reads as a workaday utility space, not a scroll-stopper. No compelling interiors, views, or landscape are shown. The low price and second building add practical value, but nothing here delivers visual wow.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Photos show only worn courtyard exterior and utilitarian covered porch, no interior living spaces
- Facades are weathered with peeling plaster and visible aging
- Description admits modernization work needed
- No energy class listed
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 61/100The area sits on the Canavese plain at the foot of the Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Balteo glacier. Lake Candia is within this radius, and the Dora Baltea runs nearby through the Ivrea plain. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full range of services and a well-preserved industrial city core linked to Olivetti; Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for the 20th-century industrial city. The area is known for mixed farming, vineyards on the morainic slopes, and the transition from the Po plain to the Aosta valley approaches.