Porzione di cascina con ampio terreno privato e vista panoramica
Immersa nel verde e avvolta dalla massima quiete sorge questa affascinante porzione di cascinale di circa 150 metri quadri abitabili che rappresenta la scelta ideale per chi cerca un rifugio autentico e totalmente isolato dal caos cittadino. La casa si sviluppa su spazi interni ben distribuiti che comprendono un…
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
Price is €311/m2 vs baseline median €264/m2 on a large sample, so it's slightly above the market baseline despite needing complete renovation. Portion of a farmhouse (porzione di cascinale) built 2008, 177m2 (listing says ~150m2 habitable - minor sqm discrepancy). Positives: 10,000m2 private woodland, panoramic views, garage/covered parking, terrace, balcony, 40 photos, fresh listing (1 day). Negatives: needs full renovation, isolated via dirt road, no energy class, no sea proximity. Full gut renovation runs ~€800/m2, adding ~€140k, pushing total to ~€195k. The raw price is low but the above-baseline €/m2 plus heavy reno cost makes this only a fair opportunity requiring careful budgeting.
More on the house and the area
Abandoned farmhouse portion near Gassino Torinese in serious disrepair. Strongest asset is the 10,000 sqm of private woodland and panoramic hillside views from the terrace/portico. Interiors are stripped and deteriorating with cracked plaster, peeling ceilings, and kitsch painted-brick fireplaces and ceiling. Exterior shows crumbling render, sagging balconies and a decaying outbuilding. The setting is peaceful and green but the buildings themselves lack historic or aesthetic distinction. At €55k/311 per sqm it is cheap, but the extensive structural work needed offsets the bargain appeal. Overall a functional project property rather than a 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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€35,000 – €62,000
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.
- Full renovation required — structural damage visible (collapsing balconies, cracked walls, water-damaged ceilings)
- Faux-brick painted finishes throughout, low architectural charm
- Isolated, accessed only via dirt road
- 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 48/100The cluster lies on the eastern side of the Turin hills, with low wooded ridges and cultivated slopes above the Po plain. The Po runs nearby to the south-west, and the area connects into the fluvial landscapes of the Parco del Po piemontese. Chivasso is the nearest larger town, and Turin is close enough to shape daily services, jobs and transport, but the immediate setting is peri-urban hill country rather than open mountain terrain. The area is known locally for hillside vineyards, woodland and the transition from the Turin conurbation to the Po and Monferrato side.