Terratetto plurifamiliare in Salussola
Lungo la strada che conduce da Salussola verso Dorzano, casa semindipendente disposta su due livelli e composta da due appartamenti. Il piano terra è da ristrutturare ed è composto da ingresso su un disimpegno che suddivide i locali. La zona giorno è composta da cucina e soggiorno separati. Invece, la zona notte conta…
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
At €39,000 for 187 sqm, the asking price is only €209/sqm versus a €352/sqm local baseline, but the ground floor is explicitly to be renovated and heating is absent there, so I estimate about €450/sqm renovation on average across the house. That puts the effective cost around €659/sqm, above the baseline; the large size, two apartments and 45 sqm outbuilding help, but this looks more like a fair project than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, sizeable, usable house rather than a fantasy Italy home. The first-floor flat looks basically habitable with a bathroom, floors and heating, but the ground floor needs proper renovation and the overall aesthetic is plain and dated. The private yard and outbuilding add practicality, not 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, €450/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €37,000
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.
- Ground floor needs renovation
- Exterior shows visible wear and patching
- Set directly on a main road
- No real view or standout character
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 52/100This is the flat edge of the Biellese and Canavese plain, with rice fields, canals and low farmland; the Serra d'Ivrea moraine ridge lies nearby and is the main landform within reach. Lake Viverone is within the local area. Ivrea is the nearest larger town of note, with services and a historic centre, and Biella is also nearby with the usual provincial-town services. The area is known mainly for agriculture, especially rice-growing on the plain.