Terratetto unifamiliare in Traves
Vendesi casa rustica indipendente di circa 150 mq al grezzo da completare, ideale per uso abitativo, situata in zona tranquilla con ottima posizione soleggiata e comodo accesso privato dalla via pubblica, con relativa tettoia auto. L'edificio è costruito con la struttura portante in c.a., tamponamenti in laterizio e…
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 €25,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is only €167/sqm, but the house is "al grezzo da completare" so I estimate about €900/sqm to finish it, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,067/sqm. That is about 3.0x the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €351/sqm, so despite the large garden it looks weak value unless the finishing costs are far lower than typical.
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The mountain-side setting is quiet and sunny, with a useful 1,500 sqm plot and a detached feel. But this is clearly an unfinished shell rather than a usable home: roofed and standing, yet with raw openings and no evidence of completed interiors or services. At €25k it has project appeal, not dream-home immediacy.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Al grezzo and unfinished: no proven kitchen, bathroom or livable interiors.
- Needs full fit-out and likely major systems installation before habitation.
- Photos show cluttered outbuildings and rough external areas needing substantial cleanup.
- Hillside setting may mean extra works for access, drainage and retaining.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Valli di Lanzo, with the Graian Alps immediately around it. The Stura di Lanzo runs through the valley. The area is part of the Lanzo valleys mountain landscape below the higher Alpine side valleys toward Ala di Stura and Viù. The nearest ski facilities are the small lifts of Pian Benot above Usseglio, roughly 35–45 minutes by road, while the larger lifts of the upper Susa Valley are much farther and do not define the immediate setting. Lanzo Torinese is the nearest town of some size, with rail access toward Turin and everyday services. Turin is the nearest major city for higher-order services, about an hour away by road or rail from the lower valley. The area is known for Alpine valleys, hiking, second-home villages and summer access to mountain pastures and passes.