Rustico in vendita a Val di Chy, Lugnacco
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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
At €25,000 for 60 sqm, the asking price is €417/sqm, but this is a full renovation/to-restore case with an estimated €1,100/sqm works, bringing the effective cost to about €1,517/sqm. That is far above the low Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €265/sqm, though the fully independent structure, 3,000 sqm land and ability to convert to residential use support some value.
More on the house and the area
A very atmospheric little stone farmhouse in a lovely green hillside setting, with a sweet covered loggia and open valley views. The exterior charm is real, but the interior is basically a raw rustic shell with bare rooms, no finished living spaces, and no visible bathroom or kitchen. It feels like a beautiful restoration project rather than a usable home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €35,000
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 needed before it can be lived in
- No bathroom or kitchen is shown
- Utilities appear not currently connected
- Some roof/weather-tightness concerns are visible inside
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 is in the Canavese hills at the edge of the Alpine foothills, with the Graian Alps rising to the north and west. The Dora Baltea valley is nearby. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full service centre and the industrial city of Ivrea, 20th-Century, on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The area is known for wooded morainic hills, small lakes and villages linked to the Serra d'Ivrea landscape created by the ancient glacier of the Aosta valley.