Casa indipendente in Via Torino
Nel cuore di Borgomasino proponiamo in vendita un'interessante proprietà composta da due fabbricati, una soluzione unica per chi è alla ricerca di un immobile da modellare secondo le proprie esigenze, sia come abitazione privata sia come investimento. L'immobile principale si sviluppa su tre livelli per una superficie…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€15,000 for 250 sqm is only €60/sqm; assuming a full renovation at about €700/sqm, the effective cost is about €760/sqm versus a €470/sqm baseline for Piemonte country houses. The description says the property is to be shaped to the buyer’s needs and consists of two buildings, which supports heavy works, but the entry price is so low that it still looks like a strong value renovation project.
More on the house and the area
At €15k for 250 sqm, the price is eye-catching, and there is some rustic old-village character in the vaulted rooms and stone rear elevation. But this is not a ready dream home: the interiors are mostly tired, improvised and outdated, with some sections feeling like former shop/storage space rather than comfortable living areas. It looks structurally standing and partly usable, yet it clearly needs substantial renovation to become an attractive home.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- Needs major updating and reconfiguration.
- Parts of the property look semi-abandoned/raw, especially rear sections and top level.
- Only one dated bathroom is shown for a large 250 sqm property.
- No real view or appealing outdoor living space is evident.
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.