Porzione di rustico in pieno centro storico
La soluzione proposta si compone di una prima parte abitativa, e da una parte accessoria, composta da DUE LOCALI DI SGOMBERO al piano terra e da UNA CAMERA E RIPOSTIGLIO al primo piano. La parte abitativa si sviluppa su due livelli, attualmente collegati da scala esterna, per un totale di circa 80mq. Il piano terra…
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 €12,000 for 160 sqm, the asking price is just €75/sqm; with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is about €775/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €352/sqm. The price is very low and the historic-center setting is a plus, but the listing includes accessory spaces (storage rooms, shed/canopy) and only about 80 sqm is clearly described as living area, which tempers the deal.
More on the house and the area
This has real old-Piedmont charm: rustic plastered facades, vaulted cellar spaces, a balcony, and a genuinely usable private garden in the historic center near the castle. But it is not move-in ready: interiors are mostly empty and worn, with stripped kitchen walls and no bathroom shown, so the dream here is character plus potential rather than an immediately livable 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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- Needs full renovation before comfortable living
- No bathroom is shown/listed
- Some rooms are raw/ancillary rather than finished living space
- Upper floor appears connected mainly by external stairs
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 40/100This is the Canavese plain between the Malone stream and the lower Dora Baltea basin, with a flat agricultural landscape of fields and irrigation channels. The nearest larger town is Chivasso, which has rail links, shops and everyday services; Turin is farther west and matters for commuting but is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for farming on the plain.