Montanaro – Centro | Due abitazioni indipendenti con ottime
Nel cuore di Montanaro, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i servizi, 8Casa propone in vendita un'interessante proprietà composta da due unità immobiliari indipendenti, ideale per famiglie, professionisti o investitori alla ricerca di una soluzione versatile e ricca di potenzialità. Prima abitazione L'accesso…
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
Price is €75,000 for 175 sqm (€429/sqm), but the second unit needs renovation, so I estimate about €300/sqm blended works, bringing the effective cost to about €729/sqm. That sits well above this low-stock baseline of €352/sqm, but the package includes two independent units, central location, garage/cellar, good roof and 36 photos, which supports a solid but not exceptional score.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, practical townhouse complex with a very low €/m2 price and genuinely usable interior space. The main unit looks habitable now, with floors, bathrooms, heating and decent windows, but it is visually plain and dated rather than dreamy. The second unit adds potential, yet overall this feels more like a solid value project than a scroll-stopping Italian home fantasy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Exterior and courtyard outlook are quite plain, with no real scenic view.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need cosmetic updating.
- One of the two units appears to need more substantial renovation.
- Outdoor spaces are modest and partly enclosed/covered rather than open and charming.
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 47/100This is the Canavese plain east of Turin, with the low first ridges of the Alps visible to the north and west. The Po is south of Montanaro and the Malone stream runs through the local area. Turin is the nearest large city, with the full range of services, rail connections, universities and major museums. The wider Canavese area is known for mixed farming on the plain and for small historic towns at the foot of the Alpine valleys.