Casa bifamiliare
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 173 sqm, the asking price is just €434/sqm, but with no stated condition and a description focused on 'potentialità' for two independent units, a mid renovation budget of about €700/sqm is prudent. That brings the effective cost to roughly €1,134/sqm, well above the low Piemonte townhouse baseline of €352/sqm, but the large size, central location near services, terrace/parking, and 36 photos make it a plausible versatile project rather than a bargain-basement trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable townhouse at a very low price, with solid floors, stairs, bathrooms and a roofed structure already in place. But the visuals are quite ordinary: no notable character, no scenic setting, and the rooms feel dated rather than charming. It looks livable after refreshment, not a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€34,000 – €61,000
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.
- Very plain exterior and no meaningful view.
- Interiors look dated and partly stripped, especially the kitchen.
- Needs cosmetic updating and likely some functional refit before feeling truly comfortable.
- Central in-town setting with little outdoor charm beyond the terrace/balcony.
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.