Villa a schiera in Curino
Privato vende bellissima casetta familiare parzialmente ristrutturata ma da ultimare, fine schiera. Posizionata nelle prealpi biellesi, a breve distanza da stazioni sciistiche e lago d'Orta, con vista sulla pianura padana e a soli 30 minuti dall'autostrada TO-MI. La casa è così strutturata: al piano terra CUCINA con…
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 €35,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is just €292/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €352/sqm; with an estimated renovation of about €650/sqm for a partially finished house with new insulated roof but systems still to complete, the effective cost is about €942/sqm. Strong positives are the new roof, decent photo count, and appealing Prealps/lake-ski setting; the included warehouse is separate and does not veto the house itself.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic charm: the brick-vaulted ground floor, fireplace, timber roof and old village fabric give it character. The new roof and solid structure are big positives, but the house is still an unfinished renovation rather than a ready home, with raw rooms and incomplete fit-out. At €35k for 120 sqm it has strong potential and good bargain appeal, but it needs real work before it feels dream-home livable.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Partially renovated but unfinished interiors throughout
- Systems appear only pre-installed, not fully completed
- Several rooms are raw and not yet properly finished for living
- No proven view or polished outdoor space in the photos
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 66/100The area sits in the lower Biellese valleys at the edge of the Pennine Alps, with wooded slopes and small settlements along the Sessera valley. The Sessera river runs through this part of the valley. The nearest substantial mountain area is the Oasi Zegna and the Bielmonte zone, with ski lifts around Bielmonte at roughly a 25-minute drive. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services, rail connections and a historic centre. This part of the province is known for textile mills and for the transition from the Po-side plain into the alpine foothills.