Casa bifamiliare in Via Provinciale 16
GURRO: Vendesi nella comunità montana di Gurro, bellissimo paesino situato nella Valle Cannobina, a circa 30 minuti da Cannobio e dal Lago Maggiore, appartamento su più livelli di 100mq circa con garage, con vista bellissima sui monti circostanti. L'immobile è composto a piano terra da autorimessa, entrata su portico, locale caldaia e cantina, salendo le scale troviamo il soggiorno e...
What it really costs
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Assuming habitable condition from the complete multi-level home with 39 photos, garage and terrace, the effective price is about €65,000 total or €650/m2 including ~€200/m2 light updating. That is above this low internal baseline of €353/m2 for Piemonte townhouses, but the absolute ask for a 100 m2 livable house near Lake Maggiore valley is still attractive enough for a solid diamond-tier deal.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the huge mountain-and-forest view, especially from the terrace, which gives this home a genuine alpine-living feel. The apartment looks fully usable now, with finished floors, heating, kitchen, garage and lived-in rooms, but it is quite dated and the building exterior is not especially charming. At €45k for 100 sqm with that panorama, it has strong dream value as a simple, livable base rather than a design showpiece.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€7,000 – €11,000
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 facade looks tired and would benefit from maintenance.
- Interiors are dated, especially the kitchen, though functional.
- Only one bathroom shown for a 100 sqm multi-level home.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Cannobina valley in the Lepontine Alps, with steep wooded slopes and small stone hamlets above the Cannobino stream. The valley runs down to Lake Maggiore at Cannobio, about 10 km away, which is the main nearby town with a lakefront, services and ferry links. The area is inside the Val Grande National Park buffer area and close to the park itself, one of the largest wilderness areas in Italy. The nearest substantial ski area is at Domobianca above Domodossola, roughly an hour's drive. Within this part of the upper Verbano the area is known for narrow alpine valleys, chestnut woods and old mule tracks linking scattered settlements.