Casa indipendente in Via Pallarea 7
Casa di 2 piani semi indipendente con ampio garage e cantina al piano terra. Una scala in pietra porta al primo balcone ed all’ingresso sulla grande zona giorno, luminosa e con vista, dotata di bagno di servizio, disimpegno e uscita su terrazzo recintato o su cortile comune. Al piano superiore sono presenti 2 belle stanze da letto con affaccio su...
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At €80,000 for 130 sqm, the asking price is €615/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description, an estimated €200/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to about €815/sqm. That is well above the local baseline of €472/sqm for similar low-budget stock in Piemonte, though the size, garage, cellar, terrace and decent photo count support a mid-range rather than poor score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: furnished, with finished bathrooms, a working kitchen area, internal stairs and bright rooms. The best appeal is the green mountain setting, balcony outlooks and fenced terrace/garden potential, but the house itself is fairly ordinary and cosmetically dated rather than beautiful.
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 is plain and not especially photogenic.
- Interiors are basic and dated rather than characterful.
- Outdoor areas look a bit overgrown and may need tidying.
- Semi-detached/courtyard setting means limited privacy.
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 69/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Alps, with wooded slopes and higher limestone ridges around the upper Tanaro valleys. The area is associated with the ski station of Viola Saint-Gréé, with lifts on the mountain above the village when operating. Ormea is the nearest small town of size, with everyday services and a historic centre in the Tanaro valley. This part of the province is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods and road access across the alpine valleys toward the Ligurian side.