Casa bifamiliare in Via Guglielmo Marconi 13
MONTEROSSO GRANA - Ci sono luoghi che non si limitano ad essere una destinazione, ma diventano uno stile di vita. La Valle Grana è uno di questi. Un territorio autentico, dove il tempo sembra rallentare per lasciare spazio ai ritmi della natura, ai boschi profumati, ai prati che cambiano colore con il susseguirsi delle stagioni e ai piccoli borghi in...
What it really costs
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At €89,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is €742/sqm; assuming a needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,442/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €352/sqm in Piemonte townhouses. The listing has solid photo coverage and no legal red flags, but on price alone it looks well above this catalog’s usual sub-€100k comparables, with only a small offset for the attractive alpine village setting.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a shell: furnished, floored, with kitchen, bathroom and multiple bedrooms, so it looks liveable from day one. The mountain-valley village setting adds some charm, but the house itself is quite plain and dated rather than visually striking. Good value for the size, though buyers should budget for modernization and investigate the visible cracks.
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€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.
- Interiors are dated and need clear cosmetic updating.
- One bedroom shows visible wall cracking that needs checking.
- Kitchen and bathroom appear basic/older rather than renovated.
- Village-centre setting means no private outdoor space is shown.
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 68/100The cluster is in the lower Val Grana, with the Cottian Alps closing the valley to the west and wooded mountain slopes rising directly around the settlements. The Grana stream runs through the valley. Much of the upper valley falls within the Parco naturale del Monviso system. The nearest ski area is around Castelmagno, with small local lifts and cross-country terrain in the upper valley, roughly 30–40 minutes by road depending on snow and starting point. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for mountain pasture, stone hamlets and Castelmagno cheese from the upper valley.