Casa indipendente
Nel Comune di Callabiana proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente disposta su due livelli abitativi, con una superficie complessiva di circa 180 mq. L’abitazione si sviluppa al piano terreno con un’ampia zona giorno, caratterizzata da spazi generosi e funzionali, servita da un bagno. Al piano superiore trova spazio la zona notte, composta da tre camere da letto e un secondo servizio....
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €97,000 for 180 sqm, the asking price is €539/sqm; assuming a basically habitable condition from the description, an estimated €200/sqm renovation brings effective cost to about €739/sqm. That is well above this catalog’s Piemonte country-house baseline of €421/sqm, so despite the large size and decent presentation, it looks only fair value rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house with generous space and lots of character for the money: brick-and-beam ceilings, a big rustic living area, fireplace and solid wood floors upstairs. The outside is modest rather than romantic, but the house feels structurally sound and genuinely habitable, with enough charm to become very attractive after a refresh. The small garden/green edge helps, though this is more practical village house than fairytale hideaway.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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 fairly plain and sits right on the road.
- Interiors are habitable but dated, with some rooms needing cosmetic refresh.
- No kitchen is shown, so immediate full move-in readiness is unclear.
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 Biellese pre-Alps, with wooded ridges and pasture around the Sessera valley. The Sessera torrent and the upper Cervo and Strona valleys are part of the local landscape. The Alta Valsessera area lies within reach here, with the Oasi Zegna regional protected area on the mountain ridge between Trivero and Bielmonte. The nearest ski area is Bielmonte, about 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the province is known for wool-textile history and for mountain pastures and chestnut woodland.