Casa bifamiliare in Via Cantalupo
In una tranquilla borgata di Meana di Susa, questa casa semindipendente in pietra gode di tre lati liberi e di una piacevole vista aperta sulle montagne. L'abitazione, edificata nel 1895 e ristrutturata intorno agli anni '80, si sviluppa su due piani fuori terra, oltre al piano terra dove trovano spazio due cantine finestrate. Il piano principale ospita la zona giorno,...
What it really costs
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At €56,000 for 101 sqm, the asking price is €554/sqm; with an estimated €700/sqm renovation budget for an 1895 stone house last renovated around the 1980s, the effective cost is about €1,254/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €353/sqm for Piemonte townhouses, so despite the decent size, parking/terrace and mountain-view setting, this looks only a fair deal unless the condition is better than the description suggests.
More on the house and the area
This feels like a real, usable mountain-borgo home rather than a project: the rooms are complete, furnished and clearly livable now. The balcony and open mountain outlook add genuine charm, and there are touches of character like the fireplace and older wooden furniture, though the overall finish is very 1980s and ready for refreshing.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 cosmetic updating.
- Kitchen is basic and old-fashioned rather than fully modern.
- Only one bathroom shown.
- Exterior charm is only partly proven from 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 72/100The cluster is in the Val di Susa with the Cottian Alps immediately around it. The Dora Riparia runs along the valley floor below Meana. The Gran Bosco di Salbertrand Regional Park is within this part of the valley to the west. The nearest ski area is at Sauze d’Oulx in the Via Lattea domain, roughly 35–45 minutes by road depending on the access point. Susa is the nearest town of size and has rail services, shops and major Roman remains including the Arch of Augustus and the amphitheatre. The valley is one of the historic Alpine routes between Turin and France and is known for forts and abbeys, including the Sacra di San Michele farther east in the valley.