Terratetto plurifamiliare in Lemie
Nel comune di Lemie, nella tranquilla frazione di Chiandusseglio, a 965 metri di altitudine, proponiamo una casa semi-indipendente libera su due lati, con cortile privato. L’immobile è raggiungibile esclusivamente a piedi tramite la caratteristica mulattiera della frazione. È disponibile un ampio parcheggio pubblico a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 for 60 sqm, the asking price is €583/sqm; with about €250/sqm of light works for a basically habitable but dated home, the effective cost is ~€833/sqm, well above this stock baseline of €353/sqm. Positives are the redone roof and 32 photos, but the access only on foot, 965 m mountain hamlet setting, single glazing on part of the house, and second-home positioning weaken value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little alpine stone house, not a shell: roof appears maintained, rooms are furnished, and there is a bathroom and kitchen in place. The mountain hamlet setting and rustic stone exterior have charm, but the interiors are quite plain and dated rather than dream-home beautiful. At €35k it has real bargain appeal for a simple holiday base.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Pedestrian access only via village mule path; parking is about 150 m away.
- Habitable but dated, with basic finishes and a small/simple kitchen.
- Heating is by electric convectors and hot water by wood boiler; no methane gas network.
- Some windows are still single-glazed.
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 76/100The cluster is in the Valli di Lanzo in the Graian Alps, with steep wooded slopes and narrow valley scenery around the Stura di Viù basin. The nearest ski lifts are the small slopes at Pian Benot above Usseglio, roughly 25–35 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Ceres is the nearest town of some size in the valleys, with basic services and the Torino–Ceres rail connection farther down the valley; Turin is the main city reached down the valley. The area is known for alpine pasture landscapes, stone mountain hamlets and summer walking routes in the Lanzo valleys.