Casa indipendente in vendita a Ala di Stura, Cresto
Casa Indipendente con Giardino e Bosco ad Ala di Stura (Frazione Cresto) iad Italia propone in vendita una splendida casa indipendente su 4 lati, immersa nella natura e nella quiete della Frazione Cresto, uno dei borghi più pittoreschi ed evocativi delle Valli di Lanzo (a circa 1.100 m s.l.m.). Una soluzione ideale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €48,000 for 90 sqm the asking price is €533/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm for a 'da ristrutturare' house, the effective cost is roughly €1,233/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €353/sqm for Piemonte townhouses, despite positives like good roof/electrics, garage, garden and mountain setting.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine appeal as a small mountain retreat: detached, surrounded by greenery, with private garden and woodland in a quiet alpine hamlet. The house is structurally more than a shell—roof appears in place, floors and windows exist, and there is usable volume—but the interiors are tired, stained and dated, so it is a real renovation rather than a move-in dream home. At €48k, the setting and land give it some bargain pull.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full interior updating and likely a new kitchen/bathroom.
- Ground floor and some rooms feel damp/dark, so moisture checks are important.
- Photos do not prove the panoramic mountain view strongly from the house itself.
- Wooded roadside setting may mean less privacy/less sun than the listing suggests.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Valli di Lanzo in the Graian Alps, with steep alpine slopes, conifer and beech woods, and high pasture above the valley floor. The Stura di Ala runs through the valley. The Parco Naturale di Pian della Mussa lies up-valley, with the high alpine basin below the Uja di Ciamarella and other Levanne peaks. Usseglio is the nearest small mountain centre up the valley, and Ceres is the main service town down-valley with rail connection and basic shops and services. This area is known for alpine hiking, summer pasture landscapes, climbing, and small-scale winter sports in the Lanzo valleys.