Rustico/casale in Frazione Colombaro 13
In Frazione Colombaro, nel Comune di Lanzo Torinese, al confine con il Comune di Germagnano, proponiamo in vendita una palazzina completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di un immobile da recuperare e valorizzare secondo le proprie esigenze. La posizione è particolarmente interessante: la zona è…
What it really costs
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At €42,000 for 400 sqm, the ask is just €105/sqm versus a €262/sqm local baseline, a very deep discount. The text says "completamente da ristrutturare", so I estimate a heavy restoration at about €1,100/sqm; even with major works, the entry price is exceptionally low for the size.
More on the house and the area
This is a handsome Piedmont farmhouse with real stone-and-plaster character, a big courtyard, balconies and a pleasant hillside village setting. But the current condition is far from move-in: several rooms are raw, damaged and decayed, so this reads as a major restoration project rather than a usable home today. At €42k for 400 sqm it has strong dream potential, but the wow is pulled down hard by condition.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€158,000 – €234,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; many rooms show heavy deterioration and peeling plaster.
- Livability is currently very limited despite the structure appearing largely standing and roofed.
- Courtyard and garden areas are overgrown and need substantial cleanup.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a very large 400 sqm building.
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 66/100The cluster is in the lower Valli di Lanzo at the first rise from the Turin plain, with the Graian Alps closing the northern and western horizon. The Ceronda valley is local here, and the Stura di Lanzo valley system begins a short distance north and west. The Lanzo valleys are within the 15 km landscape, with woods, slopes and mountain villages rather than open plain. Venaria Reale and the north-west edge of Turin are the nearest larger urban areas, with full services and rail links toward the city. The area is known as the approach to the Lanzo valleys from Turin.