Terratetto plurifamiliare in Traversella
Nel cuore del comune di Traversella, nota per le sue miniere, per i suoi spazi verdi e per l'aria fresca, casa semindipendente disposta su più livelli. Al piano terra vi sono due spazi cantinati con soffitti a botte ed in cui vi è una temperatura costante e naturale tutto l'anno. Salendo al primo piano, mediante una…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €26,000 asking price is attractive at €325/m² versus the local €356/m² reference, and the house appears habitable with two bathrooms and 35 photos. Allowing roughly €200/m² for updates raises the effective cost to about €525/m²; the quiet, inland location limits the upside.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably cheap, genuinely habitable mountain-village townhouse with dramatic alpine views, slate-roofed stone buildings, balconies and strong rustic character. The home has working kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, heating and usable living spaces, though the interiors are dated and the cellar areas are rough rather than polished. At €26,000, the combination of livability, mountain setting and historic village atmosphere is highly compelling.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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 habitable but dated, with older kitchens, finishes and furnishings.
- The steep external stairs, multi-level layout and village access may not suit everyone.
- The cellar/storage areas show damp-looking stonework and will need practical inspection.
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 68/100Rueglio sits in the Valchiusella area at the edge of the Piedmont Alps, with wooded slopes and mid-mountain pasture above the Canavese plain. The Chiusella valley and stream are the main local natural feature. The nearest larger centre is Ivrea, which has a full set of services and a well-preserved historic core; Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for its twentieth-century Olivetti industrial city. This part of Canavese is known for chestnut woods, small stone villages and low Alpine walking country.