Terratetto unifamiliare in Sanfront
SANFRONT - Via Comba Gambasca In posizione tranquilla e immersa nel verde, a circa 10 minuti dal centro di Sanfront, proponiamo casetta indipendente libera su quattro lati, circondata da un’area esterna di proprietà. L’immobile si presenta completamente da ristrutturare e rappresenta quindi un’interessante opportunità…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 purchase price is very low, but the property is completely to restore: estimated renovation costs of about €110,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €125,000, or €1,250/m² versus a €356/m² local benchmark. The independent house, garden, garage and 11 photos are positives, but the listing describes a substantial project rather than a ready home.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old mountain house with a private grassy area and an appealing Alpine backdrop. However, the visibly decayed roof, external stairs, balconies, and surrounding agricultural structures make it a major restoration project rather than a realistically usable home today.
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€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Complete renovation is required, not a move-in home.
- The roof structure, balconies, stairs, and outbuildings appear seriously deteriorated.
- No interior photos are provided, so bathroom, kitchen, utilities, and structural condition are unverified.
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 sits at the foot of Monviso in the upper Po valley. The Po rises on the slopes above Pian del Re in the same valley, and the Monviso massif dominates the western skyline within this area. The Parco del Monviso surrounds the upper valley and links to the protected high mountain area around the source of the Po. The nearest ski lifts are the small lifts at Crissolo, reached in about 20 minutes by road. Saluzzo is the nearest substantial town, with services, a preserved historic centre and the brick hilltop Castiglia. The area is known for mountain pasture, fruit growing in the valley floor, and as the approach to the headwaters of the Po.