Casa bifamiliare in Borgata Vallossera 18
A Rocca Canavese, in Borgata Vallossera, casa semindipendente disposta su tre livelli, caratterizzata da ambienti luminosi e da interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione. Al piano interrato è presente la cantina, ideale come spazio di deposito. Il piano rialzato ospita la zona giorno, composta da una cucina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €19,000 asking price is only €253/m², but the listing does not state the condition; allowing roughly €700/m² for the advertised customization needs brings the effective cost to about €953/m², well above the €356/m² local baseline. The low entry price is attractive, but renovation uncertainty makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious old village house with attractive terrazzo floors, traditional wooden doors, balconies, and a stone-clad base. It is roofed, floored, and arranged as a usable multi-level home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are very dated and the exterior needs repair, so it is more of a renovation bargain than a dream home.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- Clearly dated and in need of substantial cosmetic updating, with peeling exterior plaster and signs of damp or ceiling wear.
- Bathroom condition and utility systems are not shown clearly.
- The house fronts directly onto a paved village road, with no visible private garden or outdoor living space.
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 lies at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo, where the first Alpine relief rises from the Canavese plain. The Graian Alps are the mountain backdrop within this radius, with wooded lower slopes and ridges above the built villages. The Stura di Lanzo runs through the nearby valleys. Lanzo Torinese is the nearest town of some size, with rail connection toward Turin and the normal services of a valley town. Turin is the main city used for higher-level services and work commuting, but it lies beyond the immediate landscape. This part of the Canavese is known for the transition from plain to pre-Alpine valleys and for hiking and summer second-home villages in the Lanzo valleys.