Casa indipendente in Borgata Formiero 36
Nella tranquilla e caratteristica Borgata Formiero a Pont Canavese, lungo la strada che porta ad Alpette, casa indipendente. La proprietà si sviluppa su più livelli e offre tre camere da letto di generosa di metratura, collegate esternamente. Il riscaldamento è autonomo con stufa a legna. A corredo della proprietà vi sono due pratici locali deposito e un...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €28,000 (€475/m²), the headline price is low, but the house appears to need substantial updating: several levels, bedrooms connected externally, wood-stove heating, and storage spaces suggest roughly €700/m² of work. That puts the effective cost near €1,175/m², far above the local €397/m² benchmark; the listing also conflicts on the number of bedrooms and does not state the condition, construction year, or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful Alpine hamlet house with rough stone walls, traditional slate roofs, timber shutters, and a dramatic mountain view. The interiors are basic and dated but clearly roofed, floored, furnished, and usable rather than an empty shell; at €28,000, it offers a compelling live-in mountain-home dream for someone comfortable with rustic conditions and renovation.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- The home is spread over multiple levels with some rooms connected externally, which may limit everyday convenience.
- Interiors are habitable-looking but very dated and would benefit from modernization and careful inspection of utilities, heating, and the roof.
- The steep, partly overgrown garden and narrow stone lanes may make access and maintenance demanding.
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 62/100The cluster is in the Canavese at the mouth of the Valle Orco, with the Graian Alps closing the northern horizon and the first Alpine slopes starting immediately above the plain. The Orco river runs through the area. The Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso begins farther up the valley, with its nearest access around Ceresole Reale beyond the 15 km radius. Cuorgnè is the nearest town of size for daily needs, and Ivrea is the nearest larger centre with a railway station, hospitals and a fuller set of services. The area is known for the transition from the Canavese plain to the Alpine valleys and for hydroelectric valleys farther up the Orco basin.