Casa indipendente in Centro 2
Casa Indipendente / Terratetto – Lusigliè (Zona Centrale) (Nota: L'immobile si trova nel Comune di Lusigliè, non a Rivarolo Canavese) In centro paese, proponiamo in vendita caratteristico terratetto disposto su due livelli, estremamente versatile e completo di ogni comodità. Soluzione ideale sia per un'unica…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €521/m², the asking price is already 31% above the local benchmark of €397/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified works brings the effective cost to about €721/m². The listing does not state the condition and provides only two photos, so the claim that it is complete with every comfort is not sufficiently supported.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, apparently habitable two-level house with a useful balcony, parking, and generous floor area for the price. Its main appeal is practicality rather than beauty: the interiors are plain and dated, and the street-facing setting offers no visible landscape or historic charm.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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 appear dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- The home is directly on a town street, with no visible private garden or scenic view.
- Only two photos are provided, so the kitchen, bathrooms, roof, and overall maintenance cannot be verified.
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 58/100The cluster is on the Canavese plain at the foot of the Graian Alps, with the first alpine valleys beginning within about 15 km to the north and west. The Orco and Malone watercourses run through the Canavese area, and the landscape around Rivarolo is mainly fields, small settlements and views toward the mountains. The nearest larger centre is Ivrea, which has a substantial historic core and services; Turin is the main city for higher-level rail, hospitals and airport but lies beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known for the historic Canavese zone of small towns, castles and prealpine valleys.