Casa bifamiliare in Via Antonio Botta 47
Ad Andorno Micca, in località Colma, proponiamo in vendita casa semi indipendente disposta su tre livelli con cortile, giardino di pertinenza e deposito a pochi passi dall'abitazione. Al piano terra troviamo la cucina abitabile con camino, l'antibagno, il bagno finestrato dotato di doccia e zona lavanderia; al secondo…
What it really costs
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At €542/m², the asking price is already 53% above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m²; allowing roughly €84,000 for renovation raises the effective cost to about €1,242/m². The detailed description and 31 photos are positives, but the missing condition data makes the true value uncertain.
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This is a genuine, lived-in three-level home rather than a renovation shell, with a functioning kitchen, bathrooms, heating, fireplace and furnished rooms. Its strongest appeal is the traditional village character, private courtyard/garden, balconies and a clear mountain view. The style is modest and dated rather than polished, but it offers a realistic and atmospheric Italian mountain-home lifestyle.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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 interiors are fully usable but dated, especially the kitchen and bathrooms.
- Exterior plaster, balconies, wiring and some finishes appear to need maintenance or updating.
- The narrow multi-level layout and single bathroom may be less convenient for some buyers.
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 77/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Biella, with Monte Mucrone and the Oropa basin within about 10 km. The Oropa stream valley runs into the town, and the area sits between the first Alpine slopes and the edge of the rice plain toward Vercelli. The Sacro Monte di Oropa and the Sanctuary of Oropa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are within this radius above the town. The nearest ski area is Oropa, with small lifts about 15 minutes' drive from Biella. Biella itself is the main town of the area, with a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo and the services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the wool textile industry and for the Oropa pilgrimage route.