Casa bifamiliare in Frazione Giorgio 8
Nel cuore della frazione di Giorgio, nel comune di Forno Canavese, sono disponibili due soluzioni semindipendenti in vendita, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione abitativa versatile. Il primo immobile, costruito nel 1960, si sviluppa su più livelli e offre una superficie di 110 mq. Al suo interno, troverete tre camere da letto, perfette per ospitare una famiglia o per...
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At €445/m², the asking price is already 25% above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m²; assuming basic habitability, effective cost rises to about €645/m². The 1960 construction and missing condition, energy, and renovation details weaken the deal despite the garden, parking, and 23 photos.
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This is a genuine, functioning townhouse rather than a renovation shell, with a usable kitchen, multiple bedrooms, tiled floors, and distinctive vaulted rooms that add some historic character. The small garden and covered outdoor area are useful, but there is no proven scenic view and the overall presentation is practical and dated rather than especially beautiful.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 are fully furnished and usable but quite dated, with cosmetic updating likely needed.
- The exterior and shared/covered areas appear worn and would benefit from maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 110 sqm, multi-bedroom home; utilities and legal status should 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 in the Canavese area at the first rise from the Po plain toward the Graian Alps, with wooded hills and cultivated lower slopes. The Orco valley begins nearby to the west and the Alpine chain is visible at short range, but the high mountain terrain is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Turin is the nearest large city and provides the main services, while Cuorgnè and Rivarolo Canavese are the closest towns of size for everyday shops and rail links. This part of Canavese is known for small hill settlements, mixed farmland and woodland rather than for a single major named natural feature inside the immediate area.