Casa bifamiliare
Zubiena, proponiamo una casa semi indipendente in panoramica zona residenziale, l'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli e presenta una posizione funzionale offrendo un'ottima opportunità per chi desidera personalizzare il proprio spazio abitativo. La casa ci accoglie con un ampio giardino perfetto per godere di momenti…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,000 (€308/m²), the asking price is below the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m², but the vague condition and only one bathroom for 240 m² suggest substantial updating. With estimated renovation at €700/m², effective cost reaches about €1,008/m², making this weak unless the property is more habitable than described.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid-looking semi-detached home with a balcony, garden, old parquet and some appealing arched ceilings and traditional details. It appears broadly usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are dated, one section is unfinished, and damp and maintenance issues mean it needs real renovation before becoming an inviting 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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
- Substantial updating and cosmetic renovation are needed, with damp/mold staining visible in places.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large six-bedroom house.
- Parts of the property appear unfinished or used as storage, including a raw masonry room and problematic stair/roof area.
- The garden is attractive in principle but currently heavily overgrown.
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 63/100The cluster is in the Serra morenica di Ivrea, the long glacial ridge that runs across this part of southern Biella and Canavese. The Dora Baltea plain and the Ivrea area are close to the south, and the first Biellese pre-Alps rise to the north. The nearest larger town is Biella, with the provincial services, shops and rail connections. Ivrea is also nearby, with a larger historic centre and the UNESCO-listed industrial city of Olivetti. This area is known for morainic hills, woodland, small vineyards and mixed farming.