Casa bifamiliare
In una piccola e tranquilla borgata di Pont Canavese, lungo la strada che porta ad Alpette, casa indipendente disposta su più livelli e dotata di terrazzo. La zona giorno, sita al pian terreno, è composta da una cucina abitabile con accesso al balcone, un luminoso soggiorno ed un servizio igienico dotato di doccia; mediante scala interna si giunge alla...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €394/m², the asking price is already above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m²; assuming basic habitability, effective cost is about €594/m² after €35,000 of renovation. The remote hamlet location and unspecified condition limit confidence despite the large 175 m² size, garden, parking and 22 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious townhouse with a functioning kitchen, two bathrooms, several bedrooms, balconies, and a large terrace/garden setting. The mountain panorama and green Alpine-village surroundings provide the main dream factor, while the interiors are homely but dated rather than design-led. At €69,000 for 175 m², it offers unusually strong space and setting for the price.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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 and finishes are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Exterior walls, balconies, and roof coverings show signs of age and need inspection.
- The home is spread over multiple levels in a hillside village setting, so access may not suit everyone.
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.