Rustico/casale in Cascina Carrera
Cercavamo una seconda casa per passare finesettimana e festività lontano dal caos della città, Nel 2010 acquistammo questa cascina che rispecchiava perfettamente l'esigenza. Descrizione del contesto: La cascina si trova in una frazione del comune di Magnano (BI) nel cuore della Serra Morenica di Ivrea, un posto ancora incontaminato dal turismo di massa, immerso nel bosco e dalla tranquillità,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €289/m², the asking price is close to the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m², but the listing gives no condition, habitability, or renovation details. Assuming a needs-renovation farmhouse, the effective cost is about €989/m² (€26,000 + €63,000 works), making this weak despite 19 photos and only 3 days on market.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, lived-in Piemonte farmhouse with a working kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, fireplace, balcony, and a private green courtyard surrounded by woodland. Its shutters, brick details, enclosed veranda, and rustic outbuildings provide character, while the €26,000 price makes it an unusually accessible real home rather than a ruin.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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 usable but distinctly dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Exterior balconies, roofs, shutters, and outbuildings show visible age and maintenance needs.
- The property is in a wooded, tranquil setting, but the photos do not prove a dramatic mountain or valley view.
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.