Casa indipendente in Via Principe Umberto
Nel suggestivo borgo di Granerolo proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica abitazione su due livelli, ideale come seconda casa, casa vacanze o punto d'appoggio per chi desidera vivere momenti di relax immerso nella tranquillità e nella natura. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina semiabitabile, un accogliente soggiorno e…
What it really costs
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At €14,000 (€280/m²), this is inexpensive, but assuming habitable condition with modest €200/m² work gives an effective €480/m², about 21% above the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m². The recently renovated bathroom and 19 photos are positives, while the missing condition and technical data limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
A very inexpensive, genuinely usable village house with a working kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms and attractive old wooden doors, furniture and stone surroundings. It has authentic character rather than polished beauty, but the visible damp, dated finishes and basic services mean it is better viewed as a charming second home needing refreshment than a dream turnkey residence.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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 usable but dated, with visible damp staining, worn finishes and some exposed wiring/pipes.
- Heating appears basic, centered on a wood-burning stove and portable/electric systems.
- The home is compact and tightly integrated into a stone village lane, with no evident private garden or meaningful 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 82/100Lake Orta is in the town. The lower western Alps and the prealpine ridges of Cusio and Mottarone surround the area. Mottarone is the nearest mountain of note, with road access and seasonal lifts around 20–30 minutes away. The Strona valley runs up from Omegna into wooded mountain terrain. Orta San Giulio, one of the Borghi più belli d’Italia, is on the same lake about 15 km away. The area is known for Lake Orta, for lakeside settlements, and for householdware manufacturing around Omegna and the Cusio district.