Casa bifamiliare in Via Carlo Felice Trossi
In vendita a Gaglianico, in Via Carlo Felice Trossi, proponiamo una casa semi indipendente di 70 mq disposta su due livelli. L'immobile, situato in un contesto economico, offre un'ottima opportunità per chi cerca una soluzione abitativa comoda e funzionale. Al piano terra troviamo un ingresso indipendente che conduce a un'accogliente zona giorno con cucina a vista, perfetta per momenti di...
What it really costs
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At €55,000 (€786/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €986/m² including €200/m² for a seemingly habitable home, versus the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². The independent entrance, garden, parking and 11 photos help, but condition and key property details are missing, and the asking price is well above the catalog baseline.
More on the house and the area
A colorful, characterful townhouse with a welcoming internal courtyard, traditional shutters, tiled floors, and a private garden area. The interiors look furnished and genuinely livable, with a working kitchen, two bathrooms, heating, and no evidence of major structural ruin; the rough outbuildings reduce the overall polish.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- The house itself appears usable, but the adjoining storage/garage areas are rough and cluttered.
- The garden is functional rather than landscaped, and the courtyard feels quite enclosed.
- No information is provided on energy efficiency, heating costs, or legal status of the exterior structures.
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 72/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Candelo, with the Serra morainica d'Ivrea running nearby as a long glacial ridge across the landscape. The Cervo and Elvo valleys are the mountain valleys closest to daily life here, and the Oasi Zegna area in the upper Biellese is the main named mountain landscape in the province. Biella is the nearest town of size and has the province’s main services and historic centre. Candelo is known for the Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified village, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.