Rustico/casale in Regione Ariette
Ad Andrate, piccolo borgo del Canavese adagiato sulle pendici della Serra Morenica e apprezzato per il suo ambiente naturale e la posizione panoramica, proponiamo in vendita un rustico da ristrutturare totalmente con terreno di pertinenza. Una proprietà dedicata a chi, davanti a un edificio da ristrutturare, non vede semplicemente ciò che c'è oggi, ma riesce già a immaginare ciò che...
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At €39,000 (€325/m²), this farmhouse requires total renovation estimated at €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost to about €1,425/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €263/m². The garden and panoramic rural setting add some appeal, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric old stone farmhouse in a beautiful wooded Piemonte setting, with substantial grassland and strong historic character. However, the gallery shows a rough former farm building rather than a usable home: renovation appears extensive, including interiors, services, and at least part of the roof. At €39,000 it has genuine project appeal, but it is a dream restoration rather than an immediately livable Italian house.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Advertised as a rustic property requiring total renovation, not a move-in home.
- Interiors are extremely basic, with damp-looking finishes, old fittings, and no clearly usable modern kitchen or bathroom.
- One roof section appears seriously deteriorated, and access seems rural and potentially limited.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Canavese hills at the edge of the Alpine foothills, with the Graian Alps rising to the north and west. The Dora Baltea valley is nearby. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full service centre and the industrial city of Ivrea, 20th-Century, on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The area is known for wooded morainic hills, small lakes and villages linked to the Serra d'Ivrea landscape created by the ancient glacier of the Aosta valley.