Casa indipendente in Via Foresti 25
TERRATETTO DA RISTRUTTURARE CON GIARDINO In posizione tranquilla, proponiamo in vendita terratetto da ristrutturare, disposto su due livelli e così composto: Piano terra: cucina e tavernetta; Primo piano: tre camere da letto e bagno. A completare la proprietà troviamo la terrazza, un box auto, il giardino privato, il solaio e la cantina. Di pertinenza dell'immobile è inoltre presente, di fronte...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€690/m²), a renovation estimated at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,390/m², far above the local reference of €397/m². The private garden, garage and terrace add appeal, but the listing does not say enough about the building’s structural condition or renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely attractive Piedmont country house with vaulted interiors, a broad mountain setting, a terrace, garden, and traditional rural character. The main dwelling appears roofed, furnished, and basically livable, but it is clearly an older home needing meaningful renovation rather than a move-in-ready dream house.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 listing explicitly says it needs renovation, despite the house being furnished and currently usable.
- Kitchen, bathroom, finishes, and systems look dated and likely need upgrading.
- Some attached and surrounding outbuildings appear visibly deteriorated.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a four-bedroom layout.
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 cluster sits in the lower Valle Maira at the point where the valley opens onto the Cuneo plain, with the Cottian Alps rising immediately to the west. The Maira river runs through Dronero. The valley above Dronero is the main named landscape within reach, with a sequence of alpine villages, side valleys and higher pasture and larch country as it climbs toward the upper Alps. Dronero itself has a substantial historic centre and the Ponte del Diavolo, the medieval stone bridge over the Maira. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and a larger urban centre on the plain. The area is known for access into the Maira Valley and for the Occitan culture of the western Cuneo valleys.