Rustico/casale
Casa di Paese a Viu - Opportunità di Ristrutturazione con Vista Panoramica Scopri questa affascinante casa di paese situata a Viu, a soli 60 km da Torino, immersa in un contesto montano straordinario. Costruita nel 1900, questa proprietà rappresenta un'opportunità unica per chi desidera creare la propria dimora da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 (€500/m²), the house needs a complete renovation, including bathrooms and heating; with an estimated €63,000 renovation bill, the effective cost is about €1,400/m² versus €263/m² for comparable Piemonte homes. The new roof and 1,000 m² garden are positives, but the remote mountain location and substantial works make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic character, with stone foundations, aged timber, and a substantial private meadow or garden in a mountain setting. However, it is a full renovation project rather than a usable home: there are no bathrooms, no heating, and the interiors are currently storage-like and uninhabitable.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Complete renovation required, including bathrooms, heating, and likely electrical and plumbing systems.
- Interiors appear dark, cluttered, and currently unsuitable for living.
- The roof is reportedly rebuilt, but the condition of the timber balcony, floors, and structural elements needs verification.
- The advertised panoramic mountain view is not clearly shown in the gallery.
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 70/100The cluster is in the Valli di Lanzo, with the Graian Alps around it and side valleys rising quickly above the valley floor. The Stura di Viù runs through the valley. Colle del Lys is nearby and marks the ridge toward the Susa side. The nearest ski area is the small Pian Benot lift area above Usseglio, roughly 30–40 minutes by road from Viù. Lanzo Torinese is the nearest town of some size in the lower valleys, with rail access toward Turin and the main everyday services; Turin is the main city for hospitals, universities and a full range of shops and work. This part of the valleys is known for alpine pasture, second-home villages and summer walking routes.