Rustico in Romano Canavese
In zona centrale e ben fornita di servizi, soluzione semi indipendente libera su tre lati con giardino privato. Al piano terreno vi sono due stanze dove poter ricavare una cucina ed un soggiorno di generose dimensioni. Il piano superiore, raggiungibile tramite scala interna ed esterna, presenta due stanze ed un bagno…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €36,000 but needs full renovation (~€700/m² → ~€98,000), giving an effective price ≈ €957/m² vs regional median €263/m²; central location with garden and garage is positive, but the high renovation burden makes this overpriced for the area.
More on the house and the area
The property has a pleasant private garden and a traditional farmhouse form (arched ceilings and exposed brick) that give it character. However the interiors are heavily fire-damaged and blackened, so this is a substantial rebuild project rather than a move-in home — a strong bargain only for someone ready for full renovation.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Severe fire and smoke damage throughout the interior; heavy charring on walls/ceilings and debris present.
- Possible structural and roof/joist damage in places — professional structural survey required before work.
- Full gut-renovation needed: remove burnt material, replace electrics, plumbing, windows, finishes and likely parts of floors/roof.
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 66/100The Canavese plain meets the first morainic hills of the Serra d'Ivrea here, the long glacial ridge that runs south of Ivrea. The Dora Baltea flows through the Ivrea area a few kilometres away. Lago Sirio and the other small glacial lakes around Ivrea are within this radius. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services and a substantial historic centre. Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for the 20th-century industrial city built by Olivetti. The area is known for the morainic landscape of the Canavese and for Ivrea's Olivetti heritage.