Casa indipendente in Via Monbarone 74
Proponiamo casa semindipendente disposta su due piani più sottotetto. Al piano terra cucina, tavernetta e vano caldaia; al 1° piano cucina, una stanza che a seconda dell'esigenza può essere adibita a sala o camera da letto e bagno, al piano superiore zona notte con due camere da letto e bagno. i due piani sono collegati da una scala esterna. Non...
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated effective price ~€690/m2 (€49k price + ~€20k renovation on 100 m2) versus regional median ~€400/m2, so this sits well above the local median. Listing gives 20 photos and two bathrooms but does not state the property condition or energy class, and the location is inland (≈150 km from the sea).
More on the house and the area
A solid, lived-in mountain-village house with attractive rustic character — exposed beams, a stone fireplace/tavernetta and a long covered balcony with valley/mountain views. Internally habitable with two bathrooms and a boiler, but finishes are dated and the roadside location/limited outdoor space require acceptance of village life and light updating.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Fronting a narrow village road — traffic/noise and limited parking
- Some rooms and bathrooms are dated and need cosmetic updating
- No private garden, only a narrow covered balcony/terrace
- Upper and lower units have external access between floors (separate entrances)
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 58/100This is in the lower Biella area between the Serra morainic ridge and the first Biellese Prealps, with a mixed landscape of wooded hills, small fields and scattered villages. The Elvo valley and the slopes below the Oropa and Mucrone side of the Biella mountains are within the local area. The nearest larger town is Biella, which provides the main services, shops and rail connections for the district. The area is known in practical terms for the textile history of the Biella district and for foothill villages at the edge of the prealpine belt.