Casa indipendente in vendita a Quarna Sotto
Casa indipendente in vendita a Quarna Sotto. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, balcone, arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective cost ≈ €1,528/m² (€89,000 price + €13,400 estimated repairs), which is far above the regional median of €281/m²; the property is habitable and well‑photographed but priced high for Piemonte.
More on the house and the area
A neat, move-in-ready two-storey village house with attractive wood‑beamed bedroom, stone fireplace/stove and a private paved courtyard. Interiors are bright and well finished so this feels like a real, livable home rather than a project. Expect modest village views and limited space (good as a compact mountain retreat or second home).
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Small footprint — 67 m² and only one bedroom
- No notable scenic view (village setting on a narrow road)
- Unclear parking/vehicle access from photos
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 76/100The cluster sits in the mountains above Lake Orta, with the lake within about 10 km and Mottarone rising to the east. The area is inside the Cusio mountain zone of the western Alps, with chestnut and beech woodland and scattered mountain hamlets. Omegna is the nearest town of size, on the north end of Lake Orta, with everyday services, rail connections and lakefront amenities. The Sacro Monte di Orta on the lake is a UNESCO site. Mottarone has the nearest ski area, reached by road in roughly 30–40 minutes depending on the exact starting point. The area is known for mountain villages and for the Lake Orta basin.