Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Località Refavaie
SI VENDE PORZIONE DI STALLA-FIENILE DA RISTRUTTURARE con cambio d’uso in LOC. REFAVAIE A CAORIA (TN). Immersa nel verde della VALLE DEL VANOI, a 1150m di altitudine. Si raggiunge tramite strada pubblica asfaltata con gli ultimi 300m di strada privata sterrata. La proprietà misura 74MQ attualmente destinati a stalla…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Septic tank
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a stalla-fienile rather than a home, requiring a legally approved change of use, full conversion, septic installation and likely substantial utility work. At an estimated €1,976/m² effective cost (€50,000 purchase plus about €96,200 renovation), it is expensive relative to the limited local reference, despite the scenic setting and 5,000 m² of land.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric traditional alpine barn in an exceptional mountain meadow setting, surrounded by forest, peaks and roughly 5,000 sqm of land. However, it is currently a stable and hayloft with no bathroom or living fit-out, so it is a major conversion project rather than a usable home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,300/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€29,000 – €43,000
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.
- Currently an agricultural stable/hayloft, not a habitable home.
- Requires full conversion and renovation, including a legal change of use and installation of sewage treatment.
- Remote alpine access includes the final 300m on a private unpaved road; no interior living spaces are shown.
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 61/100The cluster sits in an alpine valley in eastern Trentino (Valle del Vanoi / Canal valley) with wooded slopes, pasture land and small hamlets along the valley floor. A mountain stream (the Vanoi tributaries) runs through the valley. The surrounding terrain is part of the eastern Alpine zone where the Lagorai massif and the Dolomite groups (Pale di San Martino area) are the dominant ranges within a broader local landscape. Parts of the Paneveggio – Pale di San Martino natural area lie in the wider vicinity. There is no large city within the valley; the local centres that provide shops, schools and basic services are small market towns in the Primiero/Vanoi area rather than provincial capitals. Access is by provincial mountain roads; the nearest major transport hubs (Trento, the A22/E45 motorway) lie well outside the 15 km radius.