Rustico/casale
Nel caratteristico comune di Montecrestese, in una zona tranquilla e immersa nella natura, proponiamo in vendita un rustico dal fascino tradizionale, ideale per chi cerca un immobile da recuperare e valorizzare. Il rustico conserva il suo carattere originale e offre la possibilità di essere recuperato e valorizzato,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 91 m² and an estimated €1,100/m² restoration, the effective cost is about €1,649/m²—far above the local €261/m² reference. The listing describes a rustic property to recover and says conversion to a dwelling must be verified by a technician, leaving both habitability and total costs uncertain.
More on the house and the area
The traditional stone farmhouse has striking alpine character, attractive exposed timber, and glimpses of mountain scenery in a peaceful hillside setting. However, the full gallery shows a raw, cluttered rustico with unfinished interiors and no clearly usable living facilities, so its beauty is currently outweighed by the renovation required.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- This is a substantial restoration project, not a move-in home.
- Interiors are cluttered and appear to lack a finished kitchen, bathroom, and usable residential services.
- Roof structures, wiring, floors, and overall habitability require careful technical assessment; residential conversion must be verified.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Val d'Ossola under the Lepontine Alps, with steep wooded slopes and high alpine ridges close around the valley. The Toce river runs down the Ossola valley nearby. The Veglia-Devero Natural Park lies within this part of upper Ossola, with alpine pastures, larch woods and high mountain basins in the surrounding valleys. The nearest ski lifts are the small Domobianca area above Domodossola, roughly 25-35 minutes by road, while larger Ossola ski areas such as San Domenico are farther and do not change the immediate setting. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with rail links, shops, services and a substantial historic centre. This part of Ossola is known for stone villages, terraced slopes, chestnut woods and access to the Swiss border valleys.