Villetta a schiera in Via Davestra 28
2008 - PORZIONE DI CASA INDIPENDENTE CON FIENILE E TERRENI A DAVESTRA Nel caratteristico borgo di Davestra, proponiamo una porzione di casa indipendente dal fascino tradizionale, immersa in un contesto tranquillo e circondato dal verde. Una proprietà che offre interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione, ideale per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €38,000 asking price is very low at €199/m² versus a local reference of €406/m², with a sound roof and 26 photos. However, the house needs modernization and new systems, while the fienile is currently storage space; estimated works bring the effective cost to roughly €899/m², and the remote mountain location limits resale appeal.
More on the house and the area
A substantial traditional mountain townhouse with stone-and-wood character, a private garden, and a peaceful green setting in the Cadore area. It is a real, roofed and usable home with kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and functioning floors, but the dated interiors and obsolete systems keep it well below move-in-ready dream-home status.
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€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- The house needs modernization and its systems require replacement.
- Interiors are dated, with visible damp staining and worn finishes.
- The property is spread across four levels and includes an unconverted hayloft, so substantial upkeep and renovation planning may be needed.
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 86/100The cluster sits in the Cadore valley of the province of Belluno, inside the Dolomite mountain system, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dolomite limestone peaks and steep ridges belonging to the Cadore groups (for example Antelao and the Marmarole sectors of the Dolomites) form the immediate mountain setting within roughly 15 km. The Piave river and the series of reservoir lakes and dams that regulate the Cadore valley are part of the local hydrography. The nearest town of size is Pieve di Cadore, which offers shops, basic services and a railway station and is known as the birthplace of the painter Titian (Tiziano). The local economy and land use are oriented to mountain activities: forestry, summer hiking and climbing, and winter skiing in the wider Cadore/Cortina lift system; the nearest major ski lifts are in the Cortina/Auronzo/Cadore area. Parts of the Dolomiti Bellunesi protected areas and mountain trail network lie in the province and influence access and conservation in the surroundings.