Casa indipendente in Località Secae Valcona
Imperia – Valcona Sottana Piccola Casetta indipendente a circa 1.300 metri di altitudine nel cuore delle alpi liguri. La casa è composta da un ingresso direttamente nel soggiorno con angolo cottura con camino a legna che riscalda tutti gli ambienti, una camera matrimoniale e un bagno con finestra. Indipendente sui…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €932/m², estimated effective cost is about €1,132/m² after modest habitable-home upkeep, more than double the €516/m² local comparison level. The house is immediately habitable with a garden and renovated lower-level room, but its remote 1,300 m altitude, Energy Class G, and €55,000 price limit the value.
More on the house and the area
A charming, independent alpine cottage surrounded by mature woodland, with a photogenic exterior, private garden, exposed beams, rustic furnishings and a wood-burning fireplace. The 59-square-meter house appears genuinely usable rather than a renovation project, with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and a renovated lower-level tavern/storage space. Its strongest appeal is the peaceful high-mountain setting and ready-to-live-in character, although it is compact, remote and energetically inefficient.
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.
- Remote alpine setting at about 1,300 meters may mean difficult winter access and seasonal isolation.
- Energy class G and wood-burning heating suggest higher comfort and running-cost considerations.
- Interiors are highly personal and somewhat dated, though the house is furnished and immediately habitable.
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 Ligurian Alps, with Monte Saccarello and the upper Arroscia valley close by. The area lies inside the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri. Monesi, the nearest ski area, is a short drive up the valley. Pieve di Teco is the nearest small town of size, with everyday services and a compact historic centre. This part of western Liguria is known for mountain pasture, woodland, stone villages and the transition from the olive valleys to the high Alpine ridge near the French border.