Casa indipendente con terrazzo, due giardini e tetto nuovo a Schilpario
Casa indipendente con terrazzo, due giardini e tetto nuovo a Schilpario. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, mansarda, terrazzo, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 (€245/m²), the house is inexpensive upfront, but renovation at about €600/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €845/m²—about double the €421/m² local benchmark. The new roof, heating, garage and terrace help, but the 204 m² size makes the overall project costly.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely photogenic mountain home with handsome stone walls, wooden shutters, a broad terrace, gardens, and spectacular Alpine scenery. The house is not a bare shell: it has a working kitchen, bathroom, heating, bedrooms, a new roof, garage, and usable living spaces, though the interiors are dated and renovation is needed. At €50,000 for 204 sqm, the combination of real livability, character, land, and views is unusually compelling.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €72,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Interiors are dated and need renovation or substantial cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large four-bedroom house.
- The steep mountain setting and multi-level layout may limit accessibility.
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 78/100The cluster sits in the Orobie Alps at the head of Val di Scalve. The Dezzo stream runs down the valley. Schilpario is on the edge of the Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche. Cross-country skiing is based in Schilpario itself at the Centro Fondo, and the nearest downhill skiing is at Colere on the Presolana side, roughly 15 km away by road. The nearest larger centre is Darfo Boario Terme in Val Camonica, with rail access, thermal facilities and full services. The area is known for alpine pasture, forest, iron-mining history and access to high Orobie passes and peaks.