Casa indipendente in Via Garibaldi 3
Casa Indipendente da Terra a Tetto in Valle Vigezzo - Santa Maria Maggiore - frazione Buttogno Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nella frazione Buttogno, a Santa Maria Maggiore, prima località entrando nella suggestiva Valle Vigezzo. Si tratta di un'autentica dimora montana sviluppata su tre piani,…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is described as being in good condition, but at €95,000 it already costs €779/m², far above the €336/m² level for comparable Piemonte country homes. Allowing roughly €200/m² for updating and the energy class G, the effective cost is about €979/m²; the mountain setting and garden add appeal, but not enough to justify the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, livable alpine home in an exceptionally atmospheric stone-and-slate mountain hamlet, with handsome traditional exteriors, timber ceilings, a fireplace, balconies, and plenty of character. The interiors are furnished and functional rather than beautifully renovated, but the house appears ready to use with mainly cosmetic updating needed.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs and future efficiency work.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, especially the kitchen and bathroom.
- The home is on a narrow cobbled village lane, so direct car access and parking may be limited.
- Only one bathroom serves the three-level, four-bedroom layout.
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 76/100The cluster is in the Valle Vigezzo in the Lepontine Alps, close to the Swiss border. The Melezzo Orientale runs along the valley floor, and the valley rises quickly to alpine pastures and forested slopes with higher rocky ridges above. Val Grande National Park lies just south of the valley, with its mountain wilderness beginning within the surrounding ranges. The nearest ski area is at Santa Maria Maggiore and Malesco in the valley, with the larger Domobianca lifts above Domodossola farther away. The nearest town of some size is Domodossola, which has rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. Santa Maria Maggiore, a few kilometres away, is the main centre of the valley and is known for its old centre and the Vigezzina railway toward Locarno. The area is known for alpine valley landscapes, mountain hamlets and cross-border links into Ticino.