Casa indipendente in Via Sempione
VALLE OSSOLA ANTICA CASA IN SASSO DA RISTRUTTURARE CON GIARDINO E VISTA PANORAMICA EURO 60.000 Nel comune di Crevoladossola, in località Bisogno, proponiamo in vendita casa autonoma in sasso da ristrutturare inserita in un nucleo storico di antica formazione (costruito nel 1740), caratterizzato da tipiche architetture…
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
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 136 m², the house needs a major restoration estimated around €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,541/m² versus about €336/m² for comparable local homes. The panoramic mountain setting, stone character, garden, and potential holiday use add appeal, but they do not offset the very high renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric mountain house with traditional stone architecture, balconies, a garden and an exceptional panoramic view across the Ossola valley and surrounding peaks. The structure appears substantially intact, with floors, rooms and roof in place, but it is clearly an old, empty and renovation-dependent home rather than a move-in-ready retreat.
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€54,000 – €80,000
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 property is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with dated interiors and no fitted kitchen shown.
- Roof, wiring, plumbing, heating and bathroom functionality should be verified carefully.
- The multi-level layout, exterior stairs and hillside setting may limit accessibility and increase renovation complexity.
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 is in the Ossola valley under the Lepontine Alps, with steep mountain sides close to the town. The Toce river runs through Domodossola and the upper Ossola valleys open from here toward Val Formazza, Valle Divedro, Val Bognanco and Valle Vigezzo. The Val Grande National Park lies nearby to the south-east, and the Simplon route toward Switzerland starts from this basin. The nearest ski areas are the Domobianca lifts just above Domodossola, with the base reached in about 20 minutes by road, and larger Ossola ski stations farther up the valleys. Domodossola is the main town of the Ossola area, with a substantial historic centre, rail links including the line toward Locarno, and regular services. The area is known for alpine valleys, stone villages and mountain access rather than for a lake or plain landscape.