Casa indipendente da ristrutturare, Megolo
Casa indipendente da ristrutturare, Megolo. autonomo heating, garage, balcone.
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€276/m²), the house looks cheap upfront, but its stated renovation need adds roughly €175,000, bringing the effective cost to about €976/m² versus a €345/m² local benchmark. The listing does not say how extensive the works are, and Pieve Vergonte offers no clear location premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, genuinely usable mountain-village house with dramatic Alpine views, a garden, garage, balcony, and attractive local stonework. It is not a ruin—there are finished floors, a functioning bathroom, heating, and furnished rooms—but it needs a serious refresh and likely system upgrades before becoming a comfortable dream home.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed: interiors are very dated, with visible wall wear and aging finishes.
- Electrical and heating systems should be professionally checked and upgraded; the listing confirms only one bathroom for 250 sqm.
- Garden and exterior areas are overgrown and will need clearing and maintenance.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ossola valley system at the foot of the Lepontine Alps, with steep wooded slopes and narrow valley floors within a few kilometres. The Toce river runs through the main valley near Domodossola. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with a full railway station, services, schools and a substantial historic centre. The Val Grande National Park lies nearby to the south-east, although not at the village itself. The area is known as the entrance to the Ossola valleys, which lead toward Val Vigezzo, Valle Antrona, Val Bognanco and the Simplon route.