Rustico/casale in Via Pampalù
• Località: Ruderi, Mompantero (Val di Susa). • Prezzo: 13.000 €. • Terreno: circa 1.500-2.000 m2. • Fabbricati: 3-4 baite rurali da recuperare. • Accesso: strada direttamente alla proprietà. • Acqua: fontana nelle vicinanze. • Corrente: presente nelle baite vicine.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €260/m², the asking price is far below the local €266/m² benchmark, but the property consists of 3–4 rural buildings described as ruins requiring recovery, with only one photo and no stated bathrooms, condition, or legal habitability. Heavy restoration could bring the effective cost to roughly €1,660/m², making this a high-risk project rather than a straightforward bargain.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,400/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €29,000
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.
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 Val di Susa with the Cottian Alps immediately around it. The Dora Riparia runs along the valley floor below Meana. The Gran Bosco di Salbertrand Regional Park is within this part of the valley to the west. The nearest ski area is at Sauze d’Oulx in the Via Lattea domain, roughly 35–45 minutes by road depending on the access point. Susa is the nearest town of size and has rail services, shops and major Roman remains including the Arch of Augustus and the amphitheatre. The valley is one of the historic Alpine routes between Turin and France and is known for forts and abbeys, including the Sacra di San Michele farther east in the valley.