Villa bifamiliare in Forni di Sotto
Forni di sotto, in ottima posizione con vista panoramica, ampia casa attaccata su di un lato con giardino di proprietà. Piano terra: ingresso, soggiorno con cucina, disimpegno, camera, studio e bagno finestrato con doccia. Piano primo: due camere matrimoniali, una doppia e bagno finestrato con vasca. Piano secondo: 4…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
279 EUR/m2 is ~21% below the local median of 354 EUR/m2, a solid discount. Listed as Habitable with 32 photos, a garden, panoramic view, and modernized ground floor. Energy class G confirmed. Downsides: second floor is unfinished (al grezzo) and heating was only partially installed in the 1990s, so meaningful renovation is needed to fully finish the 208 m2. Building year missing. Fresh listing (0 days). Net: genuinely cheap habitable villa with clear upside once the top floor is completed.
More on the house and the area
Large 208 sqm alpine village house in Forni di Sotto, Friuli, at a low €279/m2 (€58k total), which drives real bargain appeal. Exterior photos show a tall traditional Alpine building with wide overhanging wooden eaves and stone base, set in a scenic Dolomite valley with strong mountain backdrop and green surroundings - the panoramic mountain views are the standout. Includes garden/orto, former granary and terrace. Interiors are dated and lived-in (tiled floors, wood-plank ceilings, old furniture), habitable but unremarkable, and the second floor is unfinished. Charming for its setting and value, but no jaw-dropping single feature; it's an attached, not detached, home needing work.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €41,000
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.
- Second floor is unfinished (al grezzo), needing completion
- Attached on one side, not detached
- Energy class G, partial heating from the 90s
- Dated interiors requiring modernization
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 88/100The cluster is in the Carnic Alps, with the Dolomites Friulane close by. The Tagliamento rises in this area and runs through the valley. The Friulian Dolomites Regional Natural Park lies here, and the Dolomiti Friulane are also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The nearest ski lifts are at Forni di Sopra, about 10 km up the valley, with a drive of roughly 15 minutes. Tolmezzo is the nearest larger town, about 35 km away, with the main services and hospital for this part of Carnia. The area is known for alpine valleys, forest, summer walking routes and winter access to the small ski area at Forni di Sopra.