CASA IN PIETRA A SALOGNI (955 s.l.m.)
PEDEMONTE MASSIMO PROPONE IN VENDITA CASA IN PIETRA CON POSTO AUTO E LOCALE DI SGOMBERO A FABBRICA CURONE - FRAZIONE SALOGNI (955 s.l.m.) Immersa nella quiete della piccola frazione di Salogni (955 s.l.m.), tra i boschi e i pendii dell’Appennino ligure, questa casa in pietra si sviluppa su tre livelli e conserva…
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
At €39,500 for 70 sqm, the ask is €564/sqm; with a habitable-condition renovation allowance of about €250/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €814/sqm. That is far above your low-stock baseline of €264/sqm in Piemonte, so despite the attractive absolute price, it looks only fair; the remote 955 m hamlet setting also limits value.
More on the house and the area
This is a very charming, real stone village house in a lovely mountain hamlet, with authentic exterior character and attractive green valley surroundings. Inside it is genuinely usable now, with kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms and finished attic spaces, though the decor is old-fashioned and some rooms feel basic rather than romantic. At €39.5k, it has strong dream value because it looks like a true home, not a shell.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Mountain hamlet setting at 955 m may feel isolated and require winter-access checks.
- Outdoor space is a shared-style stone courtyard rather than a private garden.
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 63/100The cluster is in the upper Curone valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and pasture around the scattered hamlets. The Curone stream runs through the valley, and this side valley lies close to the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo only farther west rather than inside it. The nearest skiing is small-scale Appennine skiing around Caldirola and Salice Terme-area uplands, roughly a 30–45 minute drive depending on the hamlet. The nearest town of some size is Tortona, which has rail connections, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for quiet Apennine villages, chestnut woods, mushrooms and the mixed Piedmont-Liguria mountain culture of the Four Provinces zone.