006 Baita, Porte di Rendena Loc. Verdesina
Porte di Rendena – Verdesina. C'è un luogo dove il tempo sembra essersi fermato. Una baita autentica in pietra di granito e legno, risalente al 1850 circa, libera su quattro lati e tutta da completare: una tela bianca su cui dare forma al rifugio che hai sempre immaginato. Con i suoi 65 mq commerciali, è immersa nel…
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The cadastral category is C/6, which is typically a garage/storage use and not a legal dwelling, so this is vetoed despite the appealing mountain setting. Even ignoring that, at €70,000 plus heavy completion/restoration costs (~€1,100/m²), the effective cost would be far above the weak local baseline (699 €/m²).
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely gorgeous: open alpine meadows, big mountain views, and a very photogenic stone-and-timber baita. But this is still a bare shell with a new roof and structure, not a usable home yet—inside it is unfinished, unfloored, and empty. Dreamy location, real project.
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€26,000 – €38,000
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.
- Raw unfinished shell interior
- No bathroom or kitchen shown
- Likely not currently habitable as residential space
- Cadastral category C/6 may limit immediate residential use
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 84/100The cluster is in the Rendena valley with the Adamello and Presanella groups close by. The Sarca runs through the valley. Val Genova, a side valley of the Adamello Brenta Natural Park known for waterfalls and access to high alpine terrain, is within the area. The nearest major ski lifts are around Pinzolo and Madonna di Campiglio, reached by a short drive up the valley. Pinzolo is the nearest town of size for daily services, and Madonna di Campiglio is the main resort further up the valley. The area is known for alpine valleys, summer walking and winter skiing.