Rustico in Triora
Rustico da ristrutturare con progetto approvato e terreno – Realdo (Triora) Privato vende caratteristico rustico completamente da ristrutturare a Realdo, suggestiva frazione di Triora, nel cuore delle Alpi Liguri. Il borgo, arroccato su uno spettacolare sperone di roccia, è rinomato per il suo fascino autentico, la…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 58 sqm, the asking price is already €948/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €438/sqm in Liguria farmhouses. As a complete restoration, adding about €1,100/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €2,048/sqm, making it very expensive for this segment despite the approved project and land.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely evocative: a tiny stone farmhouse tucked into chestnut woodland on a steep Ligurian mountainside, with rustic character and a dreamy off-grid feel. But the current reality is a bare, rough rustico with unfinished interior space and no visible habitable amenities, so this is much more a renovation project than a home today. The approved plans help, yet the wow is capped by condition.
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€23,000 – €34,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Completely to be renovated; currently not a usable home
- No bathroom or finished living spaces shown
- Steep sloping site may complicate access and works
- Approved project is a plus, but renovation cost will be substantial
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 74/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Alps, in the upper Argentina valley. The Argentina river runs below the village. This is mountain territory rather than coastal Liguria, with steep wooded slopes, narrow valleys and higher rounded summits around Monte Saccarello to the north. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri lies in the upper valleys nearby. The nearest ski area is Monesi di Triora, about 20 km away by mountain road. The nearest town of some size is Taggia on the lower valley, with everyday services; Sanremo is the main larger centre on the coast. Triora is known for its preserved stone village and for the historic witch-trial episodes associated with the town.