Terratetto unifamiliare in Demonte
DEMONTE - LOCALITA' BAUT FESTIONA. Nel comune di Demonte, in località Baut di Festiona, proponiamo in vendita una baita completamente indipendente immersa nella tranquillità della Valle Stura. La proprietà si trova a breve distanza dal Santuario della Madonna del Colletto, storico collegamento tra la Valle Stura e la…
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Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 60 sqm, the ask is €1,250/sqm; with light habitable/upgrade costs estimated at about €200/sqm, the effective level is roughly €1,450/sqm versus a very low internal baseline of €351/sqm in Piemonte townhouses. The description and 29 photos support that it is a real, usable mountain house with private land and garage, but as priced it sits far above this catalog baseline, so it looks more like a fair lifestyle buy than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little mountain cabin, not a shell: finished rooms, kitchen, bathroom, heating, balcony and private land are all in place. The strongest appeal is the detached woodland setting with a good-sized plot and cosy chalet feel inside. It looks livable now, but the style is modest rather than truly stunning, so the wow comes more from the secluded nature setting than from luxury or grand views.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€4,000 – €7,000
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 functional but dated, with heavy wood cladding and simple finishes.
- No dramatic open mountain view is proven in the photos—more woodland seclusion than panorama.
- Small house at 60 sqm, better as a compact retreat than a full-time family home.
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 sits in the Stura di Demonte valley in the Maritime Alps, with high alpine relief immediately around it. The Stura di Demonte river runs through the valley. Much of the upper valley falls within the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime. The nearest ski area is Limone Piemonte, roughly 35-45 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with rail connections, hospitals, secondary schools and the main services of the province. The valley is known for mountain pasture landscapes, old military roads and fortifications linked to the Colle della Maddalena route toward France. Vinadio and its Forte Albertino are nearby in the same valley.