casale indipendente
Cellio con Breia per chi ama la tranquillità , vendiamo casale in ottima posizione, immerso nel verde completamente indipendente, con strada carraia privata, e ampio terreno con alberi da frutta. La casa è disposta su tre livelli. Piano terra: tre ampi locali uso ripostiglio e cantina. Piano primo: soggiorno salone…
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 €68,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €453/sqm; assuming about €250/sqm to modernize a basically habitable period farmhouse, the effective cost is about €703/sqm. That is well above this low in-catalog Piemonte farmhouse baseline (€263/sqm), but the house is fully independent, has land, many photos, and no legal-use veto since only the ground floor/storage and attic are non-habitable, not the whole dwelling.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable country house with a lovely green hillside setting, private land, and a long panoramic covered terrace. The standout wow is the preserved period character inside, especially the painted ceilings and old details. It is not polished or turnkey-modern, but clearly habitable and far beyond 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€13,000 – €21,000
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 will need modernization.
- Bathrooms look basic/small, with at least one service bath rather than a full modern bathroom.
- Exterior/covered terrace shows weathering and maintenance needs.
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 76/100The cluster is in the hills between Lake Orta and the western shore of Lake Maggiore, with wooded slopes and prealpine ridges around the lower Strona valley. Lake Orta is within the local area, and Lake Maggiore is also close on the east side of the ridge. The nearest larger town is Omegna on Lake Orta, which has everyday services and rail links. Orta San Giulio, on Lake Orta, is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of the province is known for lake scenery, forested slopes and small hillside villages.