Rustico/casale in Scalaro - Alpe Muanda
Sogni un rifugio autentico ad alta quota, immerso nella natura selvaggia e con una vista mozzafiato sulle montagne? Immagina di svegliarti a 1.800 metri di altitudine, nella suggestiva Località Scalaro a Quincinetto, circondato solo dalla pace e dalla bellezza delle Alpi. Questa proprietà è il luogo ideale se desideri staccare completamente dalla frenesia cittadina e rigenerarti in un contesto...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 for 60 sqm, the asking price is €417/sqm, but with a likely renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,117/sqm, far above the very low local baseline of €263/sqm. Mountain setting at 1,800 m with views is a plus, but the lack of bathroom/condition data and likely non-habitable-high-altitude rustic use keep this from scoring as a strong deal.
More on the house and the area
The setting is spectacular: a stone alpine baita at 1,800m with huge mountain-and-cloud views, meadow land, and strong historic character. But the interiors shown are essentially a raw shell with collapsed or failing roof structure and no habitable fit-out, so this is a romantic project rather than a home you could realistically live in now.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €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.
- Derelict interior with no visible bathroom or kitchen
- Partially failed roof/upper structure means full renovation is needed
- Very remote high-altitude setting may limit year-round access and utilities
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 72/100The cluster sits in the Valchiusella under the Graian Alps, with steep wooded slopes and high side valleys close by. The Chiusella river runs through the valley. Much of the surrounding mountain area falls in the Mont Avic Natural Park and the protected alpine zone around the Valchiusella headwaters. The nearest ski terrain is the small lift area at Palit above Gressoney, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road, with larger Monterosa systems farther on. The nearest sizeable town is Ivrea, which has full services, a railway station and the UNESCO-listed Olivetti industrial city. This part of the Canavese is known for hiking, climbing on the Traversella crags, chestnut woods and former iron-mining sites.