Casa indipendente in Frazione Dagostino 14
Immersa nel verde e nella tranquillità di Camandona, proponiamo una casa indipendente di circa 100 mq, completamente da rimodernare, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare gli spazi secondo i propri gusti e le proprie esigenze. La proprietà è completata da un piccolo giardino ad uso esclusivo, perfetto per trascorrere momenti di relax all'aria aperta o creare un piacevole spazio verde. Grazie...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €10,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is just €100/sqm; with a full modernization estimate of about €700/sqm, effective cost is roughly €800/sqm. That is still reasonable for a detached country house with garden, and the ultra-low entry price versus the €421/sqm baseline makes it a strong bargain despite the renovation need.
More on the house and the area
The wooded hillside setting and rustic timber facade give it real alpine-country charm, with some pleasant mountain views and a usable little garden. Crucially, this is not a ruin: it has roof, floors, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms, so it reads as an actual house rather than a shell. But it is very dated and clearly needs substantial modernization before it feels like a dream home.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Completely outdated interiors and finishes.
- Needs significant modernization to be comfortable full-time.
- Small, dry-looking garden and close neighboring houses reduce the fantasy.
- Access/external stairs and hillside setting may be awkward.
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 is in the Biellese pre-Alps, with wooded ridges and pasture around the Sessera valley. The Sessera torrent and the upper Cervo and Strona valleys are part of the local landscape. The Alta Valsessera area lies within reach here, with the Oasi Zegna regional protected area on the mountain ridge between Trivero and Bielmonte. The nearest ski area is Bielmonte, about 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the province is known for wool-textile history and for mountain pastures and chestnut woodland.