Cascina in Barzio
A Barzio, frazione Concenedo, in località Ronco, immerso nel verde e in una splendida posizione panoramica, proponiamo in vendita rustico di circa 120 mq, disposto su due livelli e raggiungibile direttamente in auto. Il fabbricato, attualmente censito come deposito (categoria catastale C/2), conserva il fascino…
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 120 sqm rustic is currently registered as a C/2 deposito, so it is not a legal dwelling as sold, which is a veto-level risk. At €68,000 plus roughly €132,000 of full restoration (€1,100/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,667/sqm versus a €382/sqm baseline.
More on the house and the area
This has real alpine dream-factor: a lovely stone farmhouse, mountain backdrop and a green hillside setting with genuine rustic character. But it is clearly a full restoration project rather than a usable home today, with no livable interiors shown and only potential utility connections mentioned. Beautiful and evocative, yes; immediately habitable, no.
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€48,000 – €70,000
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 to be renovated; currently not a move-in home.
- Cadastral category is C/2 deposit, so residential conversion may be needed.
- No bathroom or kitchen shown.
- Land is not adjacent to the house and sits about 150 m away.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Valsassina under the Grigne group, with the Grigna Settentrionale and the ridge systems above Barzio inside the local landscape. The valley floor is crossed by the Pioverna. The area is part of the Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale. The nearest ski lifts are the Bobbio cableway at Barzio to the Piani di Bobbio, a few minutes from the village, with the linked Valtorta side beyond the ridge. Lecco is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and the eastern branch of Lake Como, about half an hour down the valley and over the descent. The area is known for the Piani di Bobbio and Piani di Artavaggio mountain basins, summer hiking and winter skiing.