Casa indipendente in Via Grumello
Caratteristico terra-cielo indipendente, inserito in piccolo borgo, si sviluppa su due piani oltre il piano terra, siamo nel comune di Corna Imagna, loc Grumello in Valle Imagna; il terra-cielo si compone di: piano terra dove da un piccolo resede di proprietà entriamo in cucina soggiorno con ampio camino, e scala in legno che porta al piano primo, dove abbiamo una...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is €786/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €986/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works. That sits well above the low in-catalog Lombardia country-house baseline of €562/sqm, though the independent village house format and 25 photos support it as a plausible, usable home rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little stone-borgo house with a warm rustic feel: the big fireplace, wood staircase, timber ceilings and simple country styling give it real live-in charm. Condition looks solid and inhabited, with kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms all in place, but finishes are modest and dated rather than dream-home level. The exterior setting and greenery add romance, though the photos show more atmosphere than dramatic 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€5,000 – €8,000
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 livable but dated and fairly simple.
- No proven panoramic view from the photos, just a pleasant borgo/rural setting.
- Small house with compact rooms and basic bathroom.
- Likely best as a character home needing some cosmetic refresh rather than a polished turnkey property.
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Valle Imagna in the Bergamasque Prealps. The Imagna valley and the slopes of Monte Resegone are within the local landscape, with wooded ridges and scattered hamlets. The Brembo river valley is nearby to the east. The nearest ski lifts are the small Piani di Bobbio area above Barzio, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the Città Alta, major services and rail connections. The area is known for its thermal springs and for stone villages and rural valleys of the Bergamo foothills.