Casa indipendente in Frazione Caudano
Stroppo — frazione Caudano In storica borgata nel comune di stroppo, a pochi km dalla strada provinciale che percorre la valle, si propone in vendita proprietà indipendente da ristrutturare. La borgata è immersa nel contesto paesaggistico tipico dell’area, su un pendio in posizione panoramica e ben esposta, comodamente raggiungibile in auto attraverso una strada panoramica percorribile tutto...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation: effective cost is roughly €1,531/m² (€50,000 + works on 116 m²), versus a low-stock baseline of €413/m² for similar Piemonte country houses. The panoramic historic hamlet setting helps a little, but on the numbers this is a weak deal unless the structure is better than the listing suggests.
More on the house and the area
The mountain hamlet setting is genuinely beautiful, with big valley views, stone buildings and strong old-borgo character. This is not a ruin: it looks roofed, floored and still arranged as a house, but it clearly needs renovation and lacks visible bathroom facilities. Dreamy outside, only semi-usable inside.
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€46,000 – €68,000
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.
- Needs renovation; interiors are dated and show cracks/wear.
- No bathroom is shown and the listing states 0 baths.
- Livability is basic at best despite the structure appearing roofed and floored.
- Small mountain hamlet location may mean limited services and winter/access considerations.
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 77/100The cluster is in the upper Maira Valley under the Cottian Alps, with steep side valleys, larch woods and high pastures within the 15 km radius. The Maira river runs down the valley floor. Part of this area falls inside the Parco Naturale della Valle Maira. The nearest ski terrain is the small Nordic area around Canosio and the alpine lifts at Elva are not a major local feature; larger ski stations are outside the 15 km radius. The nearest town of some size is Dronero down-valley, which has shops and services and a substantial historic bridge and old centre. The valley is known for stone hamlets, Occitan culture and high Alpine trekking routes.