Casa indipendente in Capanne di Colle Giacone
Cascia Villino Collegiacone Contesto L’immobile si trova a Capanne di Collegiacone una frazione del comune di Cascia a 955 metri sul livello del mare, immersa nel verde. La zona offre percorsi naturalistici e sentieri escursionistici che collegano la frazione a località vicine come Rocca Porena. Descrizione dell’immobile È stato edificato nel 1967, si sviluppa su due...
What it really costs
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At €75,000 for 183 sqm, the ask is €410/sqm, but with unknown condition I assume a moderate renovation budget of about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,110/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 22 comps, median €500/sqm), so this does not look like a standout bargain; the rural mountain location helps little despite the large size and good photo coverage.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the mountain setting: open hillside land, big valley views and a peaceful hamlet location in the Umbrian highlands. The house itself is plain rather than beautiful, but it appears to be a genuine, roofed, usable home with intact floors, windows, kitchen and basic rooms, so this is more livable house than restoration project. It feels like a solid bargain with scenic upside, though it needs cosmetic updating rather than inspiring interiors today.
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€36,000 – €64,000
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.
- Interior looks dated and needs refreshing.
- Exterior shows some patchy render/staining.
- Only one bathroom shown for a fairly large house.
- Setting is rural and elevated, so services/access may feel isolated.
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 74/100The Monti Sibillini and the Valnerina are the immediate setting here. The Nera river valley is within the local area, with the Corno valley and the mountain slopes around Poggiodomo shaping the landscape. This is inside the Sibillini sector of the Umbria-Marche Apennines, with the Monti Sibillini National Park close by on the eastern side of the area. The nearest ski slopes are the small Forca Canapine area above Norcia, roughly half an hour by road in normal conditions. Norcia is the nearest town of size, with services and a walled historic centre. The area is known for mountain pasture, woods, and the Valnerina road network of narrow valleys and stone hamlets.