Casetta indipendente con giardino e vista panoramica
La proprietà è situata nella caratteristica Frazione Cantarana, a pochi passi dalla rinomata fontana locale, celebre per l'erogazione di un'acqua di eccezionale leggerezza. La posizione unisce la tranquillità di un contesto naturale alla comodità, infatti in meno di 5 minuti d'auto si raggiunge il centro di Ormea,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 plus roughly €12,000 for minor updates, the effective cost is about €683/m², well above the €356/m² local benchmark. It appears structurally solid and immediately usable, with two bathrooms, cellar/storage, 350 m² of land and a panoramic mountain setting, but the remote hamlet location limits value.
More on the house and the area
A charming, solid stone mountain house with a covered porch, green shutters, and a dramatic rocky Alpine backdrop. The interior is genuinely habitable, with a working kitchen, bedroom, two bathrooms, tiled floors, and a practical layout, though the finishes are dated. At €29,000, the combination of scenery, character, and immediate usability is exceptional.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 fully usable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The steep mountain setting and sloped access may not suit everyone.
- Energy rating and full heating details are not provided.
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 Maritime Alps are the immediate setting here, with narrow upper valleys, forested slopes and higher limestone peaks around the Tanaro headwaters. The Tanaro rises in this area and runs through Ormea. The Ligurian Alps Regional Natural Park lies nearby on the Piedmont side, and the Ligurian side of the divide includes the Alta Via route and protected mountain terrain. Small local ski slopes operate at Garessio 2000, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on starting point and conditions. Ormea itself is a small mountain town with an arcaded centre and services for the upper valley. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut and beech woods, and road access over the watershed toward the Ligurian coast.