Terratetto con giardino e rustico annesso
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 106 sqm, the ask is €802/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,502/sqm. That is far above this stock baseline of €353/sqm in Piemonte, so despite the good space and annex/garden potential, the numbers look weak.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine alpine village charm: rough stone walls, old rooflines and a glimpse of the mountains, plus a private garden and an additional rustic outbuilding. Crucially it is a real house, not a shell—there is a usable kitchen, two bathrooms and finished bedrooms—but it feels worn and dated rather than dream-ready. The wow comes more from the setting and character than from the interiors.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Interiors are dated and need real updating.
- Exterior access is via steep external stairs.
- Mountain view is partial rather than fully open.
- The annex/rustico may require separate renovation.
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 Ossola valley under the Lepontine Alps, with steep mountain sides close to the town. The Toce river runs through Domodossola and the upper Ossola valleys open from here toward Val Formazza, Valle Divedro, Val Bognanco and Valle Vigezzo. The Val Grande National Park lies nearby to the south-east, and the Simplon route toward Switzerland starts from this basin. The nearest ski areas are the Domobianca lifts just above Domodossola, with the base reached in about 20 minutes by road, and larger Ossola ski stations farther up the valleys. Domodossola is the main town of the Ossola area, with a substantial historic centre, rail links including the line toward Locarno, and regular services. The area is known for alpine valleys, stone villages and mountain access rather than for a lake or plain landscape.