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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 for 73 sqm, the asking price is €671/sqm; with only light post-renovation allowance (~€100/sqm, about €7.3k), the effective level is about €771/sqm. That is above this low internal baseline of €353/sqm, but the listing has strong concrete positives for a mountain home: renovated bathroom, heating, usable in all seasons, private outdoor space, panoramic setting, and 54 photos with no obvious contradictions.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the open mountain panorama from the private terrace and garden: it feels like a genuine live-in alpine retreat, not just a cheap shell. Inside, the house looks renovated, furnished and usable now, with a warm, simple kitchen-living space and heating for all seasons. Beauty comes more from the setting than from the architecture itself, but at this price it has strong dream-to-reality appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Exterior is simple rather than especially pretty or historic.
- Small mountain house with compact rooms and one bathroom only.
- Garden looks usable but dry/basic and not highly landscaped.
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 rise immediately around Roccavione at the entrance to the Vermenagna valley. The Gesso torrent and the lower Vermenagna valley are the main local landforms, with wooded slopes and valley-floor settlement. The Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime lies nearby to the south-west, with the Entracque side of the protected alpine area within local reach. The nearest ski area is Limone Piemonte and the Riserva Bianca lifts, roughly half an hour by road depending on the exact starting point. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with full services, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. This part of the province is known for alpine valleys, chestnut and beech woods, and routes toward the Colle di Tenda and the French border.