Rustico/casale in Via Nazionale Motta 26
Trattasi di vecchio fabbricato uso abitazione posto in Motta (SO), frazione di Villa di Tirano (SO), in adiacenza sinistra, salendo verso Aprica, della S. S. 39 Passo Aprica, alla quale accede a mezzo di una strada pubblica esistente, e all’altezza della Chiesa Parrocchiale di Motta. Motta è un piccolo paese, ben tenuto e tranquillo pur se, allo stato sfornito di...
What it really costs
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At €60,000 for 80 sqm, the ask is €750/sqm; assuming a typical renovation for an old farmhouse-like dwelling, the effective cost is about €1,450/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That is far above this catalog's Lombardia farmhouse baseline of €383/sqm, so despite being described as a residential building and having 21 photos, it looks only a fair/weak deal on numbers.
More on the house and the area
The mountain village setting is the best part here, with a church tower, alpine backdrop and some valley outlook that give it real atmosphere. The house appears structurally intact and basically usable, with floors, bathrooms and furnished rooms, but it is very dated and lacks standout beauty inside or out. At this price it feels more like a solid, livable base to refresh than an instant wow home.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Plain exterior with limited architectural charm
- Interiors look dated and somewhat dark
- Needs refreshing/modernisation rather than being dream-home ready
- Roadside village setting with modest outdoor space
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 Orobie and the upper Val Camonica–Valtellina pass country at the Passo dell’Aprica. Ski lifts leave directly from Aprica for the Aprica-Corteno system, with larger lift areas at Ponte di Legno–Tonale about 35–45 minutes away depending on road conditions. Edolo is the nearest town of some size on the Val Camonica side, with daily services and rail access, and Tirano is the nearest larger centre on the Valtellina side, with shops, hospitals and the Bernina railway. The area is known for mountain tourism, skiing and access between Val Camonica and Valtellina.