Rustico in Lozzo di Cadore
Immobile tipico di montagna con vista Dolomiti sviluppato su tre piani dotato di ampia metratura. L'immobile è situato a pochi passi dal centro storico del suggestivo paese di Lozzo di Cadore (BL) in cui si possono trovare tutta una serie di servizi. La località in cui si situa l'immobile permette di raggiungere con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
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The €40,000 asking price is only €133/m², but renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €833/m²—well above the €311/m² local benchmark. Its Dolomites setting and proximity to the historic center add value, but the listing does not clarify the building’s systems, roof condition, or renovation scope.
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A traditional multi-storey mountain house with attractive shutters, timber balconies, stone details, and an exceptional Dolomites panorama. Its €40,000 price for 300 sqm is striking, but the property appears to need significant renovation and the unfinished interior provides no proof of a functioning 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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is clearly needed; the gallery shows an unfinished attic and visibly weathered façades.
- No bathrooms or bedrooms are reported, so current livability is unproven.
- The very low price reflects the 300 sqm renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home.
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 89/100The Dolomites are the immediate setting, with Monte Antelao above the Cadore valley and the Marmarole group close by. The Piave runs through Cadore nearby, and Lake Centro Cadore lies a few kilometres west. Part of the area falls within the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park to the south-west, while the Dolomiti d'Ampezzo park area begins farther north around Cortina. Skiing is part of daily geography here: the nearest lifts are at Auronzo-Monte Agudo and San Vito di Cadore, both roughly 20–30 minutes by road, with Cortina d'Ampezzo farther on. Pieve di Cadore is the nearest larger centre and has the basic services of upper Cadore; Belluno is the provincial capital farther down the valley. Cadore is known for alpine landscapes, timber and eyewear manufacturing, and for Titian at nearby Pieve di Cadore. The Dolomites are a UNESCO World Heritage site.