Rustico/casale in Via Roma
RUSTICO DA RISTRUTTURARE A RE - VALLE VIGEZZO | 15.000€ TRATTABILI Nel borgo storico di Re, in Valle Vigezzo a 710 m s. l. m. e a pochi chilometri dal confine svizzero, proponiamo un rustico accatastato in parte C2 e in parte F/2 (unità collabente), per oltre 80 mq totali, con terreno di 120 mq delimitato da muraglione in...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €15,000, extensive restoration could bring the effective cost to roughly €1,288/m² (€103,000 total), far above the local comparison level of €263/m². The listing includes an F/2 collapsed unit and a C/2 storage section, so legal residential use and the true renovation scope require careful verification.
More on the house and the area
The setting is highly evocative: an old stone village in Valle Vigezzo with mountain views, historic architecture, a church backdrop and a small garden area. However, this is a genuine renovation project rather than a usable home, with no bathroom listed and visibly neglected, possibly partially compromised structures.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- This is explicitly a rustico da ristrutturare, including an F/2 collabente unit.
- No bathroom is listed, and the photos show derelict interiors/exteriors, overgrown land, damaged steps and stored debris.
- Major structural, utility and access work should be assumed before it could become a 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 76/100The cluster is in the Val Vigezzo in the Lepontine Alps, with steep forested slopes and high ridgelines immediately around the valley. The Melezzo Orientale runs through the valley. Part of this area falls within the Val Grande National Park, whose protected mountain and woodland terrain begins nearby on the south side of the valley. The nearest ski area is at Prestinone above Craveggia/Santa Maria Maggiore, a short drive away. Santa Maria Maggiore is the nearest small town of note, with a built historic centre, rail connection on the Vigezzina-Centovalli line, and day-to-day services. Domodossola is the nearest larger town, with broader services and rail links. The valley is known for its chestnut woods, mountain pastures, stone villages and the Vigezzina-Centovalli railway.