Rustico/casale in Via Stella Alpina
In posizione soleggiata e tranquilla proponiamo rustico da ristrutturare, libero su tre lati, composto da ingresso indipendente, cucina, soggiorno e cantina a piano terra. Due camere al piano primo. Camera e mansarda a piano secondo. Più giardino privato. Soluzione servita da acqua, luce e strada a metri 100. Roncobello [? o? ko'b? l? o] (Roncobèl [? o? ko'b? l]...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €340/m², the €34,000 asking price looks low, but a full renovation at roughly €1,100/m² brings the effective cost to about €144,000, or €1,440/m² versus the local €380/m² reference. The farmhouse has private garden and independent access, but water, electricity and road access are still about 100 metres away, adding uncertainty and cost.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely spectacular mountain setting, with sweeping views of wooded valleys and rugged alpine peaks, plus a charming old farmhouse exterior, timber balcony and traditional fireplace. It is a real roofed, floored multi-room house rather than a bare ruin, but the interiors are very dated and visibly damp/worn, making this a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home.
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€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed: peeling plaster, damp-looking walls, cracks, worn floors and aging ceilings are visible.
- The kitchen and bathroom provision appears very basic, and utilities are only stated as being about 100 meters away.
- Access is not fully direct; the property is in a mountain village and the road is described as 100 meters away.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Bergamasque Alps, in the upper Val Brembana. The Brembo valley system and steep wooded slopes are the immediate landscape, with higher alpine ground and passes above the villages. The area lies by the upper Brembo basin and close to the Orobie Bergamasche Regional Park. The nearest ski area is Carona and Foppolo, roughly 25–35 minutes by mountain road depending on the lift base. The nearest larger town is San Pellegrino Terme down the valley, with thermal facilities and a substantial early-20th-century town centre; Bergamo is the main city for services farther down the valley. This part of the valley is known for alpine pastures, hiking routes and traditional stone mountain hamlets.