Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Ascensione
RIFERIMENTO ANNUNCIO 752 Nelle vicinanze di Serina, Selvino, in posizione panoramica con vista sulle Alpi orobie a pochi passi dalla pista di sci nordico e risalita al rifugio Capanna 2000 e Cattedrale vegetale, conosciuto Agriturismo "La Peta", immerso nel verde, introvabile e indipendente rustico da ristrutturare di mq 90 con annesso piccolo deposito di mq 2, servito da strada pedonale...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €611/m², the €55,000 asking price is already above the local reference of €534/m² before substantial restoration, estimated at about €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost near €1,711/m². The comparison is limited and the listing does not state habitable status, utilities, or bathrooms, so this looks weak unless renovation costs are much lower than expected.
More on the house and the area
The stone-and-tile rural building has genuine historic character, a strong Alpine village view, and a generous green setting with meadow and woodland. However, it is an empty rustico to renovate with no bathroom shown, so it is a scenic project rather than a realistically livable cheap home today.
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€36,000 – €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.
- This is explicitly a rustic property requiring renovation, with no bathroom and no evidence of a usable kitchen or living interior.
- Access is by pedestrian road, which may complicate construction, deliveries and everyday living.
- Utilities, structural condition and roof performance are not confirmed; substantial renovation costs are likely.
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 73/100The cluster sits in the Orobie Bergamasche, in the upper Val Serina, with pre-Alpine ridges and steep wooded slopes around the village. The Serina valley is a branch of the Brembana system, and the Brembo river valley is the main route down toward San Pellegrino Terme and Bergamo. The Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche lies nearby in the surrounding mountains. The nearest substantial skiing is the Brembo Ski area around Foppolo and Carona, roughly an hour by road depending on conditions. Zogno and San Pellegrino Terme are the nearest larger centres in the valley system for everyday services, while Bergamo is the main city reached by road over the passes or down the valley. The area is known for mountain villages, forests, summer walking and the old spa axis of the Brembana valley.