grande casa da completare a soli €50.000!
GRANDE CASA DA COMPLETARE A SOLI €50.000! Pairazzo, frazione di Cimamulera – Piedimulera (VB) - 488 m s.l.m. - Borgo Antico A Pairazzo, frazione di Cimamulera, nel Comune di Piedimulera (VB), a 488 metri di altitudine, dove si respirano ancora i sapori di un tempo, tra pace e relax, a due passi dal forno comune…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 asking price is attractive at about €217/m², but completing roughly 230 m² could cost around €161,000, bringing the effective cost near €917/m² versus a local benchmark of €356/m². The new roof and floors are positives, but the listing does not clarify utilities, systems, permits, or habitability.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine Alpine-borgo charm, dramatic mountain views, traditional stonework, slate roofs, balconies and a beautiful old fireplace. However, the 230 sqm house is still a raw renovation project with unfinished interiors and no visible living facilities, so it is more a compelling dream-home opportunity than a usable home today.
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€46,000 – €81,000
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.
- The property is an unfinished rustic shell, not currently habitable.
- Interiors lack completed floors, kitchen, bathrooms and visible services; substantial renovation is required.
- Access is on foot from the communal parking area, which may complicate construction and deliveries.
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 lies in the Ossola valley with the Lepontine Alps close around it. The Toce river runs through the valley here. Part of the area falls within Val Grande National Park, whose southern access points are near Vogogna. Domodossola is the nearest substantial town, with rail links, services and a historic centre. Vogogna itself has the Visconti castle and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The wider area is known for Alpine valleys leading toward the Swiss border.