Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Frazione Crino
A pochi minuti dall'Alpe Devero, nel comune di Baceno frazione Crino, in una posizione privilegiata, grazie alla sua vicinanza alla strada comunale, con una aperta vista panoramica sulle montagne circostanti si propone in vendita una casa con annesso in corpo staccato una comoda autorimessa. La casa di circa 60 mq. commerciali si compone come segue: -al piano interrato (piano terreno...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €817/m² and with an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €1,517/m², well above the weak regional baseline of €412/m². The 18 photos and mountain location help, but the missing condition, energy data, and incomplete description make the deal difficult to validate.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable mountain home rather than a renovation shell, with finished rooms, a bathroom, fireplace, garage and small garden areas. Its strongest feature is the dramatic Alpine setting: the house has broad views toward rugged, forested and snow-capped mountains. The interiors are practical but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but noticeably dated, especially the kitchen/dining areas and bathroom.
- The home sits beside a local road, with limited private outdoor space.
- Heating, insulation, utilities and year-round accessibility should be verified for this mountain location.
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 is in the upper Ossola, with the Lepontine Alps around it and steep valley sides above the Toce basin. The Toce river system runs through this part of the valley, and Crodo sits at the entrance to the Val Formazza side valleys. The Alpe Devero area and the Alpe Veglia e Alpe Devero Natural Park are within about 15 km, giving access to high alpine pasture basins, larch woods and glacial terrain. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with rail services, shops and the main services for the Ossola valleys. This part of Ossola is known for mountain pastures, stone villages, mineral water springs and access to the Formazza high valleys.