Cosasca beura domossola
CSI case dal 1994 è lieta di proporre in vendita particolare soluzione in Cosasca, Domodossola, trattasi di una porzione immobiliare con giardino di metri quadri 400. la soluzione ha 3 ingressi, ed è composta da cucina abitabile con stufa e camino legna, soggiorno con camino, due ampie camere, sala da bagno, numero 2…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€521/m²), adding an estimated €200/m² for its habitable-but-unheated condition gives an effective cost of about €721/m², more than double the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². The 30-minute walk through woods, lack of heating and missing energy class materially reduce practical value.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric mountain retreat with stone-and-timber architecture, historic fireplaces, a private 400 sqm garden, forest surroundings, streams, and dramatic alpine views. Unlike a bare rustic shell, the 73 sqm house has a usable kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, floors, and furnished living spaces, though it is basic and highly remote.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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 house is reached by approximately a 30-minute walk through woods and streams, with no direct car access.
- There is no central heating; the property relies on wood-burning fireplaces/stoves.
- Some exterior structures and roofing appear weathered and may require structural or maintenance work.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ossola valley, with the Lepontine Alps immediately around it and steep wooded slopes rising from the valley floor. The Toce river runs through this part of the valley. Val Grande National Park begins a short distance to the east, and the upper Ossola valleys lead toward the Monte Rosa, Formazza and Devero mountain areas. The nearest town of size is Domodossola, which has a substantial historic centre, rail links including the line toward Locarno, and the main services for the valley. This area is known for alpine valleys, chestnut woods on the lower slopes, stone hamlets, and access routes toward the Simplon and the Swiss border.