Casa indipendente in Via Valle Divedro 17
Prime alture di Crevoladossola. Sulla vecchia statale del Sempione, in posizione panoramica, si vende casa indipendente da ristrutturare con bel terreno ed accessori. L'immobile principale si sviluppa su più piani: a quelli superiori si trovano due appartamenti con balcone e vista panoramica sulla valle e sul fiume; al…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,020/m², versus the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m². The large independent property has attractive views, land and accessories, but the renovation burden makes it a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful mountain house with an exceptional view over a wooded gorge, river, valley, and surrounding Alps, plus garden space and a distinctive stone roof. The photos show functioning apartments with kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, and floors, so it is more than a shell, but the property is visibly dated and partly deteriorated and should be treated as a substantial renovation project.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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, especially to the exterior, lower levels, and ancillary spaces.
- The balconies, roof edges, plaster, and some structural-looking areas should be professionally inspected.
- The home is on the old Simplon road, so traffic noise and access conditions should be checked.
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 Ossola valley under the Lepontine Alps, with steep mountain sides close to the town. The Toce river runs through Domodossola and the upper Ossola valleys open from here toward Val Formazza, Valle Divedro, Val Bognanco and Valle Vigezzo. The Val Grande National Park lies nearby to the south-east, and the Simplon route toward Switzerland starts from this basin. The nearest ski areas are the Domobianca lifts just above Domodossola, with the base reached in about 20 minutes by road, and larger Ossola ski stations farther up the valleys. Domodossola is the main town of the Ossola area, with a substantial historic centre, rail links including the line toward Locarno, and regular services. The area is known for alpine valleys, stone villages and mountain access rather than for a lake or plain landscape.