Casa indipendente in Via Valeggia 79
CASA SEMINDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO E VISTA MONTI - VIGANELLA A Viganella, nel Comune di Borgomezzavalle (VB), in posizione molto soleggiata e con vista aperta sulle montagne, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di circa 50 m², oltre ad andito di pertinenza e giardino. L'abitazione è totalmente autonoma e si trova in un contesto tranquillo della Valle Antrona. COMPOSIZIONE...
What it really costs
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At €30,000 (€462/m²), the asking price is already 16% above the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m²; assuming habitable condition, effective cost is about €662/m² after €200/m² renovation. The listing is well documented with 29 photos and a garden, but condition is unspecified and the stated size conflicts with the description (65 m² versus about 50 m²) in a remote mountain location.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable mountain village home with a working kitchen, furnished bedroom, tiled floors, a wood-burning stove, traditional stonework, and a usable garden. The dramatic forested mountain setting and historic alpine character create strong dream-home appeal, while the exterior still looks weathered and functional rather than fully renovated.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 exterior masonry, upper roof area, stairs, and retaining walls appear rough and may require maintenance or renovation.
- Access is steep and tightly packed within the village.
- Only one bathroom is listed, and its condition is not shown in the photos.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Ossola valleys in the Lepontine Alps, with steep wooded slopes and narrow valley floors around the Anzasca and upper Toce basin. The Anza river valley is the main nearby landscape element. The western edge of Val Grande National Park is within this part of the province, and Macugnaga at the head of the Anzasca valley gives access to the Monte Rosa side with ski lifts about 35–45 minutes away by road. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with rail connections, services and a substantial historic centre. The wider Ossola area is known for alpine valleys, stone villages and mountain walking.