Casa indipendente in Via Lietta 8
Immobile nel centro storico di Rovegro, piccolo centro nell'entroterra Verbanese, alle porte del Parco Naturale della Val Grande. Rovegro dista 10 minuti in auto da Verbania, ed è ideale punto di partenza per innumerevoli possibilità di escursioni nella vicina Val Grande, l'area Wilderness più estesa d'Italia. Si accede alla proprietà qui proposta in vendita da un portone comune con...
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At €500/m², the asking price is already 26% above the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m², and the unknown condition could raise the effective cost to about €1,200/m² after renovation. The historic-center setting near Val Grande is attractive, but the listing provides no condition, year, or habitability details.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric old stone-village home with slate roofs, covered balconies, rustic fireplaces, and a dramatic setting at the edge of Val Grande. The interiors are furnished and usable rather than an empty shell, but they are old-fashioned and need meaningful refreshing, while the neglected exterior spaces require cleanup and likely maintenance. At €30,000, its historic character and location create strong dreamer appeal for someone seeking an authentic Piemonte project-home.
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.
- The house is functional but dated, with a very basic bathroom and visibly old fixtures.
- Exterior areas are overgrown and several roofs, balconies, walls, and drainage elements need inspection or repair.
- Access is through narrow communal village lanes, and no direct lake or mountain view is shown from the property.
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 84/100The cluster sits on the lower slopes above Lake Maggiore, with the Val Grande massif immediately inland. The Val Grande National Park begins nearby and fills the mountains west and north of Cossogno with steep forested valleys and high ridges. Lake Maggiore is the main water feature for daily life, with the lakeside towns of Verbania and Ghiffa below and on the shore. Verbania is the nearest town of size and has the main services, ferry connections on the lake, and the Villa Taranto botanical gardens. Ghiffa, on the lake a few kilometres away, includes the Sacro Monte di Ghiffa, part of the UNESCO Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy. The area is known for access to the wild valleys of Val Grande and for the west shore of Lake Maggiore.