Rustico/casale in Via Sanfideg 17
Casa indipendente da ristrutturare con area esterna privata – Via Sanfideg, Porto Valtravaglia. COMPOSIZIONE Casa indipendente di circa 110 mq commerciali sviluppata su due livelli. Il piano terra, seminterrato, comprende un bagno e due ripostigli; il piano primo ospita la zona giorno con angolo cottura e ulteriori locali utilizzabili come due camere da letto oppure come camera matrimoniale,...
What it really costs
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At €69,000 (€627/m²), this farmhouse needs renovation, estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,255/m² versus the Lombardia baseline of €380/m². The description confirms a private outdoor area and existing bathroom, but condition, construction year, energy class, and other key details are missing.
More on the house and the area
This old farmhouse has genuine character, a private garden area and an attractive mountain-valley outlook from the windows and grounds. It is a solid, roofed house with floors, doors and several usable rooms, but the peeling walls, damp-looking ceilings, obsolete fittings and heavy storage clutter make it a real renovation project rather than a move-in 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€22,000 – €39,000
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, including plaster, ceilings, moisture treatment and likely systems.
- The kitchen and bathroom are not presented as ready for normal use.
- The private outdoor area is overgrown and the lower level is cluttered and utilitarian.
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 82/100Lake Maggiore is on the doorstep, with the shore settlements of the Verbano around Castelveccana and the lake opening north toward the Alpine valleys. The Campo dei Fiori Regional Park lies to the south-east of this part of the province, and the Val Grande National Park is across the lake in the mountain interior. The nearest sizeable town is Luino on the lake, with rail links, a ferry connection on Lake Maggiore and everyday services; Varese is the main provincial city farther south. This stretch of the upper Lake Maggiore area is known for lake-and-mountain scenery and for road and boat access into both the Lombard and Piedmont shores, as well as nearby Switzerland.