Rustico/casale in Borgata Feilongo
Sparone borgata feilongo vendesi casetta in centro paese da ristrutturare composta di due piani f. T. Al piano terra cucina, salottino, al piano primo due camere da letto con balcone e terrazzino coperto adiacente vecchia stalla in pietra da ristrutturare. Posto auto scoperto nelle vicinanze terreno e bosco. Ideale come seconda casa affare.
What it really costs
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The €5,000 asking price is exceptionally low, but the 55 m² house is explicitly to be renovated, has no bathroom data, and includes an adjacent old stable also needing work. At an estimated €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,191/m² versus the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €262/m².
More on the house and the area
A remarkably cheap mountain farmhouse with sweeping alpine views, wooded surroundings, stone buildings, rustic beams, and a traditional fireplace. The main house appears furnished and usable rather than a bare shell, but it is very dated, needs substantial updating, and may lack a bathroom; the adjacent stone stable is clearly a renovation project.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €32,000
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 listing states it needs renovation and shows aged exterior concrete, balconies, roofs, and masonry.
- No bathroom is listed or visible, so essential plumbing and sanitary work may be required.
- Mountain-hamlet access, damp, utilities, and structural condition should be carefully verified.
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 is in the Graian Alps, in the upper Soana valley side, with steep forested slopes and high alpine relief immediately around it. The Soana torrent runs through the valley below. This area is inside Gran Paradiso National Park, which covers the upper valleys here and the high mountains on the Piedmont side of the massif. The nearest ski lifts are the small facilities at Alpe Cialma above Locana, roughly 25–35 minutes by road, while the larger resort system of Ceresole Reale is farther up the Orco valley. The nearest town of some size is Cuorgnè, which has the main day-to-day services for this part of the Canavese. The area is known for alpine walking, wildlife linked to the Gran Paradiso park, and stone mountain villages of the Canavese valleys.