Casa indipendente in Strada Comunale Valduggia Castagnola
Valduggia, località Rasco immersa nel verde, vendiamo casa vacanze con rustico annesso e piccolo giardinetto. Composta da: piano terra tre locali uso cantina, ripostiglio e terrazzino coperto. Piano primo: cucina abitabile, soggiorno, ripostiglio, bagno, terrazzino, balcone. Piano secondo. due camere, ripostiglio,…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €48,000 for 300 m², the nominal price is €160/m², but assuming substantial renovation brings the effective cost to about €860/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €398/m². The main dwelling appears usable, but condition and legal status of the attached rustic are unclear, and part of the area is storage or non-habitable space.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful mountain home with stonework, traditional tiled roofs, generous balconies, a small garden, and genuinely beautiful wooded Alpine views. The main house appears furnished and usable rather than an empty shell, although finishes are dated; the adjoining rustic structure is a renovation project. At €48,000 for roughly 300 sqm, the combination of scale, scenery, and historic character is exceptionally compelling.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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 attached rustic outbuilding appears to need substantial renovation.
- Interiors are usable but dated and likely need cosmetic upgrading.
- Mountain access, heating costs, utilities, and winter accessibility should be 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 68/100The cluster is at the foot of the north-eastern Piedmont pre-Alps, in the Valsesia approach between the lower Sesia basin and the hills of the Monte Fenera area. The Sesia river runs nearby, and the Strona stream also crosses this part of the valley. Monte Fenera Regional Nature Park lies within the local area, with wooded limestone hills and caves. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Valsesia around Alagna Valsesia and Mera, roughly 45 to 70 km away depending on the resort, so they are a day-drive fact rather than part of the immediate setting. Borgosesia is the nearest larger town, with the main services and retail for the valley. This part of upper Novara province is known for its transition from vine-covered foothills and woodland into the Valsesia mountain corridor, and for historic textile and small manufacturing settlements along the streams.