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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
87 m² stone farmhouse listed at €84,000; estimated renovation €200/m² gives an effective €≈1,166/m², well above the regional baseline of €500/m². The house looks habitable with 22 photos and a terrace, but the effective price is high for our catalog.
More on the house and the area
Charming, move-in habitable stone house with exposed beams, terracotta floors and a working wood stove plus a sun-soaked rooftop terrace with sweeping mountain views. Well-preserved and ready to live in, but compact layout, one bathroom and narrow stairs are practical limitations to note.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Only one bathroom and a compact footprint
- Parking is not at the door (about 100 m away)
- Narrow, steep stone staircase may be awkward for movers or children
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 72/100The cluster sits in the upper Arroscia valley in the Ligurian Alps, with wooded slopes and mountain ridges immediately around it. The Arroscia river runs through this inland valley system. The Ligurian Alps Regional Park lies nearby around Monte Saccarello and the Nava area. The nearest ski area is Monesi, roughly a 35–45 minute drive depending on the exact hamlet and road conditions. Pieve di Teco is the nearest small centre with everyday shops and services, and Imperia on the coast is the nearest larger town with a fuller range of services. This part of western Liguria is known for mountain villages, olive cultivation lower down the valley, and road access toward Colle di Nava and the French border valleys.