Edificio in Via Paolo Ferraris 48
PREZZO RIBASSARO. A Masera, nella tranquillità più assoluta, in uno spazio verdeggiante molto importante, sono 3.000 metri di terreno che possono arrivare a 14.000 mq, si vende una costruzione agricola con 10 box, ideale per scuderia, per l'allevamento di razza canina o altra soluzione. C'è un campo di lavoro molto bello che è da sistemare, il locale non è utilizzato...
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Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
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Listing is explicitly a "costruzione agricola" with 10 boxes and large land—likely an agricultural/warehouse annex not legally convertible to a dwelling, so treat as a trap. Estimated conversion/restoration €1,100/m² gives effective cost ≈€255,000 (≈€1,594/m²) vs regional median €196/m²; the ad also shows type/condition contradictions and missing technical data.
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed agricultural building on generous green land with a pergola, roses and clear mountain views — great for stables, a hobby farm or conversion. Interior includes functioning kitchen/communal room but much of the footprint is barn/stable space that would need renovation to become a comfortable full‑time home.
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€63,000 – €94,000
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.
- Property is an agricultural building/currently set up as stables, not a finished family home.
- Several areas are raw concrete block and barnlike and would need conversion (bedrooms, baths, insulation).
- Check planning/permits for change of use from agricultural to residential and utility connections.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Val d'Ossola under the Lepontine Alps, with steep wooded slopes and high alpine ridges close around the valley. The Toce river runs down the Ossola valley nearby. The Veglia-Devero Natural Park lies within this part of upper Ossola, with alpine pastures, larch woods and high mountain basins in the surrounding valleys. The nearest ski lifts are the small Domobianca area above Domodossola, roughly 25-35 minutes by road, while larger Ossola ski areas such as San Domenico are farther and do not change the immediate setting. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with rail links, shops, services and a substantial historic centre. This part of Ossola is known for stone villages, terraced slopes, chestnut woods and access to the Swiss border valleys.