Casa indipendente in Via Ai Monti 3
Nel caratteristico comune di Cusino, a circa 800 d'altitudine, completamente immerso nel verde e circondato da montagne con panorami mozzafiato, proponiamo in vendita una casa di paese di ampie dimensioni parzialmente ristrutturata. L'ampio giardino sul quale si affacciano tre lati dell'immobile, il deposito presente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €99,000 for 269 m²; estimated works ~€200/m² (€53,800) give an effective price of ~€152,800 (~€568/m²) versus the regional median €493/m². Large partially renovated country house with garden and 18 photos, but once likely completion costs are included it sits above typical local value.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful mountain-top village setting with a large garden and truly panoramic valley views. The building has good bones — new wooden roofs/ceilings in places — but much of the interior is raw blockwork and needs finishing, so it’s a great bargain for someone ready to complete the renovation rather than a move-in-ready home.
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€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- Partially renovated — many interior rooms are unfinished (plaster, floors, bathrooms/kitchen still needed).
- Wooden balcony/externals look aged and may need structural attention.
- Check utilities/permits and exact access; some work required to make it fully liveable.
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 70/100The cluster is in the Lepontine Alps on the upper Val Cavargna, with steep wooded slopes and pasture above the village. Lake Lugano lies about 10 km away at Porlezza. The area is close to the Swiss border. The nearest ski area is at Carlazzo-Pian delle Betulle, reached by mountain road in roughly 35–45 minutes, with larger lifts farther away in Valsassina and the central Alps. Porlezza is the nearest town of some size, with day-to-day services on the lake shore. This part of the Como mountains is known for alpine pasture, chestnut woods, small stone villages and hiking routes on the ridge between Val Cavargna and the Ceresio basin.