HOW WE BUILT OUR ITALIAN DREAM HOME from 5000 Miles Away

We built a 3-bedroom farmhouse in the countryside of Le Marche, Italy. Here's how we managed the construction from 5000 miles away and moved in 15 months later.
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[@TAG993]

Great build. Italian craftsmanship is second to none from what I’ve seen. Congrats!

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Yes. Interestingly, our work crew was a mixture of Italians and Romanians, though most of the real design elements did have an Italian touch.

[@frederickmitchell5960]

I agree: ice in drinks is totally needed😊

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Absolute essential. Not a civilized society without it. A basic human right.

[@M.C.K.111]

Ice in drinks is for dumb.. Do you realize that you drink more water then coke, and you pay that frozen water a lot... Plus drinking very cold drinks is really bad for your stomach! A cold drink from the freeze, 100% drink, is much better!!

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Forse è una delle cose americane che sembrano strane agli altri. Certamente, beviamo bevande calde o fredde, ma non tiepide.

[@M.C.K.111]

@@OurBigItalianAdventure ma se tieni una bibita in frigo , è fredda! È nei bar ti chiedono sempre se la vuoi da frigo o temperatura ambiente! Solo che non è annacquata.. In un bicchiere di coke più del 50% è acqua !!

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Si, ha senso. Ma, nonostante questi fatti, è un’abitudine di lunga data. È una particolarità americana.

[@robertoroberti2012]

Complimenti per il coraggio dimostrato!!🎉🎉🎉

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Grazie. È stato un lavoro d’amore.

[@simoneteritti1120]

Bellissima casa,compliment.

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Grazie! Ci piace moltissimo.

[@23BobTexas]

What a wonderful video - so much useful info.

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks! We enjoyed the process. Now we enjoy the results

[@TheDelem]

Welcome to Marche ...hope you're close to Urbino ... wonderful countryside and wonderful city... Ciao 🍷

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Hi. We love Urbino, too, but our house is near Macerata. Not too far for a day trip. We sometimes bring visitors up there.

[@radimku1]

This was so interesting to watch. You guys are brave and have accomplished something quite amazing. Congratulations! :)

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks! It actually was a lot of fun to design and build the house.

[@hrochefort26]

We are starting the research part of our process and the information you provided was so informative and helpful! Grazie mille!

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks! There is a lot of detail on our website ourbigitalianadventure.com . Take a look if you haven’t already.

[@doreencostabile6020]

Beautiful home. May you enjoy it for many years to come. I enjoy your videos.

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks! We really like it. The view from behind towards the mountains is wonderful. We’re glad you like them. It encourages us to make more. We will be doing a house tour inside and out video next month. Look out for it.

[@doreencostabile6020]

@@OurBigItalianAdventure Can't wait.

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks.

[@johnduffy532]

This is so beautiful and a wonderful job. Did you have any reservations about your solar installation obscuring the beautiful roof?

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Very perceptive question. Yes, we did, but the back of the house faces west, so the panels are on that side. The land slopes down to the west, so you can’t see them from anywhere on our property. You can from across the valley, but that’s how it goes. If you’d like to know more about the whole design and building process, on our website we track the whole process in detail. It ourbigitalianadventure.com. I know there are some posts about the choice and installation of the panels.

[@bodilyc]

May I ask your realtors name?

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Absolutely. Kevin Gibney at propertyforsalemarche.com. He also has a KZbin channel at KZbin.com/@propertyforsalemarche. Tell him Ed referred you. He’s great!

[@bodilyc]

@@OurBigItalianAdventure Thank you

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

You won’t be disappointed by Kevin.

[@kattengat2]

Great story. I am also from the Chicago area and am thinking about buying a house in Italy. Never considered building but def an option. For your build out and finishing, is there a cost per sq meter you were trying to hit? I did a big addition in lake Forest once and overruns couldn’t be avoided. How’s that in Italy?

[@OurBigItalianAdventure]

Thanks! We lived for years in Wilmette after the city. I can give you very rough figures for 2017 in Le Marche. I’m sure it varies by area and timeframe. I’d say we spent €250 to €300 per square meter. It could have been less, because we spent too much on a custom kitchen. The total was about 25% more than the original budget. It took us only 15 months because we had a fantastic crew. Our project manager, an American, who has lived in Italy since about 2003, really made it happen. He’s primarily a real estate agent and doesn’t do project management anymore, but if you’re considering Le Marche he can make some great referrals. Our website, ourbigitalianadventure.com, goes through our building process in detail. I hope some of this is helpful.