Esclusiva – mutigliano terratetto centrale da ristrutturare
ESCLUSIVA – MUTIGLIANO TERRATETTO CENTRALE DA RISTRUTTURARE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €400/m², the €42,000 asking price is well below the local €667/m² benchmark, but renovation at about €700/m² raises the effective cost to roughly €1,100/m². The house has a garage, heating and fireplace, while the listing does not say the building year or energy rating.
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This is a genuine Tuscan terraced home with exposed timber beams, tiled floors, a large traditional fireplace, an existing kitchen and bathroom, and a roofed, usable structure. However, it is clearly not move-in ready: one room appears seriously deteriorated and the facade and other interiors need extensive updating.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including a severely deteriorated room with damaged flooring and debris.
- The facade and interiors show dampness, peeling plaster, and generally dated finishes.
- No notable panoramic view or private garden is evident; verify roof, structure, utilities, and renovation costs.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Lucca, so the resident setting is the city rather than open countryside. The Apuan Alps rise to the north-west within this part of the province. The Serchio river plain runs beside the city. Lucca has a complete ring of Renaissance walls around the historic centre, a large stock of churches and towers, and regular city services, rail links and shops. The area is known for the walled old city and for olive hills and villas on the nearby Lucchesia slopes.