Appartamento in Corso Indipendenza
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €590/m², the asking price is below the local €730/m² benchmark, but the stated renovation need adds an estimated €70,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,290/m². The central location, terrace, nearby services, and no condominium fees help, but the listing does not specify the renovation scope, energy class, or building year.
More on the house and the area
A solid traditional Tuscan apartment with classic shutters, terracotta roofing and a useful rooftop terrace, giving it some authentic village character. The rooms are spacious and floored, but the interiors are tired and clearly require real renovation before comfortable full-time living.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation, including walls, ceilings, kitchen and likely systems.
- The single bathroom is dated and compact.
- Terrace has rooftop/urban views rather than a dramatic landscape setting.
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 61/100Montecatini Terme sits on the Valdinievole plain at the foot of the northern Tuscan hills. The Padule di Fucecchio, the largest inland marsh in Italy, lies within the area and is protected as a regional nature reserve. Montecatini Alto stands on the hill above the spa town with the historic core. Pistoia is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre. The area is known for its thermal baths.