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Loc. Nievole, in zona tranquilla ed immersa nel verde, proponiamo ampio appartamento da rimodernare di Mq. 120 ca. con ingresso indipendente e con sviluppo su due livelli (piano terra e primo). L'immobile è composto da quattro grandi vani: ampio tinello con cucinotto e soggiorno con ripostiglio, al piano terra; due…
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 €100,000 for 110 m², with roughly €77,000 of modernization work, the effective cost is about €1,609/m²—more than twice the €733/m² local benchmark. Independent access and two parking spaces are positives, but the need to modernize, energy class G, and the description’s 120 m² versus 110 m² discrepancy weaken the deal.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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.
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 Tuscany, lies nearby and is a regional nature reserve. The lower slopes above the plain lead up toward Montecatini Alto and the hill country between Pistoia and Lucca. Pistoia is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and rail connections, and Lucca and Florence are practical by train or road but outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for its thermal spas and Liberty-era spa buildings.