Casa bifamiliare
Nel caratteristico borgo di Pietraviva, in Valdambra, vendesi terratetto con caratteristica facciata in pietra e ingresso indipendente da un grazioso terrazzino privato. L’abitazione si sviluppa su tre livelli complessivi. Al piano primo si trova un’ampia zona giorno con cucina, soggiorno, zona pranzo e bagno…
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 €527/m², the asking price is 20% below the local €663/m² benchmark, but allowing about €22,400 for basic modernization brings the effective cost to roughly €727/m². The independent three-level townhouse has a terrace, garage/cellar space and heating, but its condition is not stated and energy class G suggests possible upgrade costs.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic stone townhouse in a beautiful Tuscan hill-borgo setting, with exposed beams, traditional terrazzo floors, a private terrace and strong historic character. It is clearly a real, furnished and usable home with a kitchen, bathroom, heating, multiple bedrooms and a sound roof—not a renovation shell—though the interiors are dated and the house has only one bathroom.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Only one bathroom for a seven-bed, three-level house
- Energy class G and likely dated heating/finishes
- Steep external stairs and compact historic-borgo access may limit accessibility
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 60/100The area lies in the Valdambra, a farmed hilly valley between the Chianti hills and the upper Valdarno. The Ambra stream runs through this part of the valley. Siena is the nearest major historic city in daily reach, with a large medieval centre and services; Arezzo is the nearest provincial capital. This part of eastern Tuscany is known for olive groves, vineyards and scattered hamlets and villas.