Quadrilocale in Via Piagola
Immersi nel paese di Altagnana, distante dai rumori della città, con vista mare, proponiamo appartamento completamente da ristrutturare, ad un prezzo competitivo! In un un complesso di sole 4 unità, al primo piano, composto da ingresso su soggiorno, cucina semi abitabile con camino, terrazzo con vista mare, piccolo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €417/m², the purchase price is attractive, but a complete renovation estimated at about €66,000 brings the effective cost to roughly €1,517/m², well above the local €736/m² benchmark. Sea views, a terrace, cellar and 500 m² of private garden add appeal, but the remote hamlet setting and substantial works limit the deal quality.
More on the house and the area
The sea view framed by the wooded Massa hills is genuinely spectacular, and the home has old-world character with traditional shutters, beams and a private garden. However, this is a major renovation project rather than a usable move-in home: the interiors are heavily deteriorated, with damaged plaster and ceilings, a primitive kitchen and an outdated bathroom.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €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.
- Completely renovation-required, with severe peeling plaster, damaged ceilings, debris and obsolete interiors.
- Kitchen and bathroom need substantial modernization; utilities and structural condition should be verified.
- The steep, wooded hillside setting may mean difficult access and ongoing garden maintenance.
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 82/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately above Seravezza, with Monte Altissimo and the marble mountains of the Alta Versilia within the local landscape. The Versilia plain and the Vezza and Serra streams meet here before the short run to the coast. The Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins in the mountains just inland. The nearest ski lifts are the small Abetone area, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes away by road, so they are not part of the immediate setting. Pietrasanta is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Viareggio and Lucca are the larger nearby urban centres for daily needs. Medicean sites at Seravezza form part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Medici Villas and Gardens of Tuscany. This area is known for marble quarries, the foothills of the Apuan Alps, and the transition from mountain valleys to the Versilia coast.