PORZIONE DI CASA STORICA - con ampio garage e giardino
PORZIONE DI CASA STORICA - con ampio garage e giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto.
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000, the home costs €523/m²; allowing about €26,000 for habitable-condition updates gives an effective €723/m², roughly 16% below the local €857/m² benchmark. The historic character, autonomous heating, fireplace, large garage and garden add practical value.
More on the house and the area
A colorful historic village home with a distinctive façade, mature garden, garage, wood-paneled ceilings, traditional fireplace and plenty of old-world character. The house appears genuinely habitable with functioning kitchen, heating and bathrooms, though it would benefit from cosmetic modernization and some maintenance.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Interiors are clearly habitable but quite dated, especially the kitchen and bathrooms.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 130 sqm, three-bedroom home.
- The garden is pleasant but the views are leafy rather than dramatic.
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 74/100The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines surround the area, with Monte Cimone and the Frignano highlands within the local landscape. The Parco del Frignano is in this area. The nearest ski lifts are at Passo del Lupo on Monte Cimone, roughly a 20-minute drive, with other lifts around Abetone within about half an hour depending on road conditions. The nearest larger centres are Pavullo nel Frignano and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana for everyday services, while Modena is much farther away. This part of the Apennines is known for mountain forests, pasture, hiking, winter sports and chestnut country.