Fabbricato da terra a tetto libero su tre lati
Fabbricato da terra a tetto libero su tre lati. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, esposizione esterna, armadio a muro, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 plus an estimated €18,000 for a habitable property, the effective cost is about €756/m², above the local €658/m² benchmark. The cellar, heating and fireplace add practical value, but the listing provides no photos and omits key details such as energy performance and building age.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 63/100The cluster is in the Valdinievole, a settled basin between the plain of Lucca and the first slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Pescia river runs through the area. To the east, within this radius, are the Padule di Fucecchio wetlands, a regional nature reserve and one of the largest inland marsh areas in Italy. North of Pescia the land rises quickly into the Colline e Svizzera Pesciatina, a system of wooded hills with stone villages such as the Ten Castella. Montecatini Terme is the nearest town of size, with historic spa buildings and rail connections; Lucca is the nearest larger city for daily services beyond the immediate area. The area is known for ornamental plant nurseries and for the historic thermal towns of the Valdinievole.