Casa di montagna con vista sul verde e giardino
CASA DI MONTAGNA CON VISTA SUL VERDE E GIARDINO. Habitable, balcone.
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 €90,000 for 138 m², the asking price is close to comparable local stock at about €656/m². Allowing roughly €27,600 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €852/m², so the deal is ordinary rather than discounted; the listing offers a balcony and garden but is in a mountain setting 49 km from the sea.
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 – €15,000
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 72/100The cluster is in the Pistoiese Apennines, with wooded mountain ridges and valleys around the upper courses of the Lima and other mountain streams. Much of the area falls within or against the Appennino Pistoiese landscape, and the Foreste del Teso and other chestnut and beech woods are a local feature. Abetone is the nearest ski area, with lifts around 15 km away by road. Cutigliano and San Marcello are the nearest small centres with everyday services, while Pistoia is the nearest larger town with a full historic centre, rail links and wider services. This part of the mountain belt is known for forest scenery, summer walking and winter skiing around Abetone.