Casa indipendente in Strada Statale Porrettana s.n.c, Piteccio, Pistoia,
Casa indipendente in Strada Statale Porrettana s.n.c, Piteccio, Pistoia,. Habitable.
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
Although described as habitable, the estimated all-in cost is about €93,000, or €1,033/m²—nearly double comparable homes in the area at about €533/m². The description provides little detail beyond habitability, and the property is not especially close to the coast or a major tourist location.
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 55/100This is in the built-up area of Pistoia, on the plain between Monte Albano and the first slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Ombrone Pistoiese crosses the city. Pistoia is a provincial capital with a substantial historic centre, including Piazza del Duomo and the church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas, and it is known for its plant nurseries. The nearest mountain landscape is the Pistoiese Apennine around Abetone, with ski lifts roughly an hour's drive away, but that is outside the immediate surroundings.