Terratetto collinare in pietra
TERRATETTO COLLINARE IN PIETRA. Habitable, autonomo heating, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 (€500/m²), this habitable 120 m² stone townhouse appears attractive upfront, but allowing about €24,000 for updates brings the effective cost to roughly €700/m² versus a €650/m² local benchmark. Heating, furnishings, cellar and panoramic views add practical value, though the hill location is not close to the coast.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable Tuscan stone townhouse with exceptional rustic character: exposed timber-and-terracotta ceilings, brick arches, fireplaces, warm tiled floors, and traditional furnishings. It is move-in ready rather than a renovation shell, with two bathrooms, heating, a fitted kitchen, and 120 sqm at a compelling €60,000 price. The main limitation is that the home feels old-fashioned and the promised exterior setting or panorama is not visually demonstrated.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- The kitchen and bathroom are fully usable but distinctly dated and may need modernization.
- No exterior, garden, or actual panoramic view is shown in the gallery.
- The narrow staircase may be inconvenient for reduced mobility.
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 62/100The cluster is on the slopes of the Pistoiese Apennines. The Nievole valley and the spa town of Montecatini Terme are immediately below, and Pistoia is the nearest larger town with full services and a historic centre. The area is known for chestnut woods, olive groves on the lower slopes, and dispersed stone hamlets on the ridge roads. Abetone and the main ski lifts of the upper Pistoiese Apennines are roughly an hour's drive away.