Terratetto plurifamiliare in Toano
Terratetto plurifamiliare, Corso Trieste, 42010 Toano Italia, Centro, Toano Immobile da ristrutturare con ampio giardino, garage e cantina, in vendita in centro a Toano, in posizione soleggiata e con vista mozzafiato sulla catena del monte Cusna. Situato a pochi passi dal centro del paese e da tutti i principali…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,000 for 195 sqm, the ask is about €503/sqm, but the description says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,203/sqm versus a €472/sqm baseline. Good size, center location, garden/garage and panoramic view help, but after 533 days on market this must carry a stale listing flag and the score is capped.
More on the house and the area
The big win here is the mountain panorama: the view of Monte Cusna gives this plain yellow house real dream value. It looks like a substantial, roofed, fully built home with garden, garage and usable volume, but clearly not move-in ready and in need of meaningful renovation. Charming rather than magical, with wow coming mostly from the setting and the size-for-price value.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€39,000 – €69,000
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.
- Needs renovation; no interior photos to prove current livability.
- Exterior shows weathering and an overgrown garden.
- Fronts a provincial road, so traffic/noise may be a factor.
- Layout/floorplans suggest adaptation may be needed for a comfortable single-home setup.
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 70/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the Reggiano mountain belt on the edge of the Secchia valley. The Secchia river system shapes the area, with wooded slopes, pasture and scattered ridges around the villages. This is within the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines landscape, and the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies nearby along the main ridge to the south-west. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet and road conditions. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger hill town and provides most everyday services; the broader mountain area is known for Parmigiano Reggiano production and chestnut country. Bismantova, the isolated sandstone massif above Castelnovo ne’ Monti, is the main named landscape feature in the wider local area.